01 March 2019 Republic of Fiji; Nevada Guard to Expand Oceania Partnership CARSON CITY, Calif. -- The Nevada National Guard and the Republic of Fiji hosted a signing ceremony Thursday at the country's capital of Suva to officially enter the island country into the State's Partnership Program. This new partnership was formally announced by U.S. Assistant Secretary of...
06 September 2018 Opening Remarks at the U.S.-India 2+2 Dialogue MINISTER SWARAJ: Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mr. James Mattis, my esteemed colleague Nirmala Sitharaman, Excellencies: I extend a very warm welcome to you to India. We are delighted to have both of you here for the very first meeting of Indo-U.S. 2+2...
29 October 2014 Shipping US Army Equipment for Orient Shield 14, a Huge Undertaking Moving nearly 21 billion pounds of military equipment over 11,000 nautical miles is a daunting task, but Orient Shield 14 transportation mobility warrant officers make it look seamless.The equipment is be used by Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint...
30 October 2014 US Army Soldiers Display Chemical Protective Equipment during Orient Shield 14 U.S. Army chemical specialists shared knowledge with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members from the 7th Chemical Unit in support of Orient Shield 14, here Oct. 28.Soldiers from the 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), 555th Engineer Brigade and 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd...
28 October 2014 US and Japanese Forces Share Marksmanship Skills during Orient Shield 14 Sharing combat skills helped to close the gap between U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during a close quarters marksmanship exercise, here Oct. 24.Members of the JGSDF invited approximately 30 U.S. Army Infantry Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry...
20 October 2014 US Soldiers Reinforce Training Skills during Orient Shield 14 The aviation Soldiers are supporting Orient Shield 14, an annual bi-lateral exercise which partners U.S. Army personnel with Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) for field and staff training exercises, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7.This year’s exercise includes Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat...
24 October 2014 U.S. and Japanese Forces Share Marksmanship Skills during Orient Shield 14 Sharing combat skills helped to close the gap between U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during a close quarters marksmanship exercise, here Oct. 24.Members of the JGSDF invited approximately 30 U.S. Army Infantry Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry...
10 November 2014 New York National Guard Public Affairs Team Tells the Story in Japan Four New York Army National Guard Public Affairs Soldiers plugged into a joint public affairs effort here to collect stories, photos and video from a joint U.S.-Japan exercise that kicked off Oct. 27 and ran through Nov. 7.The New York public affairs element consisted of three members of the 138th...
27 July 2017 NY Army National Guard Troops Go Down Under to Train with Australian Soldiers SHOALWATER BAY, Queensland, Australia — Eight hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers became part of an Australian Army Brigade during three weeks of training “down under” during a massive international training exercise, July 7-26.Talisman Saber, an Australian/ U.S. combined training...
29 October 2019 109th Airlift Wing to Support Science Missions in Antarctica STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SCOTIA, N.Y -- The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing launches its 32nd year of support of U.S. Antarctic Program research Oct. 28, when the first of five LC-130 "Skibird" aircraft depart on the weeklong trip to the National Science Foundation's...