17 June 2015 Blue Ridge Departs For Patrol After Brief Maintenance Period U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka to patrol the Indo-Asia-Pacific region June 17, after a month-long continuous maintenance availability (CMAV).“CMAV supports Blue Ridge’s mission by planning and prioritizing all the ship’s maintenance with...
17 June 2015 Alaska Service Members Depart for Peacekeeping Exercise in Mongolia Approximately 80 service members from the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Army Alaska’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, departed here aboard two Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft bound for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, yesterday.The service members will join efforts with approximately...
17 June 2015 Guam Sailors Impress Admiral with Process Improvement Strategies During his annual command visits throughout the region, Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, commander, Navy Medicine West, made it to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam just in time to participate in its semiannual Process Improvement (PI) Fair, June 16. The fair proved to be a segue for him to discuss...
17 June 2015 U.S., Indonesia Further Defense Cooperation, Sign Arrangement to Recover the Remains of American Personnel in Indonesia On Friday, June 12 in Jakarta, The United States and Indonesia furthered their deep defense cooperation with the signing of an arrangement allowing the U.S. Government to conduct joint research leading to the investigation and excavation of U.S. service member remains from Indonesia. Concluding...
16 June 2015 Fort Worth Completes Preventive Maintenance Availability The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed from Singapore June 15 to conduct routine operations at-sea following completion of a scheduled preventive maintenance availability (PMAV). The maintenance period included more than 400 checks of engineering, deck and combat systems. "During...
16 June 2015 U.S.-Republic of Korea Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation New 123 Agreement Would Strengthen the U.S.-R.O.K. Bilateral Strategic Relationship and Enhance Cooperation for the Long Term The United States and the Republic of Korea have signed a successor agreement for civil nuclear cooperation, also known as a “123 Agreement.” The United States and...
16 June 2015 "6-25 War" Vet Talks Death, Tattoos and Rebirth of Korea Sixty five years ago, on June 25, 1950, North Korean forces attacked south across the 38th Parallel igniting the Korean War. The United States entered the war six days later and the U.S. and ROK militaries have been committed to preserving the freedom of the Republic of Korea ever since. The article...
16 June 2015 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that the seventh meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Washington, D.C., June 23-24. The sixth Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) will be held concurrently...
16 June 2015 Essex Amphibious Ready Group Transits the Strait of Malacca The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) navigated through the Strait of Malacca June 14, while transiting toward the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of maritime security operations. The Strait of Malacca is a narrow 500-mile strait that connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific...
15 June 2015 U.S., Republic of Korea Civil Engineers Strengthen Alliance during Pacific Unity Civil engineer Airmen from the Republic of Korea and U.S. air forces strengthened their joint partnership and sharpened their emergency response skills during Pacific Unity June 9 through 11 here.PACUNITY is a U.S. Pacific Command event focused on improving Theater Security Cooperation within the...