23 July 2015 George Washington's Damage Control Training Team Leadership Trains the Trainers PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- Senior leaders of the Damage Control Training Team (DCTT) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted hands-on training of damage control equipment and firefighting techniques for junior DCTT members.Junior DCTT members were assigned to...
23 July 2015 USS Chancellorsville Begins Patrol Providing Maritime Security to Indo-Asia-Pacific Region YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) departed Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, for an Indo-Asia-Pacific region patrol, July 22.Chancellorsville is the latest addition to the Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) in Japan, from her...
23 July 2015 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams Compete in Annual USARPAC Team of the Year Competition SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Four explosive ordnance disposal teams from throughout U.S. Army-Pacific gathered, here, to compete in USARPAC's EOD Team of the Year competition, July 13-17.The USARPAC level EOD TOY competition is conducted each year in order select the premier USARPAC EOD Team that...
23 July 2015 Wolf Pack Tackles July Heat during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-4 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The sound of bugle calls echoed throughout the Wolf Pack as combat Airmen reacted, survived and operated in a simulated combat zone to validate and enhance Kunsan's mission to defend the base and take the fight north during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-4, July...
23 July 2015 Power Pro Keeps Yokota Energized YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The power turns off, the lights go out; you cannot work or see anything. Who are you going to call? Well, it's not the ghost busters. It's actually the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power production team.The mission of the power production shop is to provide mechanical...
22 July 2015 Higgins to Provide Maritime Security in the Indo-Asia- Region WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), July 22 after departing their homeport of San Diego, California, July 6.Higgins is conducting an independent deployment to the Western Pacific...
22 July 2015 PACFLT Visits Fleet Activities Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift visited Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), July 22, as part of a three-nation area familiarization tour of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The trip to Yokosuka was Swift's first visit to the base since assuming command...
22 July 2015 Alaska Guard Members Exchange Strength Management Techniques with Australian Defense Force ROCKHAMPTON, Australia – With Talisman Sabre 15 wrapping up, U.S. and Australian service members operating theater gateways for the exercise have an opportunity to exchange ideas for joint reception, staging, onward-movement and integration (JRSOI) operations.Members of the Alaska National Guard,...
22 July 2015 Gone but Not Forgotten CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – One summer afternoon in Korea, the sun was high and there was not a cloud in sight. The heat could be seen on every person’s face. U.S. and Republic of Korea Soldiers gathered underneath a shaded area to sit in the audience. The ceremony was to begin shortly. Korean War...
22 July 2015 Pacific Harbormaster Soldiers Act as HUB in Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore AMNYEON BEACH, South Korea - Twelve watercraft troops served as the center of gravity for all Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS) 2015 operations on Amnyeon Beach, South Korea, June 29 through July 9.The purpose of CJLOTS 2015 was to allow the U.S. and ROK the ability to transfer solid...