13 July 2015 U.S. Marines and Timor-Leste Defence Force Members Wrap Up Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 DILI, Timor-Leste -- A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Timor-Leste Defence Force members completed Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 26. The Marines embarked on the USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) and arrived...
10 July 2015 Face of Defense: Soldier Puts the Count in Accountability It is 15:07. Army Spc. Donna C. Moya stands up."Sir, the number of personnel on the ground is 4,721. In the last 24 hours we received enemy contact at two locations within Task Force Bayonet. Seventy-nine soldiers are being treated, 14 have been medically evacuated. Currently we are still operating...
10 July 2015 USS Bonhomme Richard and 31st MEU Rehearse Amphibious landing for Talisman Sabre 2015 The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the embarked Royal Australian Defense Force service members began the preliminary stages of Talisman Sabre 2015 off the Northwestern coast of Australia.Bonhomme Richard is a...
10 July 2015 Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific Sailors Rehearse Fleet Sustainment during Talisman Sabre 2015 Sailors assigned to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC) are supporting exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, July 4-19, by providing critical logistics and sustainment support to U.S. and coalition forces. "Talisman Sabre provides our team with an excellent opportunity to rehearse...
10 July 2015 Sailors from USNS Mercy Visit Kokopp Secondary School during Pacific Partnership A group of Sailors attached to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) volunteered their time July 6 to help students and teachers refurbish the Kopopo Secondary School in Papua New Guinea during Pacific Partnership 2015.The volunteer event was one of several community outreach projects that took...
10 July 2015 U.S./ROK Troop Partnership Takes Flight Through Combined Air Defense Air defenders of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment "Guardians" were provided a unique opportunity in Gunsan July 9.Five Soldiers and one Korean Augmentee to the U.S. took a 20-minute drive from their headquarters at Kunsan Air Base to visit the Republic of Korea Air...
09 July 2015 U.S. Army Pacific announces force structure decisions Today, the Department of the Army announced force structure decisions affecting the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC). The significant changes/proposal to USARPAC forces structure are: Conversion of the 4th infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base...
09 July 2015 Okinawa preps for Typhoon Chan-Hom As of 2 p.m. local time here, The 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, has directed Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 1.At 9 a.m., Typhoon Chan-Hom, with winds gusting to 110 knots near its center, was located 250 nautical miles southeast of Kadena, moving northwest at 12...
09 July 2015 Airmen Share Forward Aerial Refueling Tactics with Aussies U.S. Air Force members demonstrated forward aerial refueling tactics with Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel July 8 during Talisman Sabre 2015.The training demonstration helped provide Australian forces with the knowledge to establish similar capabilities for their future...
09 July 2015 US, Australia Team up as a Combined Task Force during Talisman Sabre For two years service members from both the U.S. and Australian Navies have prepared for a complex amphibious assault scenario taking place on the shores of the Northern Territory of Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a comprehensive biennial military exercise allowing a U.S...