09 July 2015 Paratroopers Bring Unique Capability to Australia Exercise About 400 Soldiers, including a handful of Airmen and Marines, parachuted onto Kapyong Drop Zone, Williamson Airfield, in the northeast state of Queensland, the morning of July 8, as part of exercise Talisman Sabre 15.The Soldiers, almost all of whom were from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry...
09 July 2015 George Washington Carrier Strike Group improves combat efficiency with dynamic war-at-sea exercise during Talisman Sabre The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG), the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy completed a dynamic war-at-sea exercise (WASEX) as part of Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15), July 8-9. WASEX simulated searching for and engaging hostile surface warships in order to improve joint...
09 July 2015 USNS Millinocket to visit Solomon Islands for Pacific Partnership The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) will arrive in Honiara, Solomon Islands, July 10, for the ship’s third stop of Pacific Partnership 2015.Millinocket and embarked Task Force Forager, led by an expeditionary command element from the Navy's 30th Naval...
09 July 2015 Lasson Promotes Maritime Security in South China Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) continues to patrol the South China Sea since the end of May 2015 in support of security and stability in the region.Since August 2013, Destroyer Squadron 15 DDGs have routinely operated in the South China Sea. During these...
09 July 2015 Australia, U.S. Partnership Journeys to Outback Next week, the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is scheduled to jump with Australian jumpmasters as part of the joint forcible entry operation dubbed Operation Talisman Saber which serves two primary...
09 July 2015 Training on new satellite terminals is a SNAP for the 307th in Hawaii A newly fielded ground satellite terminal that supports company-sized elements and remote forward operating bases is now smaller, lighter and easier to set up than its predecessor, aiding in the Army's push for a more expeditionary force. "Our mission as an Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB) in...
09 July 2015 Bilateral Press Release Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., met with Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano in Hawaii on 18 and 19 June 2015 to discuss the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region and strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. The...
08 July 2015 US Service Members Head Down Under for Talisman Sabre 15 ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- More than 400 Army paratroopers, from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, parachuted from seven C-17 Globemasters onto Kapyong Air Field, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15, July 8.Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise, which provides an...
08 July 2015 Pacific Partnership Concludes Successful Mission in Federated States of Micronesia KOLONIA, Pohnpei – The citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the members of Pacific Partnership 2015 celebrated a successful visit to the country with a closing ceremony and Fourth of July celebration in Kolonia, Pohnpei. The celebration, co-hosted by the United States Embassy,...
08 July 2015 Rockhampton Hosts U.S., Australian Militaries for Talisman Sabre Opening Day ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- Australian and United States service members marked the start of Talisman Sabre 15 with Opening Day events at the Rockhampton Showgrounds July 5, 2015.Talisman Sabre brings U.S. and Australian forces together for large-scale training events to focus on partnership and...