21 May 2015 Shangri-La Security Dialogue 2015 to Take Place 29-31 May The annual Shangri-La Dialogue will take place May 29-31 inSingapore. Senior U.S. defense officialsand Congressional representatives will be at the security dialogue which first occurredin 2002.The most senior diplomatic and defense officials of numerouscountries convene at a meeting that plays a...
21 May 2015 USS Milius Provides Theater Security in 7th Fleet The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation (AOO), May 17 after approximately six months of maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While deployed to U.S. 5th...
21 May 2015 GEN. Scaparrotti's Remarks during USFK Memorial Day Observance GEN. Scaparrotti’s remarks as delivered: On May 28th, 1952, 19 year old Marine Corporal David Champagne was serving as a fire team leader in the 1st Marine Division. On that day, he led an assault with his Platoon against Communist controlled Hill 104, a heavily defended position that you can see...
21 May 2015 DoD Likely Lessened Nepal Quake’s Effects, Official Says Himalayan mountain nation’s recent earthquakes, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability and humanitarian affairs said on Capitol Hill yesterday.Anne A. Witkowsky testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Asia and Pacific subcommittee on DOD’s efforts in the earthquake...
21 May 2015 Exercise Predator Walk Kicks Off as U.S. Marines Depart Robertson Barracks ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, departed in support of Exercise Predator Walk, May 20 from Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. “We are moving personnel,...
21 May 2015 Tripler Doctor Using Military Medicine to Build Pacific Partnerships The small Pacific island nation of Palauis known to most Americans as a perilous jungle, full of reptiles and naturaldangers surrounded by stunning beaches and landscapes delivered on weeklynetwork television through challenges and tribal councils in the hit televisionshow, "Survivor". For Col...
21 May 2015 Respect and Trust: Keys to Success for Joint Operations in a Multinational Environment More than 100 noncommissioned officers packed into a crowded roomto listen in to the first Senior Enlisted Panel during the Association of theUnited States Army Institute of Land Warfare LANPAC Symposium and Exposition May19. While this is the third year for the LANPAC conference, the seniorenlisted...
20 May 2015 3rd Annual LANPAC Symposium Begins with More Partner Country Involvement The third annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exhibitionkicked off at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, May 19. LANPAC isa professional development forum sponsored by the Association of the UnitedStates Army Institute of land Warfare. During the three-day symposium,U.S. Army...
20 May 2015 Change of Command at Joint Interagency Task Force West Joint Interagency Task Force West heldits 16th change of command ceremony bidding farewell to U.S. Coast Guard RearAdm. James E. Rendon and welcoming Rear Adm. Keith M. Smith, May 21.Rendon, a Coast Guard Academy graduate from Texas, servedas the Director of Joint Interagency Task Force West from...
20 May 2015 Foreign Military Leaders Observe U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Landing during U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium Representatives from 22 nations observed an amphibious landing by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit May 19, 2015. Amphibious Assault Vehicles launched from the USS Rushmore.The landing is part of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Culebra Koa 15, an on-going joint sea-basing exercise taking place in Hawaii at...