24 July 2015 Marines Sharpen Mountaineering Skills in Alaska From the snow-kissed mountains to the icy rumblings of melting glaciers, Marines from 2nd Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., along with instructors from U.S. Army Alaska's Northern Warfare Training Center conducted military alpine operations...
24 July 2015 Surgeon General Welcomes Superintendent of the Korean Armed Forces Nursing Academy Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Surgeon General of the Army, welcomed Brig. Gen. Kyung-Hye Choi, Superintendent of the Korean Armed Forces Nursing Academy, to the Office of the Surgeon General. Horoho presented Choi with the Order of Military Medical Merit, referred to as the O2M3. The O2M3 recognizes...
24 July 2015 Contingency Response Airmen Assist in Wake Island Storm Recovery WAKE ISLAND AIRFIELD - Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrived on Wake Island July 20 to assist uniformed and civilian uniformed and civilian staff in critical storm recovery efforts.In anticipation of possible storm surges from Typhoon Halola, all...
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...