31 August 2015 Camp Hansen Egress Training Facility Increases Safety CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - Marines are known for their ability to improvise, adapt and overcome, enabling them to respond to nearly every possible scenario they may encounter.However, one scenario Marines on Okinawa are required to train for, instead of relying on their legendary improvisational skills,...
28 August 2015 Pacific Partnership 2015 Wraps Up in Da Nang, Vietnam DA NANG, Vietnam - The crew of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) wrapped up their 10-day visit in Da Nang, Vietnam today, completing the ship’s last mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2015.While in Da Nang, U.S. and Vietnamese service members and healthcare professionals worked side-by-side to...
28 August 2015 Maritime Preposition Ships Squadron 3 Joins Typhoon Relief in Saipan SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A small fleet of ships with Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron (MPSRON) 3, recently played a different role assisting the people of Saipan recover from the destruction of Typhoon Soudelor, a Category 2 typhoon that devastated the island on Aug. 2.MPSRON 3,...
28 August 2015 Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom to Lead U.S. Delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom will lead a high-level U.S. Government delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Post Forum Dialogue (PIF PFD) on September 11 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Her visit will emphasize the depth and breadth...
28 August 2015 Ashland Arrives in Okinawa and Offloads 31st MEU OKINAWA, Japan -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, Japan Aug. 27 to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).Ashland completed an array of exercises throughout her patrol, which began June 3, that culminated in the bi-annual, joint-force exercise...
28 August 2015 PACFLT Commander Reaffirms Close Ties with Singapore, Thanks Sailors During Southeast Asia Visit SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, made his inaugural visit to the Republic of Singapore Aug. 26-28 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy's strong partnership and ties with the Singapore Armed Forces. The visit followed two days of leadership engagements in Kuala Lumpur,...
28 August 2015 Tailoring and Critical Thinking - Key Principles for Acquisition Success Based on recent Department of Defense (DoD)acquisition guidance, programs now have the opportunity to approach acquisitionprogram management in ways previously viewed as nontraditional. Unfortunately,many programs are hesitant to veer too far from accepted routines, thereby nottaking advantage of...
27 August 2015 Thai Combat Controllers, U.S. Air Support Operations Make It Rain JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Fliers and ground crews got used to a lot of foreign accents throughout Red Flag Alaska 15-3.However, for U.S. and coalition C-130 Hercules pilots, one unique accent that routinely pierced the steady droning noise of their Pratt and Whitney motors came from...
27 August 2015 Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Visits 607th Air and Space Operations Center OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Swedish and Swiss representatives of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission visited the 607th Air and Space Operations Center here Aug. 24 as part of an observation tour. The visit included a tour of the Hardened Theater Air Control Center and a meeting with Air...
27 August 2015 Japan Air Self-Defense Force English Briefing Contest at Naha Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Southwestern Composite Air Division hosted an English briefing contest Aug. 26 at Naha Air Base, Japan. Two officers from Kadena Air Base were invited to take part in the judging and presentation of awards.Competitors briefed the JASDF's...