20 July 2015 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Strengthens Alliance with Australia, New Zealand during Talisman Sabre TIMOR SEA (NNS) -- The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) concluded its participation in exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15), July 18."During TS15 we demonstrated our pacific partnership with the Australians and Kiwis," said Cmdr. Michael Posey, lead TS15 planner, Commander Task Force...
20 July 2015 Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 2015 CHINHAE PORT, Republic of Korea -- A Maritime Prepositioning Force is one of many facets of the Marine Corps amphibious capabilities. It provides rapid and expeditionary deployment of personnel and equipment, which allows III Marine Expeditionary Force to maintain operations and meet mission goals...
20 July 2015 Bonhomme Richard ESG Completes Talisman Sabre 2015 INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) -- After two weeks of dynamic maneuvering schemes and elevated command and control, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh D. Wetherald, completed Exercise Talisman Sabre July 18.Bonhomme Richard, with USS Green Bay...
20 July 2015 599th Team Shines during Fisher Offload at Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade and its partners offloaded 25th Infantry Division cargo and equipment July 9-12 from the USNS Fisher here as it returned from Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana.In addition to 599th headquarters personnel, Military Surface...
17 July 2015 I Corps, Royal Australian Army Wrap Up Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 GALLIPOLI BARRACKS, Australia -- I Corps and the Royal Australian Army have completed the sixth iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 here.I Corps attempted to certify as Combined Force Land Component Command. Approximately 300 I Corps Soldiers participated in the largest Pacific Command exercise...
17 July 2015 USNS Mercy Participates in First Disaster Response Exercise of Pacific Partnership 2015 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (NNS) -- On Sept. 18, 1994, the Rabaul caldera, an active volcano located on the northern part of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea, erupted and nearly wiped out the nearby town of Rabaul.Approximately 30,000 people were evacuated from Rabaul to the nearby towns of...
17 July 2015 Combat Logistics Company Marines Grow Together during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36(CLC-36) arrived at Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2015, to revisit their basic riflemen foundations during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015(DF15).Dragon Fire is an annual exercise CLC-36 participates in to refresh their Marine riflemen skills and maintain a combat...
17 July 2015 Antietam, Australian Defence Force Strengthen Air Defense Readiness TIMOR SEA (NNS) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) with the Australian Defence Force in support of Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015, July 12.TS is a biennial exercise that aims to improve interoperability between U.S. and...
16 July 2015 Carrier Air Wing 5 Conducts Land Strike Training With Royal Australian Air Force TIMOR SEA -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), conducted high-intensity land strike training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15), July 16.The land strike training was one...
16 July 2015 Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Marine Corps Kick-Off This Year’s Second Aviation Assault Support Exercise Manila - 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Division and Philippine Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 1 kicked-off this year’s second iteration of Aviation Assault Support Exercise (AASE) Monday, a three-week exercise designed to expand and promote cooperative training opportunities with the Armed...