04 May 2015 Fort Worth Makes Stop in the Philippines The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) stopped in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, May 4 to resupply and refuel before continuing routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.This is the first stop in the Philippines for Fort Worth, which is currently on her maiden...
04 May 2015 U.S. Marine Aircraft Arrive in Kathmandu to Support Nepal Earthquake Relief Four MV-22B Ospreys arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport May 3 to support relief efforts in central Nepal after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the country on April 25.An international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation has been taking place in and around Kathmandu since...
04 May 2015 Wolf Pack, Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces Practice Base Defense For the first time in more than seven years, Republic of Korea SpecialOperations Forces from the 35th Battalion, 7th Airborne Brigade, sharpened theircombat skills alongside 8th Security Forces Squadron Airmen here during ExerciseBeverly Midnight 15-3, April 29.The simulated wartime...
04 May 2015 'Futurist' Predicts Far East Challenges for Expeditionary Army Cyber, electronic warfare and anti-satellite operations are just a few of thethreats facing the United States in the Pacific, said a "futurist," who spokerecently at the Pentagon. Addressing a standing-room-only audience oflargely logistics Soldiers and civilians from Army G-4, Andrew F...
01 May 2015 U.S. Military Role in Assistance to Nepal U.S. military forces have responded to the earthquakedisaster in Nepal and continue to develop plans to support the U.S. governmentagencies making up the U.S. response to the calamity. The U.S. stands by Nepal at this sad time andextends its condolences to all those affected.Soon after the April...
01 May 2015 U.S. Military Role in Assistance to Nepal U.S. military forces have responded to the earthquakedisaster in Nepal and continue to develop plans to support the U.S. governmentagencies making up the U.S. response to the calamity. The U.S. stands by Nepal at this sad time andextends its condolences to all those affected.Soon after the April...
01 May 2015 US Ships Arrive in Busan to Strengthen Partnerships and Experience Korean Culture Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) along with the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) arrived in Busan, South Korea, May 1, to strengthen partnerships with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy."We...
01 May 2015 U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Nepal Totals $12.5 Million The U.S. Government has committed $12.5 million in humanitarian funding toaid relief efforts in Nepal following the April 25 earthquake. U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) funds totaling $12.5 million will reach urbanand rural communities in the hardest hit districts throughout...
01 May 2015 Runway Construction Headlines Team Osan's Key Tasks This is the second in a series of articles focusing on the 12 key tasks atOsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51st FighterWing's command priorities and guards the freedom of 51 million people will beexplored this week through the first key task of runway construction...
01 May 2015 599th Transportation Brigade Stands Up Multiple Locations for Key Resolve The 599th Transportation Brigade, which is stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield,Hawaii, participated in Exercise Key Resolve 2015, an annual combined, commandpost exercise conducted in South Korea with U.S. Forces Korea and the Republicof Korea Armed Forces, from March 1-14. The 599th depends on its...