29 June 2015 USS Fort Worth Completes 2015 CARAT Philippines The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) wrapped up its first-ever participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines following a June 26 closing ceremony held at Naval Station Apolinario Jalandoon, Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines.Now in its 21st year,...
29 June 2015 U.S. Marines Embark on USNS Sacagawea to begin Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, have been preparing for the bilateral training exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, East Timor, beginning June 22.The Marines will highlight the exercise by focusing on the fundamentals of...
26 June 2015 Innovative System Revolutionizes Northern Edge 2015 Battlespace, Maximizes Training Capability High in the skies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex from June 11-26 viewers might see multiple contrails circling each other in close proximity - these contrails are a glimpse into some of the live action in Northern Edge 2015, the largest military training exercise scheduled in Alaska...
26 June 2015 Blast from the Past: 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Drops Last M117 Bomb in PACAF Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, with the help of 36th Munitions Squadron Airmen, dropped the final M117 bomb in the Pacific Air Force’s inventory June 26 on an uninhabited island off the coast of Guam.The M117 bomb dates back to the mid-1950s when it was first used during the...
26 June 2015 Start of the Korean War Remembered Military and civilian leaders from the 21 participating nations of the Korea War participated together once again during a ceremony held at the Korean War Memorial marking the beginning of that conflict 65 years ago.Often called the forgotten war, Korean and American speakers at the ceremony...
26 June 2015 USS Milius Returns from Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) returned June 25 from a 250-day independent deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. While deployed to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets, the ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, conducted presence...
26 June 2015 NORTHERN EDGE 15 Provides Prime Environment for Testing New Capabilities With 18 experiments and initiatives undergoing field testing in Alaskan training ranges throughout Exercise Northern Edge 15, no other venue is as well suited for high-end operational testing."Northern Edge airspace is unique for us in a testing environment because it has a lot of joint players and...
26 June 2015 Royal Australian Navy Fellow Visits Center for Information Dominance The recipient of the 2015 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Chief of the Navy Fellowship toured the Center for Information Dominance (CID) June 22 as part of his navy's research into best practices for information warfare (IW). RAN Cmdr. Paul Kirk is conducting research focusing specifically on developing...
25 June 2015 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Enhances Alliance with Australia The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) departed Brisbane, Australia, June 24, after a five-day goodwill port visit.GWCSG includes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...
25 June 2015 Northern Edge 15 Provides 673rd's Firefighters Essential Training U.S. Air Force firefighters with 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Civil Engineer participated in crash fire exercise during Exercise Northern Edge 2015, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15-26.Exercise Northern Edge 2015 is an Alaskan command hosted exercise and one of Alaska's biggest...