15 May 2015 George Washington Ready for 2015 Patrol The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) completed its selective reserve availability (SRA) period and pre-patrol preparations, May 15.Prior to departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for its 2015 patrol, George Washington underwent a six-month SRA period and completed...
15 May 2015 Missing Helicopter Found in Nepal, Investigation Ongoing Joint Task Force 505 personnel identified the wreckage of a missing Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter that went missing May 12 in Nepal.The helicopter, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, was delivering humanitarian assistance in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat, the U.S...
15 May 2015 Secretary Kerry Travels to Beijing, People's Republic of China, Seoul, Republic of Korea, and Seattle, Washington Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from May 16 to 17. While in Beijing, Secretary Kerry will meet senior leaders of the Chinese government to advance U.S. priorities ahead of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue this summer and the planned visit to the...
15 May 2015 Keeping RED FLAG Flying and Off the Table An interesting day for them is a bad day for someone else, explained the flight doctor for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-2 when talking about the medical team tasked with the daily health and wellbeing of exercise participants.Any time a patient is in a jet and not in his office Maj. David Leary, the 13th...
15 May 2015 DoD Honors Former Australian Defense Official for Public Service The Defense Department yesterday recognized a former senior Australian defense official for almost 50 years of outstanding public service to his country and for his contributions to a successful U.S.-Australian partnership.Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...
14 May 2015 DoD Outlines Strategies to Counter Chinese Aggression While China’s land reclamation and maritime disputes in the South China Sea are troubling, they are nothing new, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs told a Senate panel yesterday. David B. Shear told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members that China’s acts...
14 May 2015 Annual ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue Begins in Washington, D.C. The 28th annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-U.S.Dialogue began in Washington D.C. May 14 and will continue through May 15. ASEAN promotes political and economic cooperation and regionalstability in South East Asia. Chaired byMalaysia in 2015, it is made up of ten member nations:...
14 May 2015 Corpsmen Refresh Trauma Skills during Course at Royal Darwin Hospital A squad of U.S. Marines on a foot patrol is caught unaware by an improvised explosive device. Yelling, smoke and shrapnel fill the air as the Marines take cover to try and evaluate the situation. One Marine is suffering from severe hemorrhaging, the squad leader calls for a medical evacuation as the...
14 May 2015 Task Force Continues Humanitarian Aid, Missing Helo Search in Nepal Joint Task Force 505 is continuing efforts to find a missing U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter, as well as to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief for the country of Nepal.So far, two UH-1Y Hueys, two MV-22 Ospreys, one Indian Mi-17 and three Nepalese helicopters have searched for the...
14 May 2015 Aviators Train for Rapid Deployment Rescue and recovery operations in a variety ofsituations are a vital component of the United States Army mission. Being ableto function under hostile or austere conditions needs to be experienced on aregular basis to authenticate readiness. In light of recent naturaldisasters within the Pacific...