19 May 2015 Centurions, PJs Conduct Joint Casualty Exercise It was 2 p.m. April 30 as a four-vehicle Army convoy rolled out of its forward operating base to deliver a high value target to a secure location. Any convoy in a deployed environment can be a dicey affair, but this one in particular had personnel on high alert.From a hidden knoll in the distance, a...
18 May 2015 George Washington CSG Begins Patrol, Increases Maritime Security The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for its patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region as the flagship for the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG), May 18.George Washington served as the U.S. Navy's forward deployed...
18 May 2015 Press Briefing by Kerry, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Secretary of State John Kerry - Joint Press Availability with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-seMODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We’re now on. We would like to start this joint – with Foreign Minister Yun and Secretary Kerry, the speeches by both ministers, and also we would like to have...
18 May 2015 Marines Killed in Nepal Helo Crash Identified, Recovered Joint Task Force 505 officials today identified the six U.S. Marines who were killed along with two Nepalese soldiers when their UH-1Y Huey helicopter went down in the mountains of Nepal May 12.The fallen Marines are: -- Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, 29, a UH-1Y pilot with Marine Light Attack...
18 May 2015 Submarine and Submarine Tender Moor Together in Phuket During Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived in Phuket, Thailand, and moored alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment May 14. "The crew enjoyed getting back to the mission of supporting submarines and...
18 May 2015 Sergeant Major of the Army Motivates, Captivates NCOs With a little more than three months under his belt as the 15thSergeant Major of the Army, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey, hit the roadwith his sights on the Pacific region. Dailey completed a three-day tourof the U.S. Army Pacific area of operations at Fort Shafter, Schofield Barracksand...
18 May 2015 Deployable C2 System Critical to Nepal Earthquake Relief With humanitarian assistance and disaster relief an ongoing mission for Joint Task Force-505 and other organizations in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat in Nepal, the ability to effectively communicate with each other and components in the region is critical.Their communications rely on systems...
18 May 2015 Black Jack Gets a Head Start on Korea Professors from Pyeongtaek University, South Korea,arrived at Fort Hood last week to teach the first ever Head Start class on U.S.soil, here on April 11-14, in order to prepare the Soldiers of the 2nd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, for their upcoming deployment toKorea.The class...
15 May 2015 Carter: DoD ‘Heavy With Grief’ After Helo Crash in Nepal Defense Secretary Ash Carter today expressed his anguish after the U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter reported missing in Nepal May 12 was found to have crashed in the mountains. Joint Task Force 505 personnel today identified the wreckage of the missing helicopter.“Today our hearts are heavy...
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...