15 January 2015 Army-Navy Team Works Pacific Pathways Port Operations The 599th Transportation Brigade teamed up with Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, Military Sealift Command, and the 25th Infantry Division to conduct Pacific Pathways port operations here Jan 6-8.Members of the 599th Trans. Bde. headquarters staff and a deployment and distribution management team...
15 January 2015 Iwakuni Residents, Station Youth Build Bonds during Mikan Presentation Matthew C. Perry Elementary School hosted members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations during a mikan presentation at the school gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between...
15 January 2015 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Service Members Visit Preschool Teach Children English Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015.The volunteers went to the preschool to teach the children English, according to Yamada Noriko, an...
14 January 2015 The U.S. and Japan: Allies, Global Partners, and Friends for the Future Thank you, Merit for the introduction. Thank you, President Sakurai, forhaving me here today. And thank you all for attending.I see some familiar faces. I’ve been privileged to live in Japan and work onJapan issues for many years, as Merit mentioned. Actually, one of myprofessional highlights as a...
14 January 2015 USS Cape St. George to Return from Western Pacific Deployment The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) is scheduled to return to San Diego, Jan. 16 from an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean.During the deployment, Cape St. George and the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, Detachment 4...
14 January 2015 HQ Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, Is Always Ready Units like Headquarters Regiment from 3rd Marine Logistics Group make it possible for the Marine Corps to be ready at a moments’ notice.For their actions, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force won the maintenance readiness awards each quarter of 2014...
14 January 2015 USS Nimitz Completes Homeport Change The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton Jan. 13 after successfully transiting from Everett, Washington to Bremerton, Washington.Though only a relatively short distance from Everett, the official homeport change to Bremerton will allow Nimitz families to move...
14 January 2015 Marines Hold Night Training for Raid Force Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group set up and instructed a Realistic Urban Training Exercise for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force Jan. 10 on Camp Courtney. The Marines with the 31st MEU and the raid force performed a night raid on an objective using a...
13 January 2015 U.S. and Korean Navies Embrace Training Opportunities during January Bilateral Exchange The guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) are participating in a bilateral training exercise from Jan. 13-15 with their counterparts in the Republic of Korea navy.The bilateral training began with a port visit Jan. 11 in Donghae for USS Mustin where crew...
13 January 2015 Australian Exchange Pilot Recalls Road to Raptor Cockpit With his left eye covered, a teenage William Grady peered across the examinationroom at a stark eye chart, his dream of becoming a Royal Australian Air Forcefighter pilot hanging in the balance."E," he said tentatively,identifying the 20/200 letter easily enough before moving on. "F, P, T ... O ...Z...