17 October 2014 U.S., Korean Representatives Lay Wreath at War Memorial U.S. Army generals and representatives of the Republic of Korea and its Army, laid wreaths at the Korean War Memorial here, today, to commemorate those who fought in the three-year-long conflict in that country.The small commemoration at the memorial took place at the same time as the Association of...
17 October 2014 RQ-4 Global Hawk Leaves Misawa, Flies South for Winter After temporarily nesting in Misawa for the summer, two remotely piloted RQ-4 Global Hawks returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Global Hawks arrived in May, marking the first time the aircraft landed in Japan.During its stay, the remotely piloted aircraft was able to complete numerous...
17 October 2014 Tomcats Prowl during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1 Marines from Yuma, Ariz., made an appearance during a two and half week-long exercise for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1, where they practiced scenarios that would be used in a deployed setting.Marine Attack Squadron VMA-311 Tomcats recently deployed several AV-8B Harrier ground attack aircraft to participate...
16 October 2014 Airmen Support Remote Arctic Operations Located just 508 miles from the North Pole and 1,140 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Canadian Forces Station Alert and its small contingent of personnel provides signals intelligence there and for its detachment stations.Due to its remote geographic location at the northernmost inhabited location...
16 October 2014 USS La Jolla Bids Farewell to Pearl Harbor An audience of Sailors, submarine veterans, and friends and families of the crew of USS La Jolla (SSN 701) gathered at Lockwood Hall Lanai at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 14, to bid farewell to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, celebrating an active career spanning more than three...
16 October 2014 Global Strike Workshop Delivers Key Planning Strategies Airmen from Air Force Global Strike Command, along with representatives from the Air Staff, Pacific Air Forces and the Navy, participated in the Global Strike Workshop Oct. 6-10, here, to develop plans via a joint planning group to deal with contingencies in the context of unified engagement.The...
16 October 2014 U.S. National Guard Servicemen Partner with Members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces for Medical First Responder Training A team of U.S. military servicemen from the Idaho National Guard conducted a medical training workshop in September for several members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). Both groups shared a number of techniques during a Medical First Responder Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Phnom...
15 October 2014 Pacific Pathways Increases Readiness Through Partnership The “Pacific Pathways” concept is an innovative and experimental approach to increasing Army readiness through partnership, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific said here yesterday.Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks explained the concept during a panel discussion at the annual Association of the United...
15 October 2014 Landing Craft Air Cushion Launches Fleet Survey Team for the First Time Expeditionary Survey Vessels (ESV), assigned to the Fleet Survey Team (FST), launched from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for the first time Oct. 9 during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 15). The ESVs were launched from LCAC 29, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, in the Sulu Sea. They...
15 October 2014 31st MEU Marines Visit Bataan Death March Memorial following PHIBLEX '15 Blood. Sweat. Tears. Agony. Pain. The Bataan Death March is defined by these words. An 80-mile march destroyed thousands of lives and ruined families. To honor those who are no longer here is never to forget.U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit visited the Bataan Death March Memorial...