20 June 2014 U.S. Government Holds Forum to Mobilize Investments for Clean Water and Sanitation Business leaders and officials of major water districts discussed potential partnerships and investment opportunities to help more Filipinos gain access to clean drinking water and sanitation services during the First Water Sector Forum in Makati City. The “Innovating and Building Partnerships for...
20 June 2014 Pacific Partnership Holds Heart Disease Symposium in Cambodia U.S. Navy physicians participating in this year's Pacific Partnership led a rheumatic heart disease awareness symposium in Phnom Penh, June 20."Today we are conducting a rheumatic heart disease symposium to try and increase awareness about the disease and try to encourage the creation of a...
20 June 2014 Secretary Kerry Remarks with Prime Minister of New Zealand After Their Meeting SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for keeping folks waiting for a moment here. It’s my great privilege to welcome the prime minister of New Zealand, the great Kiwi friend of the United States and someone I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with in a number of different...
19 June 2014 USS Ronald Reagan, Carrier Air Wing Two to Participate in RIMPAC The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Carrier Air Wing Two departed from the Southern California operating area June 18 to participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world's largest...
19 June 2014 ROK-US Army Bond at Memorial Park Soldiers from the United States Army's 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and Republic of Korea Army's 5th Logistics Support Command cleaned up the Apsan memorial park in recognition of ROK remembrance month, June 18.The two commands have been cleaning the memorial together every June for the...
19 June 2014 Cooperation Afloat Promotes Readiness in Malaysia Sailors brief before a dive off the destroyer USS Pinckney on Malaysia’s Dinding River June 18.The sailors, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One, Company 1-5, are conducting dive exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014.In its 20th year,...
19 June 2014 Civil Air Patrol Provides Assistance during RED FLAG-Alaska The skies have roared with the sounds of familiar aircraft during RED FLAG-Alaska, Eielson's premier combat training exercise. However, a lesser known group of planes with a large impact is the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force's civilian auxiliary unit which simulates threats during training...
19 June 2014 GW Sailors Leave a Lasting Impression at Hong Chi Association Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) volunteered for a community relations (COMREL) project at the Hong Chi Association for the intellectually handicapped during their goodwill port visit June 18.COMREL's allow George Washington Sailors the...
19 June 2014 DOD Recovers Remains of 17 From 1952 Aircraft Crash in Alaska The remains of 17 service members have been recovered from an aircraft that was lost in Alaska more than six decades ago, Pentagon officials announced today.On Nov. 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, with...
18 June 2014 Brigade Leans on Air Force, National Guard Support More than 400 paratroopers and Airmen participated in a large-scale exercise at Fort Greely June 7 to Tuesday. The Joint Forcible Entry Exercise included an airborne jump and trained paratroopers to get on the ground quickly and efficiently.Spartan paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...