16 June 2014 Hagel Discusses Defense Cooperation with Australia's Prime Minister Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Pentagon this morning with a full-honors ceremony followed by what Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby called a productive discussion on future defense cooperation between the United States and...
16 June 2014 176 Wing Mission Support and Medical Personnel Conduct Integrated Training About 200 members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Mission Support Group and 176 Medical Group participated in an expeditionary skills exercise at Camp Mad Bull here June 8 to June 9. Four of the mission support group's squadrons and the medical group performed individual training,...
16 June 2014 Osprey Awareness Key to Understanding Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and civilian business leaders attended a U.S. Marine Corps briefing June 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler.The briefing was part of ongoing efforts between the Japan and U.S. governments to strengthen their...
16 June 2014 RQ-4 Global Hawk Makes First Flight Out of Misawa The RQ-4 Global Hawk made its first operational flight out of Misawa Air Base on June 6.The flight marked two milestones, as it was the first time an RQ-4 mission has flown out of Japan, in addition to being the first operational mission flown out of a jointly-used civilian and military...
16 June 2014 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Visits Hong Kong The George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) anchored in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, for a scheduled port visit, June 16.The GWCSG's more than 6,000 Sailors will have the opportunity to experience the culture, participate in Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) tours, and volunteer...
16 June 2014 U.S., Malaysian Navy Kick Off 20th Annual CARAT Malaysia The 20th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Malaysian Armed Forces commenced formally with an opening ceremony at Lumut Naval Base, June 16.Malaysia has participated in CARAT since the nine-nation bilateral exercise...
13 June 2014 Underwater Portion of WWII-era USS Houston Survey Completed U.S. Navy and Indonesian divers concluded a training evolution June 12 as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014 exercise series during which they surveyed the World War II wreck of the cruiser USS Houston (CA 30).Operating from the rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard...
13 June 2014 USS Lake Erie to Return from last Hawaii-based Deployment The Hawaii-based Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) will return June 16, from a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific.“While on deployment, Lake Erie leveraged her accomplishments and proficiencies on the test range and defended the homeland and our allies on...
13 June 2014 1,500+ Airmen and Soldiers Conduct Mass Airfield Seizure Exercise in Alaska The office bustled with olive green jumpsuits, the smell of pizza and a dozen conversations dropping terms such as "sorties" and "objective." At the white board near a high table covered in maps, a 6-foot-plus commander in a flight suit bearing the 144 Airlift Squadron patch scribbled information...
13 June 2014 RQ-4 Global Hawk Makes First Flight Out of Misawa The RQ-4 Global Hawk made its first operational flight out of Misawa Air Base on June 6.The flight marked two milestones, as it was the first time an RQ-4 mission has flown out of Japan, in addition to being the first operational mission flown out of a jointly-used civilian and military...