09 July 2018 U.S., Philippines Strengthen Alliance with Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines -- The U.S. and Philippine navies kicked off maritime training activity Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar here today.The week-long engagement focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and is designed to strengthen the close partnership between both...
09 July 2018 Coast Guard, Canadian EOD Specialists Train to Mitigate Maritime Threats SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians trained for maritime interdiction operations during the opening events of the force integration training phase of Rim of the Pacific Southern California.This year marks the...
09 July 2018 Australia Amphib Capabilities Strengthened through Teamwork MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Australia took a leap forward in amphibious capability as 2nd Battalion (Amphibious), Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) soldiers released small boats into the ocean from a moving US Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise held in...
09 July 2018 Secretary Pompeo's Meeting With Vietnamese Leaders WASHINGTON -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:On July 8 and 9, Secretary Pompeo met in Hanoi, Vietnam with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.The...
06 July 2018 DoD Partnerships Critical to Fairbanks' Strategic Importance JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A new era of military modernization was the theme during a visit to Alaska by one of the Department of Defense's top officials.During the week of June 3, the Honorable Lucian Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and...
06 July 2018 374th Security Forces Squadron Advanced Combat Skills Assessment Champions YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Recently a team of 374th Security Forces Squadron defenders won the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment competition held June 18-22, 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The competition featured teams made of the best security forces members from Air Force bases across the...
06 July 2018 The 35th Fighter Wing Safety Office: Keeping the 'Wild Weasel' Off the Endangered Species List MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Welcome to Misawa where an abundance of new adventures awaits! Arriving in winter? Grab a snowboard and hit the slopes. Perhaps it’s summertime; hop on a jet ski and explore Lake Ogawara. But before heading out, there is an element of risk associated with most recreational...
06 July 2018 U.S. Embassy in Laos Celebrates Independence Day, Highlights Strong Bilateral Relations VIENTIANE -- The U.S. Embassy celebrated 242 years of American independence at its annual Independence Day event at a hotel in Vientiane on July 3, 2018, together with more than 600 invited guests.Minister of Education and Sports Ms. Sengdeuan Lachanthaboun and Ambassador Phoxay Khaikhamphithoun,...
06 July 2018 DoD Personnel Assist in Thai Cave Rescue Operations WASHINGTON -- Defense Department personnel continue to assist in the rescue operations in Thailand to evacuate the remaining four boys and their coach from a flooded cave system, the director of defense press operations said today.The DoD effort consists of 42 deployed military personnel and one...
05 July 2018 Commander, Third Fleet Hosts Inaugural RIMPAC Innovation Fair JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commander, Third Fleet (C3F) hosted the inaugural Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Innovation Fair, June 29 and 30.Twenty-two countries and nearly 2,000 attendees, including exhibitors, staff and patrons, participated in the fair, sharing cutting-edge concepts...