02 August 2016 Indo-Asia Pacific Partners Strive for Global Health Interoperability at Kickoff of Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 16 KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MALAYSIA -- Now in its second year, APMHE-16 is a multilateral event focused on global health interoperability. This year's exchange is co-hosted by the Malaysian armed forces health services and the United States Pacific Command surgeon.Malaysia’s Chief of Defence, General...
02 August 2016 US, Indonesian Navies Host Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia Bilateral Exercise INDONESIA, Surabaya (NNS) -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia bilateral exercise and exchange, Aug 3-8.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali...
02 August 2016 America's Squadron Defend Themselves during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the culminating event during exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 29, 2016.The purpose...
02 August 2016 U.S. and Timor-Leste Begin Bilateral Training DILI, EAST TIMOR -- U.S. Navy units from Commander, Task Force 75, U.S. Marines, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) service members kicked off the 4th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste during a opening ceremony at Port Hera Naval Base, Aug. 1.U.S. Navy Seabees...
02 August 2016 Tactical Air Control Party Airmen Raise the Bar at Cascade Challenge 2016 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Walking through terrain consistent to a wet sponge for hours that seemed like days; their boots are soaked and feet pruned.Dehydration sets in and cramping starts, but they keep going one step at a time because they know the pain is only temporary and there is a...
02 August 2016 Closing Ceremony brings Tiger Balm 16 to an End WAIMANALO -- The Singapore and U.S. armed forces concluded the 36th annual bilateral exercise Tiger Balm 16 at a closing ceremony at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI), here, on July 30.“This 36 year relationship between the Singaporean army...
02 August 2016 Kadena Airmen Ensure Soft Landing for Pararescuemen KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two boats race through the water to a designated landing zone and begin to circle, the crew’s eyes search the sky, while their ears listen and wait for all too familiar sound. First a rumble can be heard and the an MC-130J Commando emerges on the horizon and tracks a steady...
02 August 2016 Carter, Singapore’s Prime Minister Discuss Mutual Security Interests WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore affirmed the long-standing security partnership between their countries and discussed issues related to mutual security interests during a meeting at the Pentagon yesterday, Pentagon Press...
01 August 2016 U.S. and Indonesian Navies Enhance Maritime Partnerships, Advance Training Objectives during CARAT SURABAYA, INDONESIA -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia bilateral exercise and exchange, Aug 3-8.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali...
01 August 2016 Pacific Partnership Arrives in Malaysia KUANTAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership arrived in Kuantan Aug. 1, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), marking the first time Pacific Partnership has visited Malaysia, although Malaysia has provided teams to support the mission since 2006.Malaysian civilian and military...