11 July 2016 Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium-16 Commences to Build Indo-Asia Pacific Partnerships SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific commenced the second annual U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2016 (PALS-16) with the gathering of representatives from 22 partner and allied nations from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region in San Diego, July 10.PALS-16 brings together senior...
11 July 2016 Coast Guard, Navy Medevac Ill Mariner from Sailing Vessel North of Oahu HONOLULU — Coast Guard and Navy aircrews conducted a medevac of a 58-year-old mariner from the 45-foot sailing vessel Second Chance 184 miles north of Oahu, Sunday.A Navy SH-60 helicopter crew from Kaneohe Bay hoisted the mariner aboard the helicopter and returned to Kaneohe Bay where he was...
11 July 2016 Submarine Rescue Symposium Held at JBPHH during Rim of the Pacific 2016 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – Approximately 50 submarine officers and civilian contractors from seven nations attended a Rim of the Pacific 2016 submarine rescue symposium hosted at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 9. The symposium offered those in attendance an opportunity to strategize how...
11 July 2016 Soldiers Master Their Craft with Expert Infantryman Badge Training CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- During the month of May, Infantry Soldiers from across the Korean Peninsula pushed themselves through grueling tests of physical and mental capabilities in an attempt to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman Badge.Of the 627 Soldiers who made the attempt, only 131 earned...
11 July 2016 Safety and Occupational Health Training Course Sees First Local National Employee Graduates CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Safety and Occupational Health Specialists Cho, Tae Hyon and Kim, Kwang Sop recently accomplished something in ten weeks that historically took local national employees ten years.Cho and Kim are the first Korean employee's to graduate the U.S. Army Combat...
11 July 2016 Philippine Air Contingent Wraps Up Activity, Cooperation CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- The second detachment of the U.S. Air Contingent to the Philippines, U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 expeditionary detachment, recently completed training alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines for routine operational missions that enhance...
08 July 2016 Self Defense Test Ship Completes Test Trials Using 100% Alternative Fuel PORT HUENEME, California -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), ex-PAUL F. FOSTER went underway for final-phase testing of two alternative fuels, May 31.The SDTS traveled to San Diego, where it took on approximately 30,000 gallons of two...
08 July 2016 Emory S. Land Recognized for Outstanding Environmental Stewardship SANTA RITA, GUAM (July 05, 2016) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) received the Fiscal Year 2015 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Environmental Quality Award in recognition for maintaining environmental readiness standards.With 59 nominations from commands around the world being...
08 July 2016 Demonstrating Capable, Adaptive, Partners During 25th RIMPAC It's hard to imagine that when RIMPAC began in 1971, only five nations participated - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since then, it's grown to become the world's largest international maritime exercise.This year marks the 25th RIMPAC, and we have more...
08 July 2016 Iwakuni Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Arrives in Fuji, Unleashes 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, arrived at the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, to participate in exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 on July 8, 2016.The annual...