05 July 2016 Pacific Surface Action Group visits Singapore SINGAPORE - The guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) arrived in Singapore July 2 for a port visit.While in port, the crews will have the opportunity to experience the captivating culture and warm hospitality of Singapore through community...
05 July 2016 35th Air Defense Artillery Hosts South Korean Air Force Operations Commander OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade commander and the South Korean Air Force Operations commanding general joined together at Osan Air Base, South Korea, on June 28, 2016, to discuss combined interoperability of air and missile defense.Republic of Korea Air Force Lt...
05 July 2016 8th Theater Sustainment Command Operational Design for Expeditionary Corps Support Expeditionary sustainment commands (ESCs) are incredibly flexible, scalable, and tailorable organizations. They enable freedom of action in support of unified land operations by providing expeditionary mission command for theater opening, sustainment, distribution, and reception, staging, and onward...
04 July 2016 As Nation Celebrates Independence Day, Carter Thanks DoD Personnel WASHINGTON — As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, Defense Secretary Ash Carter issued a message today thanking the men and women of the Defense Department for upholding the principles upon which the nation was founded...
01 July 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 Conducts Cooperative Health Engagement in Ligao City LIGAO CITY, Philippines (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016 visited Ligao West Central Elementary School June 28-29, as part of a cooperative health engagement (CHE), promoting health education and providing services led by Filipino health officials of Daraga in Albay Province.The CHE participants...
01 July 2016 U.S. Air Force, Nepal Exchange Disaster Relief Best Practices KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Ten Airmen assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, participated with various Nepali organizations in a subject-matter expert exchange at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu June 24 to July 9.More than 20 members from the Nepal...
30 June 2016 US, ROK Navies Coordinate on Anti-submarine Warfare BUSAN, Republic of Korea - Senior leaders from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navies met at the Republic of Korea Fleet (ROKFLT) base in Busan to discuss continued cooperation efforts regarding anti-submarine warfare (ASW).The ASW Cooperation Committee, created after the signing of the original...
30 June 2016 Great Green Fleet arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The USS John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii June 28 and 29 to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.JCSSG, also known as the Navy’s first Great Green Fleet (GGF) strike group, consists of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) with...
30 June 2016 Annual Bilateral Exercise, Hanuman Guardian under Way in Thailand FORT ADISORN, Thailand - Soldiers from the Lancer Brigade, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and the Royal Thai Army Cavalry Center stand together in ceremony, here, June 27, for the opening of the fifth annual bilateral exercise, Hanuman Guardian.Hanuman Guardian 2016...
30 June 2016 Arizona Guard Helps Alaska Guard Sustain the Force FORT GREELY, Alaska -- A mobile maintenance small-arms repair team from the Arizona Army National Guard completed a weapons and night vision goggles inspection mission at Fort Greely, Alaska, for the Alaska National Guard's 49th Missile Defense Battalion June 22-25, to assist the Alaska Guard and...