23 June 2016 USS Coronado Departs for Deployment SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed Naval Base San Diego June 22 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific.Prior to proceeding on deployment Coronado will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. The exercise provides a unique training...
23 June 2016 Ambassador Kennedy Visits Marines during Weekly Outreach event with Henoko, Okinawa Community CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited Marines stationed aboard Camp Schwab June 22, during a community outreach event where service members taught English to local school children. For the past 14 years, Marines aboard Camp Schwab have been teaching children and...
23 June 2016 Fifth Annual U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue Washington, DC -- Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will welcome Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque to the Department of State for the fifth annual U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue, taking place June 23-24.Under Secretary Shannon will lead the U.S. delegation...
22 June 2016 U.S. Navy, Marines Increase Complexity, Enhance Cooperation during CARAT Thailand SATTAHIP, Thailand -- 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Royal Thai Armed Forces concluded today with closing ceremonies held at the Royal Thai Navy Base in Sattahip.CARAT Thailand 2016 consisted of eight days of...
22 June 2016 Airmen Join Multinational Effort, Offer Medical Care in Cambodia KAMPOT, Cambodia (AFNS) -- Medical professionals from several nations and agencies recently came together in Pacific Angel 16-2 to promote interoperability with partner nations while delivering humanitarian aid to Cambodians in the Kampot province.The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces worked alongside...
22 June 2016 USS Spruance Patrols South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) is on a routine patrol in the South China Sea as part of a Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific.“Spruance is currently operating in the South China Sea in support of...
22 June 2016 Ordnance Marine Leads Teams, Loads Bombs EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With engines screaming and timelines crunching, U.S. Marines prepare F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets for their missions.Part of preparing the aircraft is loading them with ordnance for the mission. A team of six U.S. Marines physically carry missiles and bombs from the...
22 June 2016 Pacific-Wide Exchange Program on Non-communicable Diseases Prevention As a testament to the urgent need for effectively tackling the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis in the Pacific, the United States sent two high level speakers to this week’s inaugural Pacific NCD Summit in Tonga. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
22 June 2016 National Guard Chief Nominee Says New World Requires Agile Forces WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Today’s National Guard is in the best shape it’s been in for its almost 380 years of history, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed Services Committee here June 21.Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel has been nominated to...
21 June 2016 Hawaii Air National Guard Tankers Return from Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- More than 50 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and three KC-135 Stratotankers, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H) have returned home following a four-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The three KC-135...