11 February 2015 Signal Brigade Conducts Combined Decontamination Exercise with South Korean Army Soldiers of 293rd Signal Company conducted a decontamination exercise, combined with the 50th Infantry Division of Republic of Korea, or R.O.K., army, Feb. 5.Soldiers, leaders, and South Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army gathered in full chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear explosives,...
10 February 2015 U.S. Mission and Nepal Armed Police Force Complete Well Project The U.S. Mission to Nepal, in partnership with the Nepal Armed Police Force,has constructed seven deep tube wells in the Kathmandu Valley to provide anemergency water supply in the event of a catastrophic earthquake. With this$1.3 million project, each of the seven wells can provide up to 10,000...
10 February 2015 Rappel, Climb, Patrol, Repeat: ROK, U.S. Marines Train for Mountain Warfare Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines train for mountain warfare during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-17 Feb. 8 at the Minam-ri Mountain Warfare Training Facility, Pohang Republic of Korea.U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment,...
10 February 2015 Cleaning Hazardous Waste Under Arctic Conditions Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst, members of the 611th CivilEngineer Squadron, along with five other state and federal agencies, practicedtechniques to deal with an oil or hazardous waste spill under cold weatherconditions during an exercise here Feb. 3 through 5.As the lone CES...
10 February 2015 ROK, U.S. Marines Exchange Combat Maneuver Tactics Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines exchanged combat maneuvers and tactics during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea.KMEP is a regularly scheduled, bilateral, small-unit training exercise, which enhances the combat readiness...
10 February 2015 USS Green Bay Enters U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 10, bringing the Navy’s latest technology to its largest numbered Fleet.Green Bay, the forward deployed San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, is en route to Sasebo, Japan, to replace the decommissioned...
09 February 2015 3rd Brigade Combat Team Gunnery Ensures Readiness, Builds Cohesion A cold wind swept across the land in the early morning as a Bradley made its way into position. Inside the 27 tons of steel, a crew scanned for targets in the area while another Bradley moved up nearby. Suddenly, a deafening and repeating boom was heard as one of the Bradley's opened fire with its...
09 February 2015 Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Marines Optimize Integrated Logistics Support Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Marines provided the critical link between forward deployed Marines and their required supplies Feb. 9 in Yokosuka.Seven Marine liaisons attached to NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka optimize the supply chain process for all forward...
09 February 2015 US Ambassador Mark Gilbert Welcomed to New Zealand US Ambassador Mark Gilbert welcomed to New Zealand - 9th February2015US Ambassador to New Zealand Mark Gilbert today presented hiscredentials to Governor-General Jerry Mateparae at a ceremony at GovernmentHouse.This was the final step in the process of officially becoming theUS Ambassador to New...
09 February 2015 Soldiers Learn Jiu-Jitsu, Enhance Combat Skills The route to the gym is far from easy. The Soldiers stand waiting for the bus that will take them to two different military camps before getting off at their stop. Then they have to walk off post into the bustling streets of Korea, navigating across traffic. Entering a door wedged in between two...