08 July 2015 Australia, U.S. Partnership Rakes It to the Outback JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Next week, the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is scheduled to jump with Australian jumpmasters as part of the joint forcible entry operation dubbed Operation Talisman Saber.The...
07 July 2015 New Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Visits in New Zealand The Commander of United States Pacific Command, Admiral Harry B. Harris arrives in New Zealand this week for discussions with the Government and senior defense officials. Though he has been to New Zealand before, this is Harris’ first visit to New Zealand since taking up his new post in May."I'm...
07 July 2015 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Kicks Off Talisman Sabre 15 TIMOR SEA (NNS) -- Sailors from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) began their portion of Talisman Sabre 2015 off the north coast of Australia, July 7.Exercise Talisman Sabre is a biennial training activity aimed at improving Australian and U.S. combat readiness and...
07 July 2015 Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 15 Team Keeps Trident Pier Mission Going Seagulls are heard but not seen, waves crash against the shoreline and a bulldozer roars loudly as it fires up. In the distance, a squeaking sound echoes across the waves from a metal floating pier. Preparations begin. Soldiers from 331st Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th...
07 July 2015 Pacific Partnership, Federated States of Micronesia Host Wreath Laying Ceremony POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership and the government of the Federated States of Micronesia hosted a wreath laying ceremony July 1 at the Fallen Hero's Memorial at Pohnpei State Airport.The ceremony honored the men and women of Micronesia who gave their lives in...
07 July 2015 Seabees Renovate Two Schools in the Federated States of Micronesia KOLONIA, Pohnpei -- Pacific Partnership celebrated the completion of two elementary school renovations during ribbon cutting ceremonies July 3 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). U.S. Seabees and one U.S. Marine assigned to Task Force Forager, the Pacific Partnership contingent...
07 July 2015 B-52s Demonstrate Strategic Reach Two B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned July 2 from a 44-hour, nonstop mission to Australia.The mission, which was closely coordinated with the Australian Department of Defence, demonstrated the United States' ability to project its...
02 July 2015 U.S._Republic of Korea Remember Cost of Defending Freedom OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- While Americans prepare to celebrate their nation's Independence Day, community leaders at Osan commemorate sacrifices made by the first U.S. maneuver unit to enter combat in the Korean War during the annual Task Force Smith memorial ceremony July 2 at Jukmiryeong War...
02 July 2015 Northern Edge 2015; Reserve, National Guard, Active-duty Units Work Together As with all training and operational events, the U.S. military would not be successful without a total force and joint effort, and Northern Edge 2015 is no different. Reserve units such as the 507th Air Refueling Wing, based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and the 459th Air Refueling Wing,...
02 July 2015 Global Hawk Returns to Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft arrived here the night of Thursday, July 2.Two additional aircraft are scheduled to arrive at the base this week as part of the Global Hawk's second deployment to Misawa AB.The unmanned aircraft are part of a scheduled rotation to Misawa,...