Professors from Pyeongtaek University, South Korea,arrived at Fort Hood last week to teach the first ever Head Start class on U.S.soil, here on April 11-14, in order to prepare the Soldiers of the 2nd ArmoredBrigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, for their upcoming deployment toKorea.The class...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter today expressed his anguish after the U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter reported missing in Nepal May 12 was found to have crashed in the mountains. Joint Task Force 505 personnel today identified the wreckage of the missing helicopter.“Today our hearts are heavy...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) completed its selective reserve availability (SRA) period and pre-patrol preparations, May 15.Prior to departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for its 2015 patrol, George Washington underwent a six-month SRA period and completed...

Joint Task Force 505 personnel identified the wreckage of a missing Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter that went missing May 12 in Nepal.The helicopter, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, was delivering humanitarian assistance in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat, the U.S...

Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from May 16 to 17. While in Beijing, Secretary Kerry will meet senior leaders of the Chinese government to advance U.S. priorities ahead of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue this summer and the planned visit to the...

An interesting day for them is a bad day for someone else, explained the flight doctor for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-2 when talking about the medical team tasked with the daily health and wellbeing of exercise participants.Any time a patient is in a jet and not in his office Maj. David Leary, the 13th...

The Defense Department yesterday recognized a former senior Australian defense official for almost 50 years of outstanding public service to his country and for his contributions to a successful U.S.-Australian partnership.Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...

While China’s land reclamation and maritime disputes in the South China Sea are troubling, they are nothing new, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs told a Senate panel yesterday. David B. Shear told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members that China’s acts...

A squad of U.S. Marines on a foot patrol is caught unaware by an improvised explosive device. Yelling, smoke and shrapnel fill the air as the Marines take cover to try and evaluate the situation. One Marine is suffering from severe hemorrhaging, the squad leader calls for a medical evacuation as the...

Joint Task Force 505 is continuing efforts to find a missing U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter, as well as to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief for the country of Nepal.So far, two UH-1Y Hueys, two MV-22 Ospreys, one Indian Mi-17 and three Nepalese helicopters have searched for the...