05 May 2014 Misawa Airmen Evaluated on Deployment Prep The steady deployment of Airmen in support of combat, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations abroad is part of the U.S. Air Force's mission and requires meticulous coordination to employ. Often times Airmen deploy with a mass group and on short-notice, making the job of all the agencies clearing...
02 May 2014 Thailand, U.S. Wrap-Up Guardian Sea Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy forces practiced coordinated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) during Exercise Guardian Sea 2014, which began April 22 and continues through May 3."As more nations in the Asia-Pacific are operating submarines, it is a pleasure and a necessity for us to practice our ability...
01 May 2014 ROK, U.S., Marines Revisit Basics of Minesweeping Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines familiarized themselves with each other’s minesweeping equipment, tactics, techniques and procedures April 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-6 in Pohang, Republic of Korea.The KMEP series of exercises are held regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine...
01 May 2014 Army's Chief Information Officer Visits Humphreys to See Construction Efforts As part of the focus on the Pacific, the Army's new Chief Information Officer met with senior Army leaders in Hawaii before coming to Korea to see the massive construction project underway at USAG Humphreys. Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Army CIO/G-6, was given an aerial tour of the construction area...
30 April 2014 South Korea, U.S. Leaders Discuss Integrating Women into Field Artillery Leaders from 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, visited the Republic of Korea Field Artillery School here, April 1, to discuss integrating women into the field artillery career field. The visit featured a junior officer exchange between five female U.S. Army field artillery...
09 April 2014 Kadena Joins Military Installations in Signing Emergency Evacuation Plans KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Officials from the United States Air Force and Chatan City signed an agreement April 3 which allows local Okinawans access to Kadena Air Base in the event of a tsunami or other natural disasters.Effective immediately, and lasting four years after the signing, the agreement...
09 April 2014 New PACDIM Ship Repair Facility Ensures Navy, Fleet Mission on Guam SANTA RITA, Guam - TO maintain mission readiness of the Navy and fleet assets, a ceremony was held to launch the Pacific Dry-Dock and Integrated Maintenance (PACDIM) Ship Repair Facility on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) April 8. PACDIM's acquisition of the facility fulfills the Navy's principle...
07 April 2014 U.S., Vietnam Navies Build Confidence During Naval Engagement Activity DA NANG, Vietnam - The U.S. Navy and Vietnam People's Navy began the annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) April 7 with a welcoming ceremony for USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) at the port of Da Nang.During the welcoming ceremony, Vietnamese officials from the Ministry of...