04 December 2014 Marines Dive into Amphibious Skills Marines are known for their ability to operate in the air, on land and at sea. With this in mind, Marines looked towards the water, bracing themselves for their next dive from the sky, determined to conquer the challenges ahead. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine...
03 December 2014 NORAD Prepares to Track Santa’s Flight PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org/ , launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities and more. The website is available in eight languages: English,...
03 December 2014 North Korea 'Volatile and Dangerous,' Pacom Nominee Says WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2014 – The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress today that North Korea is the most volatile and dangerous threat in the Asia-Pacific region. North Korean Threats Kim Jong Un is opportunistic, unpredictable and ruthless as he seeks to acquire...
02 December 2014 Helping One Cebu Community at a Time: US Navy "Seabees" and AFP Engineers Build for the Future Engineers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command, and a U.S.Navy Construction Civic Action Detail Philippines (CCAD-P or “SEABEES”) areworking together to construct public buildings in three different Cebucommunities that will benefit more than 1,300 school children, and...
02 December 2014 Anchorage Departs on NASA's Orion Mission San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed from Naval Base San Diego to retrieve NASA equipment in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 1.Anchorage will use its amphibious capabilities to conduct an at-sea recovery of the Orion space capsule.NASA operatives will launch Orion...
02 December 2014 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar Travels to India Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwarwill travel to India December 1-4 to co-chair a political-military dialogue withsenior officials from India’s External Affairs and Defense ministries. Thedialogue will focus on regional and maritime security, defense trade, and...
02 December 2014 Expeditionary Force Marines Expand Integrated Training Opportunities at Convention Marines from various units throughout III Marine Expeditionary Force gathered for the III MEF Exercise and Training Convention Nov. 26 at Camp Hansen.The convention focused on evolving unit-level training integration and training exercises between different units in III MEF.“I’m convinced that...
02 December 2014 US Army Labs Test DARPA's Load-Lightening Exosuits The futuristic exosuits being tested by US Army researchers won't helpsoldiers outrun locomotives, and it'll still take more than a single bound toclear a tall building.But a final prototype of the device, which could cut a wearer's exertionlevel by 25 percent when carrying a 100-pound load and...
01 December 2014 Japan's Forces Going Amphibious, but No Decision on the Vehicles Yet Japan plans to buy 52 amphibious vehicles through 2018 but hasn’t yet decided on a model, a Defense Ministry official said Monday. Japan is working on assembling a Marines-like unit within its Self-Defense Forces, amid concerns over Chinese claims of the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the...
01 December 2014 Program Turns Old Fighters Into Unmanned Targets Not a lot of people crash three planes in a day and call it a job well done.Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Garrison does.Garrison heads up the only squadron in the Air Force that takes retired planes from the bone yard — essentially a junkyard for planes — and resurrects them as aerial targets used for...