17 September 2014 George Washington Welcomes Distinguished Visitors from Guam Distinguished guests from the Guam Legislature, Guam Mayors Council and Guam Chamber of Commerce visited the U.S. Navy's forward deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for an underway embark, Sept. 16.Sen. Rory Respicio, majority leader of the Guam Legislature; Sen. Christopher...
17 September 2014 Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Visits Futenma Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga met with Lt. Gen. John Wissler Sept. 17 during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.In addition to his duties as chief cabinet secretary, Suga also serves as the Minister in Charge of Impact Mitigation on Okinawa. Wissler is the commanding general of III...
17 September 2014 PACANGEL-Nepal Officially Ends after Treating 5,546 Patients, Repairing 3 Schools Operation Pacific Angel-Nepal officially concluded with a closing ceremony held at the Shree Chaturmukhi Higher Secondary School in Shaktikor, Nepal, Sept. 15.The event celebrated the six-day operation that ran Sept. 8-13. Approximately 65 Combined U.S. military Australian, Bangladeshi, Mongolian...
17 September 2014 VMFA-122 Marine Comes Home during Distant Frontier For most members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, coming to Alaska is a unique and exciting adventure they have never experienced before. It is home to the tallest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley, as well as being the only state within the Arctic Circle, both of which are within a day trip...
17 September 2014 Pacific Unity 14-8 Culminates in Papua New Guinea with Large Cultural Fest Thousands of members of the local community came together in song and dance to celebrate the closing ceremony for Pacific Unity 14-8 in traditional Papua New Guinea fashion Sept. 12, 2014.Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action Program conducted with host nation civil authorities and...
17 September 2014 Support Keeps Artillery Firing With any military operation or exercise, logistical planning is required for both troops and equipment to function at full potential.For the Marines with the administrative logistics ordnance command, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, meeting the logistical requirements of the three artillery...
16 September 2014 Team Osan, Republic of Korea Air Force Completes CBRNE Training Airmen from the United States Air Force and Republic of Korea air force completed a simulated biological response training event Sept. 16, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.Both nations' Airmen demonstrated their capabilities of pulling a biological sample, decontaminating an area and then...
16 September 2014 HIANG Unit Conducts First Pacific Unity Operation in Papua New Guinea Pacific Unity has been ongoing in the Asia-Pacific region since 2010, however the current iteration in Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea marks the first time the Air National Guard has taken the lead on the humanitarian assistance based operation. Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action...
16 September 2014 Security Advisor Rice's Meeting with S. Korea's National Security Office Director Readout of National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with National Security Office Director Kim Kwan-Jin of the Republic of KoreaNational Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met yesterday with ROK National Security Office Director Kim Kwan-Jin at the White House. Ambassador Rice and Director Kim...
16 September 2014 Airman Teaches Self-aid and Buddy Care to Students during Pacific Unity 14-8 Maj. Nathaniel Duff is deployed to Papua New Guinea in support of Pacific Unity 14-8, but recently took time out from his duties as the team medic to host a self-aid and buddy care clinic for students at Togoba Secondary School in Mount Hagen.Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action...