01 August 2014 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducts Long-range Insert Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supported by sailors from Amphibious Squadron 5 and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, conducted a long range insertion of more than 800 nautical miles into Bellows Training Area, Hawaii, July 31, 2014.Four MV-22B Ospreys, refueled en route by...
01 August 2014 RIMPAC Concludes with Enhanced Cooperation among 22 Nations The world’s largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, with the participation of 22 nations, 49 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, concludes August 1.Hosted by U.S...
01 August 2014 Vice President Biden’s Call with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Readout of the Vice President’s Call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbeThe Vice President spoke this afternoon with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Vice President welcomed Japan’s new policy on collective self-defense, which the two leaders agreed will enhance the U.S.-Japan alliance...
31 July 2014 GW Hosts Japanese Guests for Distinguished Visitor Embark The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted distinguished visitors from Japan and the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, July 31.Among the visitors were Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City; Takumi Shiiki, mayor of Suo-Oshima Town; and Masaaki...
31 July 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Holds Talks with Indian Finance Minister U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during a visit aimed at boosting economic relations between the world’s largest democracies.Kerry, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, is in New Delhi to urge India to drop its opposition to global...
31 July 2014 US, Indian Navy, JMSDF Embark On George Washington, Enhance Maritime Interoperability Guests from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Indian navy, Japanese Ministry of Defense and staff embarked on the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, July 30. Itsunori Onodera, Japanese minister of defense, Rear Adm. Atul Kumar Jain, Eastern Fleet flag...
31 July 2014 Secretary of the Navy Visits Singapore during CARAT 2014 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited Sailors participating in the 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) with the Republic of Singapore Navy at Changi Naval Base, July 30.Mabus addressed the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS...
31 July 2014 Locklear Briefs on Asia-Pacific, Partners, Security The commander of U.S. Pacific Command briefed Pentagon reporters yesterday, discussing the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, successful engagement with partners there and conditions for continued stability and security.Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III described some of Pacom’s most...
30 July 2014 U.S. Pacific Command Kicks Off Exercise Fortune Guard U.S. Pacific Command is hosting personnel from 31 nations as part of the proliferation security initiative Exercise Fortune Guard.The exercise will be held in Hawaii and marks the beginning of a six-year series of exercises that various “expert” nations in the region will host. These are New...
30 July 2014 Training and Safety Key for 647th Explosive Ordinance Disposal during RIMPAC One impact of having a multinational force participating in a large-scale exercise like RIMPAC - a maritime exercise involving 22 nations and 25,000 personnel - is the diverse types of ordinance that is brought to the host location.That challenge has been met by the 647th Explosive Ordinance...