14 July 2014 Republic of Korea Flight Nurses Tour 51st MDG Nine students from the Republic of Korea Aeromedical Center Primary Flight Nurse Course visited the 51st Medical Group, July 11. Led by the center's chief nurse, ROK air force Lt. Col. Ji-Aha Jeong, the group learned about the similarities and differences in flight nurse training and...
14 July 2014 The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Showcases the UHAC During RIMPAC 2014 The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab sponsored an Advanced Warfighting Experiment, featuring a half-scale Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) prototype at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11.The UHAC is a track driven connector that can reach reasonable water speeds and access beach...
14 July 2014 Pacific Partnership Participates in Tacloban Hospital Anniversary Celebration Members from Pacific Partnership 2014 participated in the 98th anniversary celebration of the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Tacloban, July 12.“Every year on July 19 we have a nine day festival for the founding of the hospital in 1916,” said Teresita Berenguer, the EVRMC chief...
14 July 2014 Marines Return from Exercise Red Flag Alaska More than 70 Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 and Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 1, after a month-long exercise in Alaska. Red Flag Alaska is a U.S. Air Force sponsored, joint national capability exercise. The exercise,...
11 July 2014 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan to Promote Friendship, Goodwill The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, July 11.GWCSG's visit to Busan serves to increase goodwill and partnership between the two nations through community relations (COMREL) and sporting events, ship tours, and a...
11 July 2014 U.S. Increases Interoperability with Japan in First GUAMEX The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) completed the first Guam Exercise (GUAMEX) alongside the Japan Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF), July 9. Pinckney operated off the coast of Guam with eight JMSDF ships practicing naval gunnery, anti-submarine warfare, tactical...
11 July 2014 John S. McCain Ports in Pyeongtaek The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arrived in Pyeongtaek, July 12 for a port visit. Pyeongtaek is a common destination for U.S. Navy ships assigned to the 7th fleet area of operations due to its proximity to U.S. Army, and Air Force bases, as well as the...
11 July 2014 Service Members Promoted at Leyte Gulf Historical Landmark Five Sailors and one Airman were frocked at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Tacloban, July 10."This is a major step in leadership," said Capt. Brian Shipman, commander of Pacific Partnership 2014. "Being able to do this at the very place where Gen. MacArthur came ashore to fulfill his...
11 July 2014 U.S. - China Economic Alliance MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Special representatives, friends of the business community, (inaudible) joining us in the Strategic and Economic Dialogue through a cultural performance, then the roundtable is a routine program of this cultural show. So I will first give the floor to State Councilor...
11 July 2014 Gunsan City, Republic of Korea, Hosts Friendly Baseball Game Fourteen Airmen from the Wolf Pack participated in a game of America's pastime, baseball, against Gunsan City's own baseball league at the Kunsan Sang High School in Munhwadong, Gunsan City, June 21. The purpose of the friendly match between the local community and Kunsan Airmen was to continue the...