13 February 2015 Senate Confirms Carter as Defense Secretary The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Ash Carter to become the country's 25th defense secretary.After a weeks-long delay while he recovered from back surgery, Carter's nomination sailed through the upper chamber with a final tally of 93-5. He testified for around five hours on Feb. 4...
13 February 2015 Andersen Teams with Saipan Firefighters for F-16 Familiarization Training Members of Team Andersen recently flew to the nearby island of Saipan in theCommonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Feb. 12, 2015, to familiarize andassist Saipan International Airport fire fighters on safety procedures andhazards when responding to emergencies involving F-16 Fighting...
13 February 2015 Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) welcomed First Lady Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a tour of the submarine Feb. 12. The tour was conducted to reinforce the strategic alliance that exists between the U.S. and Japan,...
13 February 2015 Pacific Fleet Hosts Senior Leaders Course, Strengthens International Bonds Senior military leaders from 14 nations gathered at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters here in Hawaii for the Naval War College Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Officer Course Feb. 5-11.The 27 CFMCC participants came from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, France,...
12 February 2015 25th Infantry Division Kicks off Cobra Gold 15 U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stood alongside Thai Soldiers from the 31-1st Infantry Regiment, King's Guard Rapid Deployment Force, during a Cobra Gold 15 Opening Ceremony on the Royal Thai Army's Camp 31-1, near Lop Buri, Thailand, Feb...
12 February 2015 Presidents Day: Honoring U.S. Presidents Washington and Lincoln U.S. Holidays Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Increasingly, the holiday has become an occasion to celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington and...
12 February 2015 Japan's First Lady Tours USS George Washington The USS George Washington played host Thursday to Japan’s first lady and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, completing one of its highest-profile ship tours before the aircraft carrier leaves Japan later this year. Akie Abe, wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, spent a few hours aboard talking...
12 February 2015 USS Paul Hamilton to depart on Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) is scheduled to depart Feb. 14 on an independent deployment to the Arabian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean. While deployed, Paul Hamilton and its crew of more than 300 Sailors will conduct theater security cooperation and maritime presence...
11 February 2015 Army Materiel Command Leadership Team Assesses Logistics Role in Pacific A leadership team from the U.S. Army Materiel Command, or AMC, recently assessed the organization's role in South Korea, a country where the United States has sustained a 60-plus year alliance touted as one of history's most successful partnerships.AMC Commander Gen. Dennis L. Via led a team there...
11 February 2015 Survival, Spiders and Cobras in Thailand My journey begins on a small island named Okinawa, south of mainland Japan. I’ve been stationed there as a Marine for close to nine months now and, finally, got the chance to deploy.I received orders to support exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand -- a country I’ve always wanted to visit. Soon...