18 February 2015 American -Thai U.S. Marine builds community in Thailand during Cobra Gold 15 Exercise Cobra Gold has taken place in Thailand for the past 33 years. During its 34th iteration, Cobra Gold 2015 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations in the region. This year, the 24...
18 February 2015 COPE NORTH 15 kicks off at Andersen Exercise Cope North 15 kicked off Feb. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and will run through Feb. 27.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability and improve combat readiness and...
17 February 2015 Carter Takes Helm as 25th Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who was sworn in earlier today as the 25th secretary of defense, laid out his top priorities in a message to the DoD workforce. Carter’s message reads as follows: To all Department of Defense personnel: I am honored to become your Secretary of Defense. I am proud to lead men and women...
17 February 2015 USS Lassen Enhances Cooperation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) conducted bilateral operations with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers in support of region surface warfare operations, Feb. 11 and 13.Lassen executed helicopter cross-deck operations, surface warfare tactics,...
17 February 2015 U.S., Asian Military Medics collaborate on crises at Cobra Gold 2015 Approximately 125 military and civilian medical professionals from eight different nations attended an Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 sponsored medical symposium at the Lop Buri Inn Resort, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lop Buri Province, Thailand, from Feb. 16-17, 2015.Representatives from the different...
30 December 2014 U.S. Marines train with Japan Law Enforcement Police officers and security guards participated in anti-terrorism force protection training here Dec. 24.The police officers, with the Urasoe Police Department, and the Marines and Japanese security guards with the Camp Kinser Provost Marshal’s Office coordinated during a mock scenario in which...
22 December 2014 USS Fort Worth Arrives in Jakarta for First Southeast Asia Port Visit Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 22 as part of a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance. The port visit is Fort Worth's first in Southeast Asia, and also marks the first LCS visit to Indonesia, an archipelagic...
22 December 2014 Forest Light 15-1 Marked Success at Closing Ceremony KUMAMOTO, Japan — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and U.S. Marines closed out Forest Light 15-1 with a ceremony Dec. 12 at Camp Kita Kumamoto in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japan military...
22 December 2014 Arrival of Ship Tangible Symbol of US Rebalance to Asia-Pacific A new ship is coming to the region. The USS Fort Worth, a USNavy littoral combat ship (LCS), left its home port in San Diego last month,bound for Singapore, from where it will spend the better part of 16 monthsoperating with the people and navies of the Asia-Pacific region. We're excited that this...
22 December 2014 Soldiers Escort Santa to Special Needs School Santa made a special appearance at Tsukushi-En, a localspecial needs school, Dec. 17 to spread holiday cheer to dozens of children,but instead of his usual entourage of elves and reindeer, St. Nick was flankedby U.S. Soldiers for this special mission. The U.S. Army Garrison -- Okinawa Better...