12 March 2015 U.S. Army Pacific Leader Provides Perspective on Indo-Asia-Pacific Partnerships Pacific Pathways will include 29 exercises with 12 Indo-Asia-Pacific countriesover the next five years, said the commander of U.S. Army Pacific,USARPAC."The strategic rebalancing in the U.S. is real," said Gen.Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of USARPAC, speaking at the Center forStrategic and...
11 March 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Deploys for World Tour The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed its homeport in Norfolk for an around-the-world deployment, March 11.TR and its Sailors will conduct operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility during the deployment. "The crew has done an...
11 March 2015 United Nations Command Sending States Participate in Key Resolve 15 The annual combined command defense exercise Key Resolve is intended to improve the Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States Alliance’s ability to defend the ROK. Led by the Republic of Korea and U.S. Combined Forces Command, the annual exercise involves Combined Forces Command, United States...
11 March 2015 Key Resolve Civil Engineers Support from Start to End In a nondescript room at the bottom of a random building, sits a group of menand women coordinating engineering requirements for militarypersonnel.The civil engineers working for 7th Air Force installationsand mission support during exercise Key Resolve 2015 strive to ensure allRepublic of Korea...
11 March 2015 Team Yokota Shares Keys to Resiliency with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Allies Resiliency can be defined as the ability to withstand, adapt or recover fromlife's adversities. U.S. Airmen around the world are being taught skills andtechniques to help them deal with the stress of military life, while maintainingmission readiness as part of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness.At Yokota...
11 March 2015 USS Frank Cable, a Mobile Repair Facility for the Fleet, Wraps up Maintenance Availability in Sasebo The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) finished repair support on multiple U.S. naval assets while in port Sasebo, Japan, March 11."Shortly after announcing our plans to visit Sasebo to the port engineers, we received word there was plenty of work to be done," said Capt. Mark Benjamin,...
10 March 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Embarks Bonhomme Richard, Focus on Core Combat Capabilities The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), embarked Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 for patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations.The ARG is comprised of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme...
10 March 2015 U.S. Ambassador to India: Toward a “Best Partnership” between India and the United States One of the truest tests of a friendship between two countries is the degreeto which their armed forces trust and collaborate with each other. Military-to-military ties between the United States and India are stronger nowthan ever, and we intend to take these ties even further in the coming monthsand...
10 March 2015 Sentry Aloha Pits Fighter vs. Fighter Residents in Hawaii may notice an increase in fighter aircraft activity as welldiversity of airframes in and around the airspaces of the state as the HawaiiAir National Guard hosts its second large-scale "Sentry Aloha" fighter exerciseof 2015.The exercise officially begins on March 5 and is...
10 March 2015 12th Marine Regiment Maneuvers through Dragon Fire Exercise 15 Rain falls for 18 hours straight onto the rocky, uninhabitable terrain in the Pohakuloa Training Area while Marines rush to break down their combat operations center. Marines start before the sun rises above the Pacific, highlighting the hills and volcanic rock as it rises to meet them 6,000 feet...