26 March 2015 Pacific Fleet Senior Enlisted Meet, Discuss Mission Readiness Senior enlisted leaders met at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters for the annual Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium (SELTS) March 23-25.The symposium allows senior enlisted leaders from around the Pacific Fleet to gather and review the effectiveness of current policies and ways to...
26 March 2015 Climb and Place: Marines Complete Mountain Warfare Training in South Korea Marines are thrill seekers, known for running toward the sounds of chaos.It’s in their blood to adapt and overcome all obstacles in their way. This is what they are made of. It is who they are. If there’s a river, they’ll cross it. If there’s a mountain, they’ll climb it. If there’s a rigorous five...
26 March 2015 Cope Tiger 15 Ends The skies over central Thailand are a little quieter now that Exercise CopeTiger 15 has ended.The exercise, which ran from March 9 through 20,focused on multinational interoperability and regionalpartnerships.Aviation and ground units from the United States, theKingdom of Thailand and the Republic...
26 March 2015 Sailors Conduct Munitions and Mine Assembly Training at Misawa Sailors from Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMC EAD) Unit Misawa are conducting annual training with 27 Navy Reserve Sailors at Naval Air Facility Misawa March 10-30.The 27 Sailors, who hail from 11 different states, are assigned to Navy Reserve Mobile Mine Assembly Unit (NR MOMAU) 5,...
25 March 2015 Dempsey Reinforces U.S.-Japan Alliance The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today underscored the importance of the U.S.-Japanese alliance as he met here with Japan's senior military and political leaders. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey thanked Japan for its strong partnership with the United States, as well as its contributions to...
25 March 2015 Blue Ridge Departs Hong Kong, Solidifying Longstanding Friendship U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Victoria Harbor, March 24, following four days of cultural exchanges throughout Hong Kong.Seventh Fleet ships have conducted regular goodwill port visits to Hong Kong since the end of World War II, with Blue Ridge making port calls to Hong...
25 March 2015 Destroyer Squadron 15, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Flex Their Combat Capability during Multi-Sail 2015 Personnel and ships from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) from Japan led by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 kicked off Multi-Sail 2015, March 22, in Guam. Multi-Sail is an annual DESRON 15 led exercise that is designed to assess combat...
25 March 2015 Kadena Emergency Response Airmen Train Together Airmen participated in an Integrated Base Emergency Response CapabilitiesTraining exercise March 16 through 20 to improve their ability to react tohazardous chemical threats on Kadena Air Base.Bioenvironmentalengineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighterAirmen...