17 September 2015 STATEMENT: Before the Senate Armed Service Committee on Maritime Security Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region 17 Chairman McCain, Senator Reed, and distinguished members, it’s my honor to appear once again before this committee. I am pleased to be here with Assistant Secretary Shear to discuss the Asia Pacific Maritime Security Strategy. The United States is a maritime nation and the importance of...
17 September 2015 Pacific Angel 15-2 Concludes in East Timor with Strengthened Partnerships BAUCAU, Timor-Leste -- More than 100 members from the U.S. Air Force and New Zealand army joined forces of the Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Baucau as part of Operation Pacific Angel in Timor-Leste, which officially ended with...
17 September 2015 Senior Enlisted Leaders Conduct Second Enlisted Forum in Indonesia DENPASAR, Indonesia (Sept. 16, 2015) -- Twelve senior enlisted leaders from 10armies throughout the Pacific region shared ideas and military experiencesduring the second Senior Enlisted Leaders, or SEL, Forum at the 9th PacificArmies Chief Conference, or PACC IX, and 39th Pacific Armies Management...
17 September 2015 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Maintain Combat Mindset Kaneohe Bay -- Beneath the scorching Hawaiian sun, camouflaged in utilities, a flak jacket and kevlar, Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015, to keep the Marine’s combat...
17 September 2015 Airmen Provide Flood Relief to Kanuma City, Japan KANUMA CITY, TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, Japan -- Tropical Storm Etau hit eastern Japan with a large amount of rain, 26 inches total between Sept. 6-11, causing floods and landslides. More than 12,000 homes were flooded throughout the Greater Tokyo region and 350 landslides struck Tochigi prefecture...
17 September 2015 Pacific Angel 2015 Brings Together U.S., New Zealand and Timorese Defense Forces for Joint Operation, Free Medical Clinic for People of Baucau From September 7-14, the U.S., New Zealand and Timor-Leste jointlyparticipated in Pacific Angel 2015, with the aim of simulating a jointhumanitarian operation, organizing a free medical clinic for the people ofBaucau and upgrading key facilities in the local region that would be used incase of a...
17 September 2015 Friendly Competition Fosters Camaraderie between Marines, Airmen CAMP HANSEN, Japan - Marines and airmen gathered for a joint field meet Sept. 12 aboard Camp Hansen. The field meet provided Marines and airmen, enrolled in the sergeants course at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Camp Hansen, and airmen, enrolled in the Erwin Professional Military...
16 September 2015 Exercise Kowari 2015 Concludes in Darwin, Australia NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- The trilateral survival training exercise Kowari 2015, hosted by the Australian Defence Force and involving U.S. Marine Corps and Army, Australian Army and People’s Liberation Army personnel formally concluded at a graduation and closing ceremony Sept. 12 at...
16 September 2015 Top Army Leaders Throughout Pacific Region Gather for Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference/Pacific Armies Management Seminar DENPASAR, Indonesia — The 9th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (PACC IX) & 39th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XXXIX) began with opening ceremonies in Denpasar, Indonesia, Sept. 14. Army Chiefs of Staffs, senior land forces commanders from 26 of 38 countries throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific...
16 September 2015 25th Air Support Operations Squadron Hosts 2nd Annual Cascade Challenge SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- Airmen and Soldiers from across the globe recently converged on the island of Oahu to participate in the second-annual Cascade Challenge, held Sept. 9 - 11 at Schofield Barracks.The Cascade Challenge pitted nine teams of two service members in a competition to test...