14 August 2015 554th RED HORSE Squadron Demolition Team Has Blast at Andersen Located about 20 minutes from Andersen Air Force Base at Northwest Field, a small group of Airmen is tasked to do something many are told to avoid: cause destruction.The 22-man 554th RED HORSE Squadron explosive demolition team is trained to use munitions for a variety of missions, including base...
13 August 2015 Marines Delivers Supplies, Clears Debris for Saipan Typhoon Relief Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit continue to assist local and federal agencies in Saipan with typhoon relief efforts.Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, along with the USS Ashland (LSD 48), have been working to distribute relief supplies in Saipan since they arrived Aug...
13 August 2015 Bio-Preparedness Exercise has ASEAN Forum Nations Refining Regional Response One theme that has come out of this week's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Bio-Preparedness Table-Top Exercise Workshop is that being prepared for an outbreak of an infectious disease is more than having enough doctors and medical staff to respond, its about communication, coordination and...
13 August 2015 Guam Contingency Response Group Assists in Typhoon Recovery Six Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) stationed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam are assisting relief efforts in Saipan following Typhoon Soudelor.The aerial port team flew aboard a helicopter to the island on Aug. 9 and has been unloading Federal Emergency Management...
13 August 2015 U.S. Conducts Counter-Narcotics Training with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Timor-Leste From August 12-14, 2015, the U.S. Embassy's Resident Legal Advisor GlennAlexander hosted a counter-narcotics seminar with prosecutors from the Office ofthe Prosecutor General at the Timor Plaza Hotel in Dili. The training sessioncovered all aspects of narcotics investigation and prosecution,...
13 August 2015 Osan Emergency Responders Receive Integrated CBRN Training Emergency Managers from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up with Bioenvironmental Engineers from the 51st Aerospace Medicine Squadron August 3-7, to participate in a series of intense, integrated base emergency response capability training exercises.Alliance Solutions Group, a company that...
13 August 2015 It Takes a Team to Aid in Relief Efforts in Saipan Over the past week the United States Coast Guard has been working with local crane operators and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist in the cleanup efforts during disaster relief efforts in Saipan. This is just one example of the inter-agency coordination it takes to aid in a...
11 August 2015 Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Exercise Keris Aman Capstone 2015 With the Strait of Malacca as a backdrop, representatives from 24 nations stood before Malaysian and U.S. dignitaries at the Army Academy parade ground, Segenting Camp, Aug. 11 to celebrate the opening ceremony of the largest multinational peacekeeping exercise of the year, Keris Aman.Co-hosted by...
11 August 2015 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to Assist Saipan during Typhoon Recovery Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Saipan today to assist with typhoon recovery efforts after the island was hit by a typhoon.Approximately 600 Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group,...
11 August 2015 Kunsan Mission Support Group Leaders Participate in Combat Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Dirt clings to his face as he reaches his left hand in front of him, blindly probing the ground. Face down, he detects something."I'm feeling some loose dirt!" he yells.On a mountainous terrain at the edge of the Yellow Sea at Kunsan Air Base, Staff Sgt. Matthew Edge, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron...