06 August 2014 Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Travels to India, Australia, the Solomon Islands, and Hawaii Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar will travel to India with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and will accompany Secretary of State John Kerry to Australia, the Solomon Islands, and Hawaii from August 7-15.In New Delhi, Assistant Secretary Talwar will join...
06 August 2014 Guard Pararescuemen Train to be Prepared in Any Situation In a quiet valley, an armored vehicle is upside down with a group of Soldiers inside. Suddenly a helicopter filled with pararescuemen flies in from over the horizon. The helicopter lands and the PJ's get to work making sure the landing zone is safe and clear to fulfill their mission: stabilize and...
06 August 2014 Japanese Sailors Offer Their Thanks through Base Cleanup Sailors stationed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), in cooperation with the Sailors stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), conducted a base cleanup as a form of gratitude for...
05 August 2014 Blue Ridge Strengthens Cooperation with PLA(N) North Sea Fleet in Qingdao, China U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Qingdao, China Aug. 5 to promote maritime cooperation and reinforce a positive navy-to-navy relationship with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) North Sea Fleet. "We greatly appreciate the warm welcome our North Sea Fleet...
05 August 2014 First Multinational Proliferation Security Exercise Held in Hawaii The Unites States and its Asia-Pacific regional partners are hosting a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, Fortune Guard 2014, as the debut exercise in the new annual PSI Asia-Pacific Exercise Rotation (APER) Aug. 4-7 in Honolulu.Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense...
05 August 2014 GW Medical Team Celebrates 67 Years of Service In Support of Nation, Navy, Marine Corps Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington's (CVN 73) medical team celebrated the 67th birthday of the Navy Medical Service Corps, Aug. 4. Congress enacted the Medical Service Corps in 1947 where 251 "plankowners" were commissioned as Medical Service Corps...
05 August 2014 Anchorage Completes URT-2 NASA Testing Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) completed the second Underway Recovery Test (URT-2) for NASA's Orion Program, Aug. 5.URT-2 is the second at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a well-deck recovery method. The first testing was conducted on board USS San Diego (LPD...
04 August 2014 36th Airlift Squadron Participates in Joint Training Four C-130 Hercules' and more than 70 personnel assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base Japan arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska this week to undergo joint-aerial training with paratroopers from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion.The training takes place one week...
04 August 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry's Travel to Burma, Australia, Solomon Islands, and Hawaii Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Naypyitaw, Burma; Sydney, Australia; Honiara, Solomon Islands; and Honolulu, Hawaii August 8-13, 2014.On August 9, Secretary Kerry will arrive in Naypyitaw to meet Burmese government leaders and to attend the U.S.-ASEAN, Lower Mekong Initiative, Friends...
04 August 2014 Anchorage Departs for NASA Testing Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed Naval Base San Diego to conduct the second Underway Recovery Test (URT-2) for NASA’s Orion Program, July 31-Aug. 2.URT-2 is the second at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a well-deck recovery method. The first testing was conducted...