20 October 2014 US Soldiers Reinforce Training Skills during Orient Shield 14 The aviation Soldiers are supporting Orient Shield 14, an annual bi-lateral exercise which partners U.S. Army personnel with Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) for field and staff training exercises, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7.This year’s exercise includes Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat...
20 October 2014 Kerry, Philippine Foreign Secretary del Rosario in Indonesia QUESTION: Could I just ask you a very brief question about the thinking that went into the air drops of the weapons and ammunition into Kobane?SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely.QUESTION: And, for both of you, I'm wondering if you could talk -- say anything about how concerned, if at all you are, about the...
20 October 2014 USS Michael Murphy Departs for Maiden Deployment to Western Pacific The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oct. 20 for an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean.The ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron Three One (DESRON 31), are scheduled to conduct goodwill...
17 October 2014 U.S. Navy's Overseas Force Structure Changes Underscore Commitment to the Asia-Pacific The U.S. Navy announced today that the ballistic missile defense (BMD)-capable guided-missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Milius (DDG 69) will become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) based at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.As part of the U.S. Navy's...
17 October 2014 U.S. Delegation to the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Republic of Korea In today’s world everyone is connected. With the touch of a button – or the swipe of a finger – we can talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime, about anything. And we can do it instantly. The communications revolution has radically changed how we live our lives, do business, choose our leaders, provide...
17 October 2014 General Robinson Takes Command of Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Lori Robinson took command of Pacific Air Forces from Gen. Hawk Carlisle Oct. 16 during a change of command ceremony here.Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III praised Carlisle's past accomplishments and expressed confidence in Robinson as the new...
17 October 2014 U.S., Korean Representatives Lay Wreath at War Memorial U.S. Army generals and representatives of the Republic of Korea and its Army, laid wreaths at the Korean War Memorial here, today, to commemorate those who fought in the three-year-long conflict in that country.The small commemoration at the memorial took place at the same time as the Association of...
17 October 2014 RQ-4 Global Hawk Leaves Misawa, Flies South for Winter After temporarily nesting in Misawa for the summer, two remotely piloted RQ-4 Global Hawks returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Global Hawks arrived in May, marking the first time the aircraft landed in Japan.During its stay, the remotely piloted aircraft was able to complete numerous...
17 October 2014 Tomcats Prowl during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1 Marines from Yuma, Ariz., made an appearance during a two and half week-long exercise for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1, where they practiced scenarios that would be used in a deployed setting.Marine Attack Squadron VMA-311 Tomcats recently deployed several AV-8B Harrier ground attack aircraft to participate...
16 October 2014 Airmen Support Remote Arctic Operations Located just 508 miles from the North Pole and 1,140 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Canadian Forces Station Alert and its small contingent of personnel provides signals intelligence there and for its detachment stations.Due to its remote geographic location at the northernmost inhabited location...