16 October 2014 USS La Jolla Bids Farewell to Pearl Harbor An audience of Sailors, submarine veterans, and friends and families of the crew of USS La Jolla (SSN 701) gathered at Lockwood Hall Lanai at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 14, to bid farewell to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, celebrating an active career spanning more than three...
16 October 2014 Global Strike Workshop Delivers Key Planning Strategies Airmen from Air Force Global Strike Command, along with representatives from the Air Staff, Pacific Air Forces and the Navy, participated in the Global Strike Workshop Oct. 6-10, here, to develop plans via a joint planning group to deal with contingencies in the context of unified engagement.The...
16 October 2014 U.S. National Guard Servicemen Partner with Members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces for Medical First Responder Training A team of U.S. military servicemen from the Idaho National Guard conducted a medical training workshop in September for several members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). Both groups shared a number of techniques during a Medical First Responder Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Phnom...
15 October 2014 Pacific Pathways Increases Readiness Through Partnership The “Pacific Pathways” concept is an innovative and experimental approach to increasing Army readiness through partnership, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific said here yesterday.Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks explained the concept during a panel discussion at the annual Association of the United...
15 October 2014 Landing Craft Air Cushion Launches Fleet Survey Team for the First Time Expeditionary Survey Vessels (ESV), assigned to the Fleet Survey Team (FST), launched from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for the first time Oct. 9 during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 15). The ESVs were launched from LCAC 29, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, in the Sulu Sea. They...
15 October 2014 31st MEU Marines Visit Bataan Death March Memorial following PHIBLEX '15 Blood. Sweat. Tears. Agony. Pain. The Bataan Death March is defined by these words. An 80-mile march destroyed thousands of lives and ruined families. To honor those who are no longer here is never to forget.U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit visited the Bataan Death March Memorial...
15 October 2014 USS Columbia Visits Singapore During Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) arrived in Singapore, Oct. 4, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific.With a crew of 150, Columbia will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. "Since...
15 October 2014 Mongolia Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Workshop Management and conservation of water resources and the environment is of great interest in Mongolia. Clean fresh water is scarce resources which if not properly managed can be polluted, overused, or wasted. Like all counties there are many demands on fresh water in Mongolia. In addition to...
14 October 2014 Navy Information Operations Command Misawa, Japan Disestablished A ceremony was held on Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 10 to mark the disestablishment of U.S. Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Misawa, Japan, after the command's 52 years of distinguished service to the Navy, the nation, and its Japanese allies. Rear Adm. Sean R. Filipowski, Director of...
14 October 2014 Military Must Be Ready for Climate Change, Hagel Says Climate change is a threat multiplier, and the Defense Department is taking steps to incorporate this issue into all planning, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Peru today.Climate change has the potential to exacerbate many of the challenges the world already confronts, from the spread of...