10 November 2014 Final Phase of 20th Annual CARAT Exercise Series Kicks Off in Brunei The 20th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei commenced at Maura Naval Base in Brunei, Nov. 10. Original CARAT partners, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) have participated since the exercise began in 1995. CARAT Brunei marks the final phase of the 2014 series, which began...
10 November 2014 Seabee UCT 2 Completes Construction Project for Philippine Navy Special Operations Group Seabees from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 and sailors from the Philippine Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG) gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a joint reconstruction boat ramp at Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City, Philippines, Nov. 5. The ceremony marked the culmination...
10 November 2014 U.S. Government Support Continues One Year after Yolanda The U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over classrooms and transitional shelters yesterday as part of the United States Government’s continuing commitment to help the people of Leyte recover from the destruction caused by Typhoon Yolanda over a...
10 November 2014 New York National Guard Public Affairs Team Tells the Story in Japan Four New York Army National Guard Public Affairs Soldiers plugged into a joint public affairs effort here to collect stories, photos and video from a joint U.S.-Japan exercise that kicked off Oct. 27 and ran through Nov. 7.The New York public affairs element consisted of three members of the 138th...
10 November 2014 15th Annual Kadena Special Olympics Brings Community Together The 15th Annual Kadena Special Olympics, one of the largest community relations events in Okinawa with more than 1,500 athletes and artists combined, was held at the Risner Fitness Center here Nov. 8.The event kicked off with an opening ceremony where the athletes heard words of encouragement...
07 November 2014 Orient Shield 14 Comes to an End with Closing Ceremony Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, Northern Army, attended a ceremony that closed Orient Shield 14, a bilateral training exercise...
07 November 2014 Typhoon Yolanda, A Year Later: U.S. Embassy Manila Suports Filipino Resilience On November 8, 2013 Typhoon Yolanda slammed into the Philippines leaving death, debris and broken lives in its wake. Within hours the U.S. Embassy, USAID, and U.S. armed forces, working with their Philippine partners were on their way bringing life and hope to the victims. The story of those...
07 November 2014 State Dept. on New Special Representative for North Korea Policy Secretary Kerry, in consultation with the White House, has named Ambassador Sung Kim as U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy. In this capacity, Ambassador Kim will coordinate and oversee policy related to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including the effort to denuclearize...
07 November 2014 Okinawa Kin Town Residents, Marines Practice Tsunami Evacuation Kin Town residents and Marines participated in a tsunami response drill Nov. 5 at Camp Hansen to increase the two communities’ readiness in the event of a natural disaster. Although similar drills have taken place in the past, this was the first exercise since a local disaster response agreement was...
07 November 2014 U.S._ROK Air Defenders Meet to Tighten Alliance, Share Knowledge through Patriot Tech Exchange Soldiers from 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade convened with the Republic of Korea Air Force's air defenders for the 2014 Technology Exchange Workshop Oct. 30 at the ROK Air Missile Defense Command headquarters.The event began with a formal discussion led by Lt. Col. Jefferey Slown of the 94th...