04 November 2014 Kerry on U.S.-China Relations SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable advisor, and I can remember coming down to the State Department and meeting with him and with Richard Holbrooke and others in the early days of...
04 November 2014 F-35C Completes First Arrested Landing Aboard Aircraft Carrier The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego. Navy test pilot Cmdr. Tony Wilson landed F-35C test aircraft CF-03 at 12:18 p.m. aboard USS Nimitz's (CVN...
04 November 2014 US Army Soldiers Shoot for Japan Marksmanship Badge during Orient Shield 14 U.S. Army Soldiers endeavor to qualify for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Marksmanship badge, during Orient Shield 14 here, Nov. 1.It’s a rare occasion for a U.S. Army Soldier to have the opportunity to qualify for a foreign marksmanship badge; however, the Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker...
04 November 2014 Peleliu Visits Singapore One Last Time The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) pulled into Changi Naval Base for a scheduled port call following completion of Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2015."Peleliu and my crew are prepared for any operational tasking that we may be called upon to fulfill, as such, we are afforded the...
04 November 2014 US and Japanese Aviation Refuelers Demonstrate Techniques during Orient Shield 14 U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aviation personnel exchanged helicopter refueling procedures during Orient Shield 14 here Oct. 28.“Having this type of training allows us to identify each other’s capabilities, share techniques and build relationships now, so if we need to come...
03 November 2014 U.S. and Japanese Aviators Work Well Together during Orient Shield 14 U.S. Army Aviators are working and flying side-by-side with their Japanese counterparts throughout Orient Shield 14 here, Oct 27 - Nov. 7.The aviation Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Regiment based out of Wheeler Field, Hawaii, are partnering with Japan Ground Self-Defense...
03 November 2014 Pacific Fleet Commander Awarded the Korean Tong-il National Defense Medal Adm. Harry Harris Jr., the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, was awarded the prestigious Korean Tong-il national defense medal Nov. 3 during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. Republic of Korea Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Hwang Ki-chul, presented Harris...
03 November 2014 Guam Locked in Billion-dollar Waiting Game with Congress on Military Move Gov. Eddie Calvo takes issue when anyone describes his native island as “out of the way.”Although the American territory is distant from the rest of the United States – in both geography and general awareness — it’s also a four-hour commercial flight from roughly 1.7 billion people.None of this is...
03 November 2014 Pacific Air Forces Prepares for Ebola Detection and Control Ebola. It's all over the news, litters our Facebook feeds and has become a common topic of conversation. Healthcare workers from a variety of organizations have mobilized to Africa to help fight the disease, and now, some military members have begun to deploy to Liberia to support those...
03 November 2014 2501st Digital Liaison Detachment Strengthens Partnership through Discussion Eighth Army's 2501st Digital Liaison Detachment (DLD) conducted a leader professional development lecture with the First Republic of Korea Army (FROKA) Commanding General and his staff at FROKA headquarters in Wonju, South Korea, Oct. 21.The topic of the lecture was the U.S. Army Warfighting...