30 June 2014 South Korean Troops Participate in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Exercise Soldiers from the Republic of Korea Army participated in Exercise Atropian Phoenix at this Mojave Desert training facility this week.While U.S. and South Korean forces train on the Korean Peninsula year round, Atropian Phoenix brought them together at the U.S. Army's premier training range in...
30 June 2014 Rim of the Pacific to Kick Off in Hawaiian Islands The U.S. Pacific Command is holding a large-scale multinational maritime exercise from June 26 through Aug. 1, 2014 around the Hawaiian Islands. Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 involves 22 nations, 48 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel. The exercise...
30 June 2014 Republic of Korea Marines Train in Convoy Simulator A line of tactical vehicles cruised down a long road, with nothing but desert and an open sky surrounding them. Beneath the squawking of radio chatter, the low hum of the armored truck engines droned on. The convoy approached an urban area, and the speed of the vehicles slowed. Simulated gunfire...
30 June 2014 U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Renews Emphasis on Improving the Quality of Education in Cambodia U.S. Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Jeff Daigle visited students at Anuwat Primary and Lower Secondary School in Kampong Cham province. The school is one of the 292 schools participating in the Improved Basic Education in Cambodia (IBEC) Project, a $10 million initiative funded by the United...
30 June 2014 Chairman in Hawaii For Trilateral Talks The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will hold trilateral talks with his Japanese and Korean counterparts during a short trip to Hawaii.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey will meet with South Korean Navy Adm. Choi Yun-hee and Japanese Air Defense Force Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki. The chairman will also...
30 June 2014 Multinational Medical Team Helps Thousands in Cambodia Medical and dental practitioners from seven countries provided clinical services to more than 4,000 Cambodians over six days as part of the Pacific Partnership 2014 engagement here, concluding June 27.Approximately 116 doctors, nurses, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, and medical assistants from...
26 June 2014 20th Annual CARAT Philippines Exercise Begins in Subic Bay A U.S. Navy task group comprised of ships, aircraft, Sailors and Marines arrived in the Philippines to commence the 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 26.The guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48)...
26 June 2014 Security Adviser Rice's Meeting with Singapore Prime Minister National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met yesterday with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at the White House. Ambassador Rice and Prime Minister Lee discussed our excellent bilateral military, economic, and political cooperation, as well as a number of our shared regional and global...
26 June 2014 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Arrived in Singapore for a Goodwill Port Visit The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Singapore for a goodwill port visit, June 26. This marks the fifth visit to the "Lion City" since USS George Washington (CVN 73) relieved the now-decommissioned USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier...
26 June 2014 Arctic Warriors Summit North America's Highest Point, Put Army Gear to the Test Driven by determination and trained in arctic survival, five paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, along with one Soldier from the Army's Northern Warfare Training Center, and two Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard, scaled the highest...