29 August 2014 Citadel Pacific 2014 Enhances Security, Readiness on Guam Installations Navy and Air Force service members and personnel throughout the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility including Guam tested their anti-terrorism plans and response during Exercise Citadel Pacific 2014 (CP 14) from Aug. 25-29. Joint Region Marianas (JRM), U.S. Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air...
29 August 2014 Sending States: The International Component of Ulchi Freedom Guardian The annual combined-joint command post exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, allows Republic of Korea and U.S. service members and civilians to train together in a partnership aimed to sharpen their response to potential threats in the region.As part of the training, multi-national forces from other...
29 August 2014 Pushin' It Up with Republic of Korea Air Force The 8th Fighter Wing recently deployed four F-16 Fighting Falcons to the Republic of Korea Air Force's 20th Fighter Wing at Seosan Air Base to participate in Exercise Buddy Wing 14-8.The purpose of the training was not only to improve interoperability between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF fighter...
29 August 2014 20th CBRNE Soldiers Complete Ulchi Freedom Guardian Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) conducted a change of mission and prepared for redeployment, following their recent participation in Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea Aug. 28.Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command participated in the Korea...
29 August 2014 Rodney M. Davis Promotes Pacific Partnership at Sail Raja Ampat 2014 The crew of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) sailed alongside other navies during Sail Raja Ampat Aug. 22-23.Sail Raja Ampat is part of a series of international maritime events hosted by the government of Indonesia in West Papua, Indonesia. Crew members welcomed...
28 August 2014 Combined Forces Command Announces Completion of Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2014 The Combined Forces Command announced today that it has successfully completed its annual computer-assisted simulation exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG)."This year's Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise further strengthened our combined defense and enhanced the readiness of Republic of Korea and...
28 August 2014 Airmen and Soldiers Call Close Air Support in Red Flag 14-3 A microphone clicked beneath a camouflage helmet. The rumble of an idling M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle and the distant thud of 120-mm mortar rounds filled the radio channels, punctuating days and hours of terse back-and-forth radio conversation: air-to-ground, ground-to-air, ground units to ground...
28 August 2014 Rodney M. Davis and U.S. Coast Guard Integrate to Improve Maritime Security in Oceana The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Rodney M. Davis visited Guam 18-19 Aug. after finishing a two-week Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) Patrol. OMSI is a maritime security operation designed to enhance maritime domain awareness, increase law enforcement presence, and expand at-sea...
28 August 2014 Experts Exchange Ideas to Vector Aviation Safety Cooperation in Asia Pacific Region Military aviation is an inherently dangerous undertaking -- in every aspect, there's a chance something can go wrong, be broken, or worse, someone can get hurt. The U.S. Air Force dedicates entire career tracks to researching, measuring, evaluating and, most importantly, preventing safety mishaps...
28 August 2014 Foreign Press Center Briefing on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Senior Officials Meeting TOPIC: READOUT OF THE APEC SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETINGMR. WANG: Thank you, and thanks for the moon cake. Just kidding. Anyway, I just came back, as you know, from SOM3 in Beijing where we spent a total of actually almost two weeks, including a lot of sort of working group level meetings. And then – so...