21 September 2014 Valiant Shield Units Conduct Antisubmarine Warfare Training Ships and aircraft participating in Valiant Shield 2014 conducted large-scale joint antisubmarine warfare training exercises in the Marianas Island Range Complex Sept. 18, contributing to the multiservice cooperative and collaborative focus of the present day exercise execution.“When Valiant Shield...
19 September 2014 Dual Carrier Strike Groups, Air Force, Marines Conduct Simulated Strike during Valiant Shield War-at-Sea The George Washington and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups, as well as land-based aircraft from Marine Corps Air Group 12 and Air Force 36th Operations Group completed dynamic war-at-sea exercises (WASEX) as part of Valiant Shield Sept. 16 and 18.These WASEXs utilized joint assets to simulate long...
19 September 2014 U.S., Indonesian Medical Personnel Assist over 350 during Community Event Indonesian and U.S. medical personnel provided free medical attention to more than 350 patients during a Cooperative Health Engagement, CHE, held in Sumber Waru Village, Situbundo, Indonesia.The CHE brought soldiers, nurses and doctors together from the Indonesian Armed Forces' 2nd Medical...
19 September 2014 Naval Air Facility Misawa Completes Explosives Safety Inspection Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and nine of its tenant commands completed the biannual explosives safety inspection (ESI) Sept. 18.The ESI was held Sept. 15-18 and conducted by the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA). An outstanding score of 100 percent on inventory accuracy and...
19 September 2014 Wolf Pack and ROK Defenders Tackle Combat Readiness Training More than 250 Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron tackled quarterly combat readiness training with Republic of Korea Air Force and ROK special operations forces members Sept. 15 to 17 at Kunsan Air Base, ROK.Wolf Pack defenders execute quarterly combat readiness training to ensure a...
19 September 2014 Island Firefighters Learn Rescue Skills in Joint Course Department of Defense firefighters on Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam joined with their island partners from the Guam Fire Department to develop the skills to perform high-risk rescues by participating in the DOD Rescue Technician course this month.Thirteen military and civilian fire...
18 September 2014 Combined Carrier Strike Group Destroyers, Cruisers Focus Efforts during Valiant Shield 2014 MISSILEX Grey-hulled ships steam silently in formation against an angry grey sky, their wakes churning the deep blue Pacific waters into white foam. Overhead clouds move in and out as though anticipating something will break the stillness. All is silent as the seven warships gently rock on the calm seas. The...
18 September 2014 Forecasters Prepare for Valiant Shield 2014 It is argued that the weather cost the French the Battle of Agincourt as their horses struggled across the swampy land in pursuit of Henry V’s significantly smaller British Army. “If you look across history in different battles, a lot of them have been decided by the weather or it has played a...
18 September 2014 U.S. Extends Humanitarian Relief to India Flood Victims On behalf of the American people, Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Kathleen Stephens today extended her deepest sympathies to the people of Jammu and Kashmir who have been affected by the recent flooding, especially the hundreds of families who have lost loved ones. In coordination with central and...
18 September 2014 Bilaterally Learning Medical Skills Every summer for the past 13 years, the 35th Medical Group has hosted a shadowing program for Japanese medical students from Hirosaki University in Aomori Prefecture.Four to six Japanese students are selected to participate each summer for the seven to 10 days of on-the-job learning with...