04 June 2015 Six Countries Converge for PACANGEL Papua New Guinea A six-nation Pacific Angel 15-4 team arrived June 1 in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.The Pacific Angels -- doctors, dentists, plumbers and planners from Papua New Guinea, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia -- tumbled out of trucks in Goroka, a town...
04 June 2015 Navy's Future Leaders Whet Their Fleet Experience on GW Nineteen midshipmen joined the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to gain valuable instructional fleet experience not attainable in classroom environments, May 30.These midshipmen are assigned to George Washington for approximately two weeks to further their...
04 June 2015 U.S. – India Joint Press Release on Secretary of Defense Carter’s Visit to India During an official visit to India June 2-3, Ash Carter, the United States secretary of defense, met Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar and called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also met the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Before arriving...
04 June 2015 Leaders Compete in Thunder Crucible As part of the unit's annual Thunder Crucible competition, company and battery-level officers and noncommissioned officers from the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division gathered under the morning dimness of Carey Field May 27-28 on Camp Casey, South Korea. The Thunder Crucible, which...
04 June 2015 Carter Visit Builds on Relationship Between United States, India Defense Secretary Ash Carter met Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official visit to India yesterday and today.Carter also met the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and he also visited the...
03 June 2015 Millinocket Visits the Independent Republic of Kiribati during First stop of Pacific Partnership 15 The Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) pulled into the Independent Republic of Kiribati June 3, the first mission visit of Pacific Partnership 2015. The Kiribati mission kicked off with an opening ceremony on the ship’s flight deck with many honored guests, including the president of...
03 June 2015 Australia, US Alliance on Display for Talisman Sabre 2015 More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the biennial military training exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia July 4-19.Talisman Sabre, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint Operations Command, will incorporate...
03 June 2015 Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 With above normal activity predicted for the 2015 hurricane season by the National Weather Service Forecast Office, nothing can be more timely than the Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili hurricane preparedness exercises taking place in Hawaii.More than 2,200 National Guardsmen, active duty and civilian...
03 June 2015 USNS Mercy Arrives in 7th Fleet for Pacific Partnership The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations June 4 in support of Pacific Partnership 2015.Mercy, from Naval Base San Diego, is currently serving as the primary platform for Pacific Partnership 2015. The secondary platform for the...
03 June 2015 Carter Gets Aerial View of Strait of Malacca Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his staff flew with U.S. Marines aboard an MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to get a bird’s-eye view of the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29.Carter’s visit to Singapore and the flight to observe one of the world’s busiest and most important...