05 October 2015 Philippine, U.S. Marines execute demolition training during PHIBLEX 15 “Three, two, one,” said U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Corey Jeffers, counting down the seconds before detonating composition C4 plastic explosives, sending shards of metal in all directions. Once the debris clears, helmeted heads peek over a berm to view the damage caused by the explosion. For many in the...
05 October 2015 Philippine, US Recon Marines learn to survive in the jungle during PHIBLEX 2015 Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force are tasked to execute operations in the mountainous jungle vegetation of the Philippine island region of Luzon. Marines in the jungle can find themselves facing more adversaries than just the enemy– heat, weather and lack of food or water can be the...
05 October 2015 Charlie Rock says goodbye to Task Force Talon as Dogs of War assume Guam Security Force Mission "Permission to assume the Defense of Guam Mission," echoed through the Coral Reef Fitness Center on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as Capt. Joshua Geis, commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 25th Inf. Division accepted his new duty as commander of the...
02 October 2015 US Marines, Filipino Forces Begin Partnership Exercise TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – Filipino and U.S. service members gathered for the opening ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 at the Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 1.PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy forces...
02 October 2015 US Embassy Visitor Reinforces US Government Commitment to Help Yolanda Survivors Manila, Philippines – United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) Chief Strategy Officer Carla Koppell will visit thePhilippines October 1-2, to reinforce the U.S. government’s commitment to helpTyphoon Yolanda survivors build back better. Ms. Koppell will visit Tacloban City on...
02 October 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Security Airmen Enhance Capabilities during Fly-Away Security Team Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Airmen from the 647th Security Forces Squadron recently completed a five-day Air Force Fly-Away Security Team training, or FAST, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 21 through 25.FAST provides forward-deploying Airmen the opportunity to enhance specific...
02 October 2015 Navy, Air Force Hone Skills in the Skies JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- From Sept. 14 to Sept. 25, Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron duked it out with Navy Strikefighter Squadron 15 F-18 Hornets from Naval Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, each maneuvering to wrest as much training experience from...
02 October 2015 U.S.,ROK Marines Test Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response during Gas Attack GUNHA-RHI, GIMPO, Republic of Korea -- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, starts with a bang. Gas canisters explode, grenades go off, and gun fire cracks through the mountain path that U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines begin to patrol during a gas attack drill. The Marines promptly don their gas...
02 October 2015 U.S., ROK Marines Compete for Best Ranger at Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-12 GIMPO, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and Republic of Korea flags lowered to half-mast, commemorating the 14th anniversary of the events on Sept. 11, 2001. After a moment of silence, Marines from both countries got ready for one last challenge here: a grueling obstacle course to cap off...
01 October 2015 USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Japan to Support Security, Stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for the first time as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Oct. 1.Ronald Reagan's arrival to CFAY highlights her role as the fifth U.S...