25 November 2015 Yokota and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Share Helo Experience YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Indo-Asia Pacific Region experiences extreme variations of elevation and the world's most active seismic and volcanic activity, leading to many natural disasters. During these emergencies, U.S. and Japanese military units collaborate to support to those affected; like...
25 November 2015 Guam Coast Guard Sequoia Completed Partnership Building Patrol Western Pacific SANTA RITA, Guam – The USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crew recently returned from a 13-day partnership-building patrol of the waters surrounding Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific Ocean, covering 2,358 miles.The crew recovered a National...
24 November 2015 Japanese Admiral Embarks Ronald Reagan as Sea Combatant Commander During AnnualEx 16 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) Commander, Escort Flotilla 2, Rear Adm. Hidetoshi Iwasaki, assumed the role of Sea Combat Commander (SCC) on board the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Annual Exercise...
24 November 2015 Motor Transportation Marines Maintain Combat Mindset CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore - USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) surpassed the one-year mark on her scheduled 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance Nov. 17.As part of an initiative to deploy up to four LCS to the region on a rotational basis, Fort Worth...
24 November 2015 USS Fort Worth Passes One-Year Mark on Maiden Deployment CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore - USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) surpassed the one-year mark on her scheduled 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance Nov. 17.As part of an initiative to deploy up to four LCS to the region on a rotational basis, Fort Worth...
24 November 2015 Hari'i Hamutuk Exercise 2015 Officially Closes HERA, Timor-Leste (NNS) – Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, marked the end of construction for Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hera Naval Base and Hera Health Post, Nov. 5.Representatives from Timor-Leste, Australia, Japan, and the U.S., attended...
23 November 2015 Relief Assistance JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Units from across Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, welcomed the Peoples Republic of China’s People’s Liberation Army as it played host to the 11th iteration of the Disaster Management Exchange from Nov. 18-21.The DME is a bilateral training exchange between the...
23 November 2015 Stethem Joins with People's Liberation Army-Navy PLA(N) to Conduct Exercise EAST CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) joined with People's Liberation Army-Navy PLA(N) guided-missile frigate Xuzhou (FFG 530) to practice the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) and conduct a search-and-rescue (SAR) exercise, Nov...
23 November 2015 Republic of Korea/U.S. Militaries Honor Top Missile Defenders OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea air defenders from across the Korean peninsula culminated the fourth annual Korean Peninsula Missile Defender of the Year competition with a banquet at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan's Dragon Hill Lodge Nov. 20 to honor top performers. The PMDOY...
23 November 2015 U.S. Engagement With the Asia Pacific Press Conference by President Obama Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2:34 P.M. MYT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Let me begin by once again thanking the government and the people of Malaysia for hosting us at the U.S.-ASEAN and East Asia Summits. These gatherings are enormous...