23 November 2015 U.S. Marines, Malaysian Soldiers Complete Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2015 TANDUO. Malaysia -- Darkness fills the confined space. The aroma of exhaust and burning fuel is in the air. Some rest their eyes while others bow their heads mentally preparing. Suddenly the sound of metallic tracks making contact with the beach catches everyone’s attention. “We’re on the...
23 November 2015 Readout of Pacific Fleet Commander's Meeting with PLA Navy Commander in Beijing PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with the commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, Adm. Wu Shengli, Nov. 19, at Wu's headquarters in Beijing.Swift reiterated the intentions expressed by President Obama, Secretary of Defense Carter and...
23 November 2015 Vigilant Ace 16: New Kind of Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Nov. 1 through 7 marked the planning and participation of a first of its kind exercise for 7th Air Force, Vigilant Ace 16. For a unit that already plans and/or participates in over 30 unique training events on average yearly, this was no easy task. So with that...
23 November 2015 Pacific Air Forces Commander Attends Defense Writer’s Group Breakfast WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Lori Robinson fielded questions from the Defense Writer’s Group during a breakfast at the Fairmont Washington Hotel Nov. 18.The DWG is an assembly of national security reporters from major publications across the nation that convenes for...
23 November 2015 USS Chancellorsville, Teruzuki Form Surface Action Group for ANNUALEX 16 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) joined forces for a bilateral surface action group (SAG) training during Annual Exercise (AE) 16, Nov. 16.The...
20 November 2015 Air Defenders Break Down Language Barriers, Build up Core Competency during Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – Soldiers of 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion partnered with Republic of Korea airmen of 177th Air Defense Artillery to conduct a combined ADA training event Nov. 17-18 at Suwon Air Base.The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade initiated Combined Interoperability...
20 November 2015 Final Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise Of 2015 Concludes In Cambodia SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (NNS) -- The 6th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia concluded with a closing ceremony at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base, Nov. 20.CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of nine partner...
20 November 2015 Remarks by the President at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Chief Executive Officer Summit Makati Shangri-LaManila, Philippines 10:20 A.M. PHT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. PRESIDENT OBAMA: I understand that Jack set the place on fire this morning already with his...
20 November 2015 Newest Defenders, Republic of Korea Air Force Team Up in Combat Readiness Course OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Ever since the 1950s, the U.S. and ROK alliance has been prevalent in sustaining the country's freedom. The 51st Security Forces Squadron defenders and the Republic of Korea air force will be among the first to protect and defend the base in the event of an attack...
20 November 2015 Breach and Clear: Military Polices Train in Combat Town CENTRAL TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan - “Did gunny or the lieutenant kill you?” a group of Marines casually asks each other after clearing a house at Snipe Mount, Central Training Area. Red and blue chalk dots speckle the Marines’ uniforms; evidence of the recent simulated gunfight.Fire teams of...