16 November 2015 Pacific Air Forces Hosts 1st-Ever Republic of Korea Air Force Academy Cadet Visit JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted more than 70 Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets during a visit to the headquarters Nov. 10. The visit was part of an effort to build a foundation of partnership and interoperability between PACAF and future ROKAF...
16 November 2015 I Corps Salutes Korean-era Veterans JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – This year, America’s Corps honored Korean War-era service members during a Salute Ceremony Nov. 13, here.The ceremony focused on the service of veterans throughout United States history.The salute began with Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding general,...
16 November 2015 Humanitarian Mine Action brings Relief to Cambodia KAMPONG CHHNANG, Kingdom of Cambodia -- Signs of conflict, memories and dangers still haunt areas of Cambodia. Explosive remnants of wars from decades ago buried in rice and cashew fields or at construction sites continue to represent a threat to the people.“The country side of Cambodia is...
16 November 2015 Fitzgerald Patrols South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea, Nov. 10-15.Routine operations like this one support regional security, stability and freedom of the seas. "Fitzgerald's presence in the South China Sea reinforces...
16 November 2015 KOA MOANA Completes Jungle Training in Fiji NAMOSI PROVINCE, Fiji -- The tropical rainforest of Namosi Province, Fiji, presented Marines of KOA MOANA 15-3 with a unique opportunity to train in unfamiliar terrain and climate during an exercise with the Republic of Fiji Military Force, Oct. 12-16. The exercise focused on re-engagement...
13 November 2015 Tarawa Marine Returns Home 72 Years After the Battle HONOLULU - Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency performed a dignified transfer of remains, Nov. 12, 2015, for Cpl. Roger K. Nielson, a Marine killed during the WWII Battle of Tarawa.The Battle of Tarawa took place Nov. 20 1943 on the small island...
13 November 2015 Honolulu City and County, U.S. Military Rededicate Neal S. Blaisdell Center as War Memorial HONOLULU, Hawaii – Service members and community members gathered at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu for a war memorial plaque rededication ceremony Nov. 10.Originally dedicated on Sept. 12, 1964, as a living memorial to all of Hawaii's war veterans and war dead, acknowledgement and...
13 November 2015 Naval Officer Presented Presidential-level Award from Republic of Korea Consul General HONOLULU –The Consul General of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Mr. Walter K. Paik, presentedthe ROK President Order of National Security Merit Samil Medal to Navy Capt. PhilW. Yu during the Third ROK-U.S. Alliance Night Reception atHalekulani Hotel, Hawaii, Nov. 10. Yu served asthe U.S. Naval Attaché...
13 November 2015 U.S. and Republic of Korea Conclude Exercise Clear Horizon 2015 CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 1, and Mine Countermeasure Squadron (MCMRON) 7, completed the bilateral mine countermeasures exercise Clear Horizon with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, Nov. 13.Exercise Clear Horizon is an annual...
13 November 2015 U.S. Navy and Royal Cambodian Navies kick off CARAT Cambodia 2015 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - The U.S. Navy and RoyalCambodian Navy commenced the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness andTraining (CARAT) Cambodia exercise Nov 16, with an opening ceremony held at theRoyal Cambodian Ream Navy Base. In its sixthconsecutive year, the bilateral CARAT Cambodia exercise...