14 December 2015 Evacuation Exercise Prepares Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, Japan - Station residents participated in a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015.This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host-foreign nation to a safe location. Evacuees include...
14 December 2015 With Another Year of CARAT Complete, DESRON 7 Looks to the Future The 21st year of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise series ended Nov. 20 following the successful completion of CARAT Cambodia.Consisting of subject matter exchanges and events, training symposia and at-sea serials, CARAT is the U.S. 7th Fleet’s premier naval...
14 December 2015 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Participated in Exercise Yama Sakura CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade worked alongside their counterparts from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Army Dec. 1-11, 2015 to conduct exercise Yama Sakura 69. YS 69 is the largest bilateral command post exercise between the U.S. and...
14 December 2015 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Returns From 7-Month Deployment MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. throughout the weekend from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command...
11 December 2015 Yama Sakura 69 Enhances Relationship Between US and Japan CAMP Itami, Japan -- United States Forces led by I Corps, joined together with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army during Yama Sakura 69 to train the bilateral ability to defend Japan.The two nations came together for the 34th iteration of the exercise at Camp Itami, Japan, the fourth...
11 December 2015 Republic of Korea Marine Corps Commandant Visits Okinawa CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Key military leaders from the Republic of Korea and the United States met at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015, to discuss regional security on the Korean peninsula and the future of the two nations’ alliance. Lt. Gen. Sang-Hoon Lee, commandant of...
11 December 2015 US-India Joint Statement on the visit of Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar to the United States Minister of Defence of India Manohar Parrikar made an official visit to the United States at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter from Dec. 7-10 that included visits to multiple U.S. facilities including U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), the Pentagon, and a visit with Secretary Carter...
11 December 2015 Night Training Gets K-9 Out of 10 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9s are also trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of...
11 December 2015 Assistant Secretary Russel Travel to Thailand, Laos and Japan Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Bangkok, Vientiane and Tokyo December 13 – 21.In Bangkok, Assistant Secretary Russel will lead the U.S. delegation to the 5th US-Thai Strategic Dialogue on December 16, in addition to viewing an Ambassador’s...
11 December 2015 Republic of Korea/U.S. Air Force Airmen participate Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Train Together KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Without a Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) flight, it would be difficult to get aircraft off the ground. Kunsan Air Base Airmen conducted their first-ever POL bilateral training with the Republic of Korea Air Force Dec. 8. This training took place to build...