27 February 2015 Navy Aviation Electronic Attack Squadron Participates in Cope North Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 is participating in the two-week Cope North 2015 Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16-27.Cope North is a multilateral training exercise conducted annually. This year's Cope North brings U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard units together with...
27 February 2015 Exercise Spartan Pegasus Demonstrates Joint Military Partnership Paratroopers, with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, performed the largest U.S. airborne mission north of the Arctic Circle in more than a decade during Exercise Spartan Pegasus 15, Feb. 24. This exercise demonstrated their unique ability to...
27 February 2015 USS Blue Ridge Conducts Fast Cruise, Prepares for Patrols Sailors aboard U.S 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a simulated underway known as a “fast cruise” Feb. 27, to prepare for their upcoming sea trials. The fast cruise is a series of seamanship and damage control training evolutions designed to reacclimatize Sailors into an...
27 February 2015 U.S. Embassy Continues Demining Assistance in Sri Lanka Lieutenant Dave Chesson from the U.S. Embassy delivered donated equipment todayto assist with demining efforts in the former war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. This particular shipment is valued at nearly 300 million Sri Lankan rupees andjust a part of continuing U.S. assistance with demining efforts...
27 February 2015 Marines Rehearse Aircraft Fire Response A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, executed live-burn training Feb. 21 at Marine...
26 February 2015 U.S, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Mine Countermeasure Activities Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7, and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Commander (JMSDF), Mine Warfare Force concluded a three day mine warfare staff conference at CTF 76 headquarters February 25.This year’s conference highlighted an...
26 February 2015 Under Secretary Gottemoeller Travels to the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Manila, Quang Tri province, Hanoi, Canberra, Sydney, and Wellington for meetings with counterparts from February 27–March 9.From February 27–March 1, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will visit the...
26 February 2015 Naval Air Facility Misawa and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Security Training Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted security training at Camp Hachinohe Feb. 24.JGSDF Soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors shared security techniques and honed their skills while dealing with many challenging security scenarios."This is the first time...
26 February 2015 State’s Kim on U.S. Engagement with Asia-Pacific Over the past 70 years, we have witnessed amazing developments in the Asia-Pacific region. With hundreds of millions of citizens lifted out of poverty, the region is home to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet, home to more than one-third of the world’s population, and of course...
26 February 2015 Navy Hangar Construction Continues on Kadena Air Base Construction is nearly halfway complete on a project to relocate U.S. Navyaircraft operations on Kadena Air Base.Operations conducted by the U.S.Navy will be relocated from the northern runway toward the center of the base,resulting in a reduced amount of noise leaving Kadena upon the...