31 March 2015 Closing Ceremony Brings Angkor Sentinel 2015 to an End Angkor Sentinel 2015, an annual bilateral military exercise hosted by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific, came to close March 20, 2015, at the Training School for Multinational Peacekeeping Forces in Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia. The closing ceremony brought...
31 March 2015 Survival Evade Resist and Escape: Helping Flyers Return Home The worst-case scenario has the potential of becoming an overwhelming realityfor flight crews that fly in the Pacific area of responsibility.Tech.Sgts. Jeffrey Ray and Michael Garcia, 15th Operational Support Squadron SurvivalEvade Resist and Escape specialists, ensure all flight crews assigned to...
31 March 2015 S. Korean President Reaffirms US-ROK Alliance, Vows to Strengthen Defense on Fifth Anniversary on the S. Korean Navy Pohang-class Corvette Cheonan Republic of Korea President Park, Geun Hye joined bereaved family members,surviving crew members, senior government officials and military officers at theDaejon National Cemetery Mar. 26 on the fifth anniversary of the North Koreanattack on the South Korean Navy Pohang-class Corvette Cheonan to...
31 March 2015 Air Force Stands Up Task Force Cyber Secure Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III signed a memorandum on March 20, 2015, establishing Task Force Cyber Secure, to address challenges of the cyberspace domain in synchronization, operations and governance within the Air Force and with those organizations it supports."This task...
31 March 2015 PACAF F-16 Demo Team Key to Forging Friendships in Pacific The Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team is an integralpart of the command's ongoing efforts to strengthen U.S. ties with its missionpartners in the Pacific region.Eight aircrew members and one pilot fromMisawa Air Base, Japan, come together to provide the sole fighter...
30 March 2015 Bonhomme Richard Brings the Fight to the Shore for KMEP 15 The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transported Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in support of the Korean Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 2015.One major characteristic that makes Bonhomme Richard and the other ships...
30 March 2015 Shiloh Sailors Explore Singapore's Culture The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived in Singapore for a port visit, March 27.Shiloh, with more than 350 Sailors, will spend several days in Singapore, enjoying the hospitality, history and heritage of the city and surrounding area.Port visits provide U.S. Navy...
30 March 2015 Ospreys Land on Korean Amphibious Assault Ship A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft made its first ever landing on the flight deck of a Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assault ship off the coast of the Korean peninsula, March 26, 2015. The Osprey departed from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) nearby and landed on the ROK ship...
30 March 2015 Multinational Team Prepares for Pacific Endeavor U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) hosted their second weeklong Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) Planning Staff Workshop from March 23 at the Ala Moana Hotel.The workshop enables Pacific Endeavor (PE) 2015 key players, including military representatives from allied and...
30 March 2015 67th Fighter Squadron Breaks Kadena AB Sortie Record The 67th Fighter Squadron broke a Kadena Air Base record on March 26, for themost sortie missions flown in four days.The 67th FS set a lofty goal ofgetting 267 sorties in four days, but because of hard work, coordination andperseverance they were able to meet and exceed those goals by completing...