11 March 2015 Team Yokota Shares Keys to Resiliency with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Allies Resiliency can be defined as the ability to withstand, adapt or recover fromlife's adversities. U.S. Airmen around the world are being taught skills andtechniques to help them deal with the stress of military life, while maintainingmission readiness as part of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness.At Yokota...
11 March 2015 U.S. Ambassador Bodde Opens American Road Show in Palpa U.S. Ambassador Peter W. Bodde opened the 5th Annual American RoadShow program in Palpa today. This year’s theme is “Plant a Seed, Grow aFuture.” The fourteen-day Road Show program will visit Palpa, Baglung, Myagdiand Parbat. During the program, visitors can review book exhibits, watchmovies, play...
11 March 2015 USS Frank Cable, a Mobile Repair Facility for the Fleet, Wraps up Maintenance Availability in Sasebo The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) finished repair support on multiple U.S. naval assets while in port Sasebo, Japan, March 11."Shortly after announcing our plans to visit Sasebo to the port engineers, we received word there was plenty of work to be done," said Capt. Mark Benjamin,...
10 March 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Embarks Bonhomme Richard, Focus on Core Combat Capabilities The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), embarked Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 for patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations.The ARG is comprised of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme...
10 March 2015 U.S. Ambassador to India: Toward a “Best Partnership” between India and the United States One of the truest tests of a friendship between two countries is the degreeto which their armed forces trust and collaborate with each other. Military-to-military ties between the United States and India are stronger nowthan ever, and we intend to take these ties even further in the coming monthsand...
10 March 2015 Sentry Aloha Pits Fighter vs. Fighter Residents in Hawaii may notice an increase in fighter aircraft activity as welldiversity of airframes in and around the airspaces of the state as the HawaiiAir National Guard hosts its second large-scale "Sentry Aloha" fighter exerciseof 2015.The exercise officially begins on March 5 and is...
10 March 2015 12th Marine Regiment Maneuvers through Dragon Fire Exercise 15 Rain falls for 18 hours straight onto the rocky, uninhabitable terrain in the Pohakuloa Training Area while Marines rush to break down their combat operations center. Marines start before the sun rises above the Pacific, highlighting the hills and volcanic rock as it rises to meet them 6,000 feet...
10 March 2015 Remotely Operated Vehicle Deployed to Assist in Missing Diver Recovery A Navy remotely operated vehicle (ROV) assisted in the recovery of a civilian diver who went missing at the Blue Hole near Apra Harbor, Guam, on Feb. 28 and March 1. The Guam Fire Department received a call regarding a missing South Korean tourist and several marine units were activated, including...
09 March 2015 Winnefeld: Demilitarized Zone Provides Reminder Why Military Defends Freedoms The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Korea's demilitarized zone yesterday, where soldiers from North Korea and South Korea have stared each other down for more than six decades after an armistice ended hostilities of the Korean War. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. said the tour is...
09 March 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Embarks Bonhomme Richard, Focus on Core Combat Capabilities The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), embarked Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 for patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.The ARG is comprised of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme...