30 April 2015 Blue Ridge Visits Singapore to Strengthen Multilateral Relationships The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked staff arrived in Singapore, April 30, to emphasize the U.S. Navy's commitment to building and strengthening relationships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 crew members including embarked...
30 April 2015 U.S., South Korean Soldiers Perform Cold Load Operations In a tall reed field where Koreanroe deer hopped around, a group of young South Korean soldiers stood withcamouflage faces, fully-packed rucksacks on their backs and K-2 rifles in theirhands.The South Korean Soldiers watched and waited for their cue. Atonce, they all moved orderly and systematically...
30 April 2015 Statement by Secretary Kerry: $10 Million in Humanitarian Support to Nepal On behalf of the United States, let me begin by expressing my deepestcondolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including thefamilies of those who died in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China. The imagesare gut-wrenching: Young children carried away in ambulances, entire...
30 April 2015 Palawan Communities Celebrate Completion of New School Facilities Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes, and Sabang to turnover brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015’s ribbon cutting ceremonies, April 28-29.This year...
30 April 2015 US Ambassador Helps Open National Coast Watch Center to Enhance Philippine Maritime Domain Awareness Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, cut the ribbon inaugurating the National CoastWatch Center in an action that underscores the U.S. commitment to helping thePhilippines manage and secure its maritime domain.The U.S. has provided $20 million (880 million Philippine Pesos) to datefor the center that...
30 April 2015 Marines Rehearse Critical EOD, CBRN, Joint Training Sirens screech as two figures fully loaded with safety equipment breeze through the hazy, clouded air. With voices muffled behind gas masks, they shout instructions to each other as they entered the gas chamber, a simulated site of a leaking ordnance package. Marines performed leak, seal, package...
29 April 2015 PACOM Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team Deployed to Nepal U.S. Pacific Command continues to workclosely with the U.S. Embassy in Nepal and U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment colleagues to determine how USPACOM forces and assets can assistthe Government of Nepal in the aftermath of this disaster. The U.S. military has transported members ofthe USAID...
29 April 2015 US Marines Share Communications Practices with Armed Forces of the Philippines U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade based out of Camp Pendleton, California, spent the day sharing communications practices with Philippine Marines from 3rd Marine Brigade, Western Command today.Communications is a vital function of warfighting, and an absolute necessity for...
29 April 2015 Japanese and U.S. Submarine Forces Bolster Alliance in Guam Rear Adm. William R. Merz, commander, Submarine Group 7, and Vice Adm. Masakazu Kaji, commander, Fleet Submarine Force of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) visited Naval Base Guam April 26-28.Merz and Kaji toured Naval Base Guam, the JMSDF submarine JS Hakuryu (SS 503), and observed the...
29 April 2015 Carter Discusses Cooperation With Japanese Counterpart Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met for an hour at the Pentagon yesterday to discuss implementation plans of the newly released guidelines for U.S.-Japan defense cooperation, regional situations, the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan and defense equipment...