22 April 2015 Carl Vinson Hosts India, Sri Lanka Distinguished Visitors Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 hosted distinguished visitors from India and Sri Lanka on April 17 and 19 respectively.Included among the visitors were U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy Vice Adm. Jayantha Perera, Sri...
22 April 2015 12 Key Tasks Help Team Osan 'Get After' Priorities This is the first in a series of articles relating an overview of the 12 keytasks at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51stFighter Wing's command priorities and defends the freedom of 51 million peoplewill be explored through the 12 tasks prioritized as: runway...
21 April 2015 US 7th Fleet, Chinese South Sea Fleet Leaders Conduct 'Staff Talks' in Zhanjiang Senior navy leaders from the U.S. 7th Fleet and People's Liberation Army Navy PLA(N) met for a professional exchange of ideas in a variety of technical and operational topics on board the Chinese ship Mount Jinggang at PLA(N) South Sea Fleet Headquarters April 21.The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue...
21 April 2015 Building Schools 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' during Balikatan 2015 Sweating under from the tropical heat, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Sprouse pauses from mixing cement to introduce himself to Philippine Navy Seaman Apprentices Arturo Arandela and Raymond Baclason in the province of San Rafael, on the island of Palawan, Philippines, April 16. Although an apparent...
21 April 2015 Military Exercises Begin in Ukraine, Philippines Military training exercises begin today in Ukraine for Fearless Guardian, and in the Philippines for the 31st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, a Pentagon spokesman said today.During a briefing with Pentagon reporters, Army Col. Steve Warren said that about 300 Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne...
21 April 2015 From Colorado to the ROK: Three Generations Serving on the Peninsula Most Airmen arrive at Kunsan Air Base with the expectation of seeing new facesand forming new relationships at the start of their year-long unaccompaniedtour. But for a father and son of the Colorado Air National Guard, when theystepped onto the Korean Peninsula, they continued a family legacy...
21 April 2015 Improving Disaster Response through a Reliable Blood Supply The U.S.military works with Asia-Pacific partner nations to improve HumanitarianAssistance and Disaster Response capacity by helping ensure a reliable andinteroperable blood supply throughout the region.Since 2009,the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Blood Safety Program has worked with civilianand...
20 April 2015 Diverse System Creates Exponential Training 0pportunities "Our goal is to simulate a big war; with live, virtual and constructive trainingwe can increase the scope of the exercise, simulating large scaleconflict."What this means, said Lt. Col. Dennis Lincoln, the 353rdCombat Training Squadron director of operations, is during RED FLAG-Alaska andother...
20 April 2015 31st Iteration of Balikatan Kicks Off Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2015 at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Republic of the Philippines, April 20.Balikatan, which translates to “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, is an...
20 April 2015 Blue Ridge Arrives in Zhanjiang to Promote Maritime Cooperation U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Zhanjiang April 20 for a port visit building relationships and reinforcing positive navy-to-navy exchanges with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet.As Blue Ridge moored pierside, members of PLA(N) greeted the ship with...