21 May 2015 Exercise Predator Walk Kicks Off as U.S. Marines Depart Robertson Barracks ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, departed in support of Exercise Predator Walk, May 20 from Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. “We are moving personnel,...
21 May 2015 Tripler Doctor Using Military Medicine to Build Pacific Partnerships The small Pacific island nation of Palauis known to most Americans as a perilous jungle, full of reptiles and naturaldangers surrounded by stunning beaches and landscapes delivered on weeklynetwork television through challenges and tribal councils in the hit televisionshow, "Survivor". For Col...
21 May 2015 Respect and Trust: Keys to Success for Joint Operations in a Multinational Environment More than 100 noncommissioned officers packed into a crowded roomto listen in to the first Senior Enlisted Panel during the Association of theUnited States Army Institute of Land Warfare LANPAC Symposium and Exposition May19. While this is the third year for the LANPAC conference, the seniorenlisted...
20 May 2015 3rd Annual LANPAC Symposium Begins with More Partner Country Involvement The third annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exhibitionkicked off at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, May 19. LANPAC isa professional development forum sponsored by the Association of the UnitedStates Army Institute of land Warfare. During the three-day symposium,U.S. Army...
20 May 2015 Change of Command at Joint Interagency Task Force West Joint Interagency Task Force West heldits 16th change of command ceremony bidding farewell to U.S. Coast Guard RearAdm. James E. Rendon and welcoming Rear Adm. Keith M. Smith, May 21.Rendon, a Coast Guard Academy graduate from Texas, servedas the Director of Joint Interagency Task Force West from...
20 May 2015 Foreign Military Leaders Observe U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Landing during U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium Representatives from 22 nations observed an amphibious landing by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit May 19, 2015. Amphibious Assault Vehicles launched from the USS Rushmore.The landing is part of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Culebra Koa 15, an on-going joint sea-basing exercise taking place in Hawaii at...
20 May 2015 Nepal Joint Task Force Begins Drawing Down Joint Task Force 505 is drawing down its earthquake relief operations as the Nepalese government and international aid agencies have postured for long-term recovery and reconstruction efforts.Nepal announced its transition from relief operations to the recovery phase of disaster response...
20 May 2015 US Vice Chief of Naval Operations Urges Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea Use The US Navy's vice chief of naval operations presented her views on regional maritime security issues today at the biennial International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) held in Singapore.Adm. Michelle Howard told a small media roundtable that, as an effective crisis management tool between...
19 May 2015 Singapore Defence Leadership Visit U.S. Navy Ships During IMDEX 2015 Singapore'sMinister for Defence, Dr. Ng Eng Hen, visited guided-missile destroyer USSMustin (DDG 89), while Lieutenant-General Ng Chee Meng, Chief of Defence Force,visited the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) May 19 as part of theInternational Maritime Defence Exposition (IMDEX) 2015.U.S...
19 May 2015 U.S. Pacific Command Symposium Enhances Regional Stability The U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium, which includes more than 20 nations, will enhance stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said today. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, the colonel said the inaugural symposium in Hawaii this...