12 May 2015 Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Additional Large Aftershock on May 12 Nepal experienced another significant earthquake at approximately 12:50 pmlocal time on May 12, following a 7.8 earthquake on April 25 and a large 6.7aftershock on April 26. Initial reports from the U.S. Geological Survey indicatea magnitude 7.3 earthquake centered in the Dolakha District of Nepal,...
12 May 2015 USAID, U.S. Pacific Command Assist Earthquake Relief in Nepal As Nepal grapples with the impact of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck April 25, the U.S. Agency for International Development is working with multiple organizations -- including U.S. Pacific Command (Pacom) -- and nations from around the world to bring relief.The Nepal earthquake has claimed...
12 May 2015 George Washington Completes Countermeasure Wash-Down System Testing The Engineering, Weapons and Air departments aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted testing of critical firefighting systems, May 11-12.Crew members performed tests on the ship's fire suppression systems, also known as the countermeasure wash-down systems,...
12 May 2015 The Muscle of the Marine Corps U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit must transport thousands of pounds of equipment all throughout the Asia-Pacific. The force under this weight is a group of Marines with the muscle to move it known as heavy equipment operators.Take Cpl. Abraham Defreitas and Lance Cpl. Reymundo...
12 May 2015 Misawa Unveils New Refueling System After a two-year process, the installation of a Type III hydrant system was officially recognized during a ribbon cutting ceremony here May 11.The system upgrade allows R-12 fuel servicing vehicles to refuel aircraft at Misawa via an underground constant pressure fuel system that transfers fuel...
12 May 2015 Marines, Australians Commemorate 73rd Anniversary of Battle of the Coral Sea Marine representatives with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 2015, attended a memorial service to commemorate the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8 at the USS Peary Gun Memorial, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The ceremony included the...
12 May 2015 South Korea Army Staff Visits 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Republic of Korea Army leaders from the 16thMechanized Infantry Brigade, 8th Infantry Division, met with 1st Armored BrigadeCombat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, staff in order to communicate tactics andtechniques regarding weapon of mass destruction removal operations, May 3, atCamp Hovey, South...
11 May 2015 CV-22 Osprey Squadron Headed for Japan The Department of Defense announced plans to station a special operations squadron of CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, according to a DoD news release issued today. The first three aircraft will arrive in the second half of 2017 with an additional seven aircraft scheduled to arrive...
11 May 2015 Carl Vinson Strike Group Conducts Exercises With Royal Malaysian Military Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and Destroyer Squadron 1 participated in various bi-lateral training events May 10 in the South China Sea with Malaysian air and surface units in support of Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet theater security cooperation objectives.The strike group...
11 May 2015 Nepal, USAF Combine Efforts to Conduct Critical Runway Repairs Airmen and Nepalese officials worked together torepair the runway at the Tribhuvan International Airport here May 9 through10.Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group attached to JointTask Force-505 and members of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal teamed up toconduct necessary repairs to...