30 June 2015 USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Transports Six Injured from Bougainville to Ship for Critical Care The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sent an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on a critical care patient transport mission today to retrieve six injured people, including an 18-month old infant, from Han Island, a small land mass off the coast of Carteret Island in Papua New Guinea.Mercy received all six...
30 June 2015 Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Exercise Begins Combined Forces Command and Republic of Korea forces will conduct a Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore exercise from June 29 through July 9, 2015 at the Anmyeon Beach on the west coast of the Republic of Korea. This exercise will train the ROK-US service members on how to accomplish vital...
30 June 2015 U.S. – Laos Confer on ASEAN Chairmanship Preparations U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian arrived in Vientiane on June 25 for two days of meetings to explore the Lao PDR’s plans and priorities for ASEAN, while reinforcing U.S. support for Laos’ 2016 ASEAN chairmanship preparations. This is Ambassador Hachigian’s first visit to Laos, and it offers...
30 June 2015 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Medics Use Teamwork to Thrive Teamwork stems from trust, and trust is born from a bond that is built through shared experiences and hardships. A hardship can be mental, physical or both. Whether it's climbing over a wall or passing a written test, the hardships a team can face will only make them stronger.Soldiers from the 2nd...
30 June 2015 Weapons Flight Arms Most Prolific A-10 Unit It obscured the sun, but the hazy June-time skyline did nothing to change the heat. Warm temperatures and moist air permeated the Draggins' Lair here as six Airmen got into the back end of a blue-painted "bread truck." They had just finished moving a slew of munitions, some by hand. They stood by as...
29 June 2015 966th AACS Tests Upgraded Airborne Warning and Control System Platform at Northern Edge 15 Calmly soaring at 30,000 feet in the midst of nearly 100 fighters, bombers and refueling tankers executing a battle scenario, an Air Force E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveys every aircraft in a 300 mile radius, calling out commands, verifying target hits and sending aircraft...
29 June 2015 7th U.S.-India-Japan Trilateral Dialogue On June 26, the United States hosted the seventh trilateral dialogue with India and Japan in Honolulu to exchange views on a broad range of regional and global issues of mutual interest. The discussion was co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal,...
29 June 2015 Exercise Northern Edge 15 Hones Interoperability during Joint Exercise Over 6,000 U.S. service members and 200 aircraft from across the continental United States and Asian-Pacific converged upon Alaska for Exercise Northern Edge 2015, June 15-26.Northern Edge, a biannual Pacific Command contingency exercise, seeks to replicate the most challenging scenarios in the...
29 June 2015 USS Fort Worth Completes 2015 CARAT Philippines The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) wrapped up its first-ever participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines following a June 26 closing ceremony held at Naval Station Apolinario Jalandoon, Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines.Now in its 21st year,...
29 June 2015 U.S. Marines Embark on USNS Sacagawea to begin Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, have been preparing for the bilateral training exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, East Timor, beginning June 22.The Marines will highlight the exercise by focusing on the fundamentals of...