09 June 2015 Pacific Angel 2015: Closing Ceremony in Goroka U.S. Ambassador Walter North and Brigadier General William R. Burks visited Goroka yesterday to attend the Pacific Angel 2015 closing ceremony. Leading the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF) in the closing ceremony was the PNGDF Commander, Brigadier General Gilbert Toropo.The joint and...
09 June 2015 DoD, Information Technology Industry Program Achieves Mutual Benefits A collaborative learning venture between the Defense Department and private-sector information technology companies features the exchange of IT personnel and the corresponding benefits of their knowledge, experience and skills for up to a year.The Information Technology Exchange Program, or ITEP,...
08 June 2015 U.S. and the Republic of Korea Navies Bolster Alliance in Silent Shark Exercise The U.S. and the Republic of Korea navies are participating in Exercise Silent Shark 2015 in the vicinity of Guam, June 8-12. The exercise integrates U.S. and Republic of Korean anti-submarine warfare assets to bolster relations and interoperability. The units participating in Silent Shark include...
08 June 2015 Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Volunteers bring Smiles to Children in Fiji Sailors from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) visited with children and their parents at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji, June 7 as part of a community outreach project during Pacific Partnership 2015.The hospital visit was a chance for the Sailors to volunteer their time, as...
08 June 2015 USS Fort Worth Completes Initial Ship Aviation Team Training Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (35), Detachment 3, completed initial ship aviation team training (ISATT) while operating underway aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) June 7.ISATT is the qualification period necessary to validate the basic flight proficiency of Air Department...
08 June 2015 Airmen Ensure Connection to the Sky When storm clouds roll in, wind speeds increase and rain begins to cover the flightline in a foggy haze, landing aircraft on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean may seem a daunting task.The inclement weather, however, is not a problem for aviators with help from 36th Operations Support...
08 June 2015 Iwakuni City Mayor Shows Appreciation Towards Air Station Service Members Representatives from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Aerial Transport Refueler Squadron 152 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, reported to the mayor of Iwakuni at city hall June 3, 2015, after receiving awards from the Japan Good Deeds Association during their 65th...
08 June 2015 US 7th Fleet Ships Exercise First Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Concept in the Pacific Medical personnel aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) participated in the first Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) during a surgical drill June 4-5. A team of medical officers and hospital corpsmen...
08 June 2015 The U.S. – Vietnam Military to Military Relationship after Twenty Years of Diplomatic Relations “The United States and Vietnam are committed to deepening their defense relationship”, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during his June 1, 2015 visit to Vietnam.U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s visit to Vietnam on June 1, 2015 was another element in the ever stronger relationship between...
05 June 2015 Pacific Angels Build Better Relationships and Better Lives in Papua New Guinea The Pacific Angels treated more than 2000 patients in their first three days of service here.Doctors, dentists and pharmacists from the U.S., Papua New Guinea and the Australian, New Zealand, Indonesian and Philippine militaries, along with 32 volunteers from the provincial hospital and local...