17 July 2015 USNS Mercy Participates in First Disaster Response Exercise of Pacific Partnership 2015 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (NNS) -- On Sept. 18, 1994, the Rabaul caldera, an active volcano located on the northern part of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea, erupted and nearly wiped out the nearby town of Rabaul.Approximately 30,000 people were evacuated from Rabaul to the nearby towns of...
17 July 2015 Combat Logistics Company Marines Grow Together during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36(CLC-36) arrived at Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2015, to revisit their basic riflemen foundations during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015(DF15).Dragon Fire is an annual exercise CLC-36 participates in to refresh their Marine riflemen skills and maintain a combat...
17 July 2015 Antietam, Australian Defence Force Strengthen Air Defense Readiness TIMOR SEA (NNS) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) with the Australian Defence Force in support of Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015, July 12.TS is a biennial exercise that aims to improve interoperability between U.S. and...
16 July 2015 Carrier Air Wing 5 Conducts Land Strike Training With Royal Australian Air Force TIMOR SEA -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), conducted high-intensity land strike training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15), July 16.The land strike training was one...
16 July 2015 Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Marine Corps Kick-Off This Year’s Second Aviation Assault Support Exercise Manila - 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Division and Philippine Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 1 kicked-off this year’s second iteration of Aviation Assault Support Exercise (AASE) Monday, a three-week exercise designed to expand and promote cooperative training opportunities with the Armed...
16 July 2015 Landing Craft Make Transporting Easy during Talisman Sabre INDIAN OCEAN -- During the bi-anual exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, Marine landing craft are playing an essential role to safely transport marines from ships to shore.Aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), one landing craft utility (LCU) is ensuring the job gets done during this...
16 July 2015 Control Group Keeps Talisman Sabre 2015 Training on Target PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – As tens of thousands conduct military training in Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15), a combined American-Australian team of nearly 2,500 is working behind the scenes to ensure the exercise is as realistic as possible.Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral exercise...
16 July 2015 Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Team Connects Pipeline at Anmyeon Beach in South Korea ANMYEON BEACH, Republic of Korea - U.S. and Republic of Korea forces successfully connected and tested a 3.2 kilometer (2 mile) long temporary fuel transfer pipeline from a U.S. Naval vessel to Anmyeon Beach in South Korea July 1-3 as part of the Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS)...
16 July 2015 U.S. Marines, Australians Conduct Amphibious Assault for Talisman Sabre 2015 FOG BAY, Australia - The Marine Corps has long been synonymous with ship to shore operations. From the Marines’ first amphibious landing at the Battle of Nassau in 1776 to now, the Marine Corp has established itself as the premier force in amphibious assaults. Today, another Pacific power is making...
15 July 2015 USS Houston Visits Singapore during Western Pacific Deployment SINGAPORE -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) arrived in Singapore July 15 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific.With a crew of approximately 142, Houston will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the...