28 August 2015 Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom to Lead U.S. Delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom will lead a high-level U.S. Government delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Post Forum Dialogue (PIF PFD) on September 11 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Her visit will emphasize the depth and breadth...
28 August 2015 Ashland Arrives in Okinawa and Offloads 31st MEU OKINAWA, Japan -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, Japan Aug. 27 to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).Ashland completed an array of exercises throughout her patrol, which began June 3, that culminated in the bi-annual, joint-force exercise...
28 August 2015 PACFLT Commander Reaffirms Close Ties with Singapore, Thanks Sailors During Southeast Asia Visit SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, made his inaugural visit to the Republic of Singapore Aug. 26-28 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy's strong partnership and ties with the Singapore Armed Forces. The visit followed two days of leadership engagements in Kuala Lumpur,...
28 August 2015 Tailoring and Critical Thinking - Key Principles for Acquisition Success Based on recent Department of Defense (DoD)acquisition guidance, programs now have the opportunity to approach acquisitionprogram management in ways previously viewed as nontraditional. Unfortunately,many programs are hesitant to veer too far from accepted routines, thereby nottaking advantage of...
27 August 2015 Thai Combat Controllers, U.S. Air Support Operations Make It Rain JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Fliers and ground crews got used to a lot of foreign accents throughout Red Flag Alaska 15-3.However, for U.S. and coalition C-130 Hercules pilots, one unique accent that routinely pierced the steady droning noise of their Pratt and Whitney motors came from...
27 August 2015 Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Visits 607th Air and Space Operations Center OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Swedish and Swiss representatives of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission visited the 607th Air and Space Operations Center here Aug. 24 as part of an observation tour. The visit included a tour of the Hardened Theater Air Control Center and a meeting with Air...
27 August 2015 Japan Air Self-Defense Force English Briefing Contest at Naha Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Southwestern Composite Air Division hosted an English briefing contest Aug. 26 at Naha Air Base, Japan. Two officers from Kadena Air Base were invited to take part in the judging and presentation of awards.Competitors briefed the JASDF's...
27 August 2015 Yokota Airlifters Finish RED FLAG-Alaska Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with and in support of the 36th Airlift Squadron returned to Yokota Monday after traveling to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 2-24, to train combat airlift capabilities and increase joint and multinational relationships at RED FLAG-Alaska.The 98-member...
27 August 2015 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Honored for Community Service KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Four Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, were recognized during the Joint Venture Education Forum at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in Kapolei, Hawaii, Aug. 20, for their hard work, commitment and dedication working with...
26 August 2015 US Sailors, Marines Enhance Regional Cooperation during CARAT Thailand 2015 SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (NNS) -- The 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Royal Thai Armed Forces began Aug. 27 in the vicinity of Sattahip Naval Base. The Thailand phase of CARAT 2015 consists of eight days...