11 September 2015 September 11 Anniversary Washington, DC -- September 11 is a date seared into the minds of all of us at the U.S. Department of State and of citizens across America. Together, we honor the memory of the men, women, and children murdered in 2001. And we will never forget those who died three years ago in Libya: Ambassador...
11 September 2015 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Kicks Off Yudh Abhyas 15 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Soldiers with the 7th Infantry Division, ICorps and the 6th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, Indian Army, joined togetherto kick off exercise Yudh Abhyas 15, Sept. 9. The annual exercise is in its 11thyear and is a bilateral, theater security cooperation exercise...
11 September 2015 Airdrop Delivers Rice to Orphanage during PACANGEL 15-2 BAUCAU, Timor-Leste -- Scant clouds hang scattered in the sky over parched, arid grassland surrounding a small, neglected airport. Only a handful of aircraft land or take off from the airfield during the year. A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with the North Carolina Air National Guard broke the...
11 September 2015 U.S. and Republic of Korea Navies Celebrate Partnership Aboard USNS Henson BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and senior Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy representatives, visited the oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) to further foster the enduring U.S. and ROK partnership Wednesday, Sept. 9.During the...
11 September 2015 B-2 Deployment to Guam: Teamwork, Sorties, Success ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For nearly 30 days, Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, showcased the capabilities and mission effectiveness of the B-2 Spirit while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. From Aug. 7 to Aug. 28, approximately 225 Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing...
11 September 2015 U.S. Marines Work with Japan Ground Self Defense Force Members during Forest Light 16-1 CAMP IMAZU, Japan -- Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members arrived from different parts of Japan to start Forest Light 16-1 which begins Sept. 6 and concludes on Sept.18, 2015 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of...
10 September 2015 President to Spend 9/11 at Fort Meade for Worldwide Troop Talk WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is slated to visit Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, for an unprecedented, live, worldwide televised troop talk with service members on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook said today.The president, Cook said, will open with words of...
10 September 2015 Asia-Pacific Partners Establish Strong Satellite Networks as Exercise Pacific Partnership 2015 Wraps Up MANILA, Philippines - Military representatives from 21 different pacific nations are taking part in SatCom Endeavor, a smaller part of Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2015, a Philippine hosted and U.S. Pacific Command sponsored communications integration platform on Sept. 10, 2015.These pacific partners...
10 September 2015 Pacific Angel 15-2 Underway in Timor-Leste BAUCAU, Timor-Leste -- Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), and New Zealand army began humanitarian assistance operations as part of Pacific Angel 15-2 Sept. 7. During the joint humanitarian and civic-military exercise, the PACANGEL team — made...
10 September 2015 USS Houston Visits Sasebo during Western Pacific Deployment SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, Sept. 10. The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crews' interaction...