10 September 2015 Training Builds Partnership, Trust during Rising Thunder YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Soldiers were moving quickly through hallways giving hand signals, shouting commands, and communicating and working as a team. Each movement was important to the successful clearing of rooms and knowing the person next to you was trained and ready was...
10 September 2015 U.S. Government Supports Expansion of Internet in Laos Rural Areas ASEAN realize the benefit of internet connectivity through smartphonetechnology, expanding broadband access to greater number of rural people becomesincreasingly important to the region. In support of this trend, the U.S.government on September 7 and 8 sponsored a two-day conference on rural...
09 September 2015 Rising Thunder Kicks Off with Ceremony at Yakima Training Center YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- An opening ceremony for Rising Thunder 2015 was held at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, Sept. 8, 2015. The ceremony marked the beginning of the 22nd annual bilateral training exercise between the United States Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense...
09 September 2015 Mongolia Consultations Focus on Lasting Partnerships The Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs) between the Governments of Mongoliaand the United States were held September 8 at the Mongolian Ministry of ForeignAffairs in Ulaanbaatar. Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary for East Asian andPacific Affairs, led the U.S delegation, which also included...
09 September 2015 Navy Announces General Military Training Program Changes and Updates WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy's General Military Training (GMT) plan for fiscal year 2016 outlines reduced annual requirements and a redesigned program as detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 213/15 released Sept. 8. GMT is now in two categories, Standardized Core Training (SCT),...
09 September 2015 US Marines Awarded for Work in Australia NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin attended the unveiling of a conservation and awareness display for threatened giant clams Sept. 7 at the Territory Wildlife Park in Berry...
09 September 2015 Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll Event Honors the Fallen JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Several thousand runners gathered at Ford Island to honor service members who have fallen after 9/11 as part of the 8K Fisher House Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll here, Sept. 5.According to their official website, The Fisher House Foundation is best...
08 September 2015 Pacific Partners Prove Communication Key to Disaster Response MANILA, Philippines - Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2015 (PE15) is in full swing, here, after its official start Aug. 31. The 21 participating Pacific partner-nation militaries are learning first-hand the importance of speed and interoperability of communication assets when responding to a multinational...
08 September 2015 7th Infantry Division's Exercise Rising Thunder to Bring Aviation Angle to Fight WASHINGTON -- Exercise Rising Thunder kicksoff for the 22nd time today at Yakima Training Center, Washington.Theexercise annually brings Japanese soldiers to the United States to trainalongside U.S. Soldiers. This year, the exercise runs Sept. 8-25, and involvesabout 300 soldiers from the 10th...
08 September 2015 Kadena Service Members Participate in Okinawa Disaster Drill KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time ever, the 18th Wing participated in a bilateral disaster response exercise alongside Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Okinawa Prefectural Government at Atta Port Sept. 5.The exercise gave participants and spectators an understanding of how the 82...