07 October 2016 8th Military Police Soldiers Conduct Law Enforcement Integration with, Certify Reservists SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii− U.S. Army military police (MP) Soldiers from the 728th MP Battalion, 8th MP Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducted law enforcement integration and certification training with MP reservists from the 414th MP Company, headquartered in Joplin, Mo., Sept. 4-28,...
06 October 2016 Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 Opening Ceremony TAGUIG CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Philippine and United States Marines came together for the opening ceremony of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) here, Oct. 4, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities with humanitarian...
06 October 2016 Carter, Australian Leaders Discuss Bilateral Issues WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and two Australian government ministers met at the Pentagon today and discussed issues of mutual concern, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. Carter held the bilateral meeting with Australia's Defense Minister Marise Payne and Defense Industry...
06 October 2016 U.S. Marines, Singaporean Armed Forces Strengthen Bonds during Valiant Mark U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers with the Singapore Armed Forces exchanged techniques and tactics during platoon-level training at Range 410A aboard the Combat Center, Oct. 4-5, 2016, as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2016.“We are out here for the 25th...
06 October 2016 Fanning: Soldiers Carry 'Lion's Share' of Nation's Commitments WASHINGTON -- U.S. military commitments are global because our interests and partners are global, said Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning during the opening of the 2016 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 3. Since he moved from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to...
06 October 2016 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Come to Australia Bringing History with Them MELBOURNE, Australia -- Under the Southern Cross star map, Marines endured a six-month land, air and sea battle causing massive casualties to the U.S., their allies and the Japanese. "It was the first moment that untested Marines met Japanese troops in the skies, on the beaches, and deep in the...
05 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, Pacific Surface Action Group Link Up in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) joined two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) for a series of interoperability drills in international waters, Oct. 3-4.The BHR ESG employed the capabilities of USS Spruance (DDG...
05 October 2016 Team 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Supports Rotational Units OSAN AIR BASE -- Soldiers from the 517th Movement Control Team out of Camp Henry recently joined forces with the 138th Movement Control Team in order to conduct Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group or ADACG operations at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The reception staging and onward movement...
05 October 2016 USS Frank Cable Concludes Vietnam Engagement CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a successful technical and good will visit port visit to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, Oct. 4.Frank Cable, along with the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), were the first U.S. ships...
05 October 2016 Alaska, Mongolia Team up for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- A five member team from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron participated in a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 19-23. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency hosted the first of it’s kind exchange, partnering...