15 April 2016 Pacific Command Addresses University of Tennessee Aerospace and Defense Amid Knoxville's Navy Week KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (NNS) -- Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), spoke to students and faculty from the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business Aerospace and Defense Business Institute (ADBI) at a dinner engagement April 14 during Knoxville Navy Week. A...
15 April 2016 Pacific Fleet Enhances Bilateral Cooperation with Vietnam PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- U.S. Pacific Fleet senior military leaders hosted bilateral staff talks with officials from Vietnam to exchange ideas on a variety of technical and operational topics at PACFLT headquarters, April 12- 14. The talks, the sixth between the PACFLT staff and their Vietnamese...
15 April 2016 Face-to-Face Talks Strengthened U.S. - Royal Australian Navy Maritime Cooperation PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) leaders gathered at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters to conduct an Operations Steering Group (OSG) April 14. Capt. Brett Fullerton, deputy director of plans and policy at PACFLT, participated in the OSG and explained that it...
15 April 2016 Vital Recruits Enhance Cultural Growth During Pacific Pathways MANILA, Philippines. - Early Saturday morning April 9, 2016, Spc. Roel Fantilanan, a U.S. Army Soldier in the 25th Infantry Division, and native of Koronadal City, Philippines, arrived at the 25th Infantry Division Early Entry Command Post in Manila to begin work coordinating transportation and...
15 April 2016 Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians to Hone Expeditionary Tactics in Joint Environment CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs became a global symbol of terrorism. The threat created a warrior niche within the Marine Corps. Intelligent, hands-on Marines sought out the explosive ordnance disposal field, enticed by the opportunity to apply...
15 April 2016 Stennis Troop Talk SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the introduction, and you should know that you've got great leadership here. I've known the admiral for a long time, got a lot of regard for him and for all of you and what you do, and I'm here as always for you, and to say thank...
14 April 2016 Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Visits Post FORT BENNING, Ga., (April 13, 2016) -- Gen. Dalbir Singh, the chief of army staff of the Indian Army, visited Fort Benning April 8 to learn about the Maneuver Center of Excellence's mission and how the U.S. Army develops, trains and educates its Soldiers. While here, Singh visited the 75th Ranger...
14 April 2016 Marines Down Under: 1st Battalion 1st Marines Sets Footprint Kicking Off MRF-D 2016 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016, at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin, Australia, to begin the next evolution of Marine...
14 April 2016 U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander (Dolan) Pilots UH-1N, Gains Perspective YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force has a tradition of encouraging command leadership to take pilot courses on the aircraft that support their mission. Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, recently had the opportunity to take the key staff course and fly an...