08 June 2016 94th Army Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Command Hosts Land Forces Pacific Symposium AMD Panel JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii-The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command hosted a discussion panel during the fourth annual Land Forces Pacific Symposium (LANPAC) 2016, May 24-26, hosted by the Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare at Honolulu, Hawaii. The...
07 June 2016 Pearl Harbor Bids Aloha to USS Houston PEARL HARBOR – The Pacific Submarine Force and the Pearl Harbor waterfront bid farewell to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) in an Aloha celebration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 6.Sailors, submarine veterans and friends and families of the crew celebrated...
07 June 2016 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Crew Chief's Master Their Skills at Kodiak Mace ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 improved their technical skills as crew chiefs while operating aboard the KC-130J Hercules at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Kodiak Mace, May 23-27, 2016.Exercise Kodiak Mace is an annual...
07 June 2016 South Koreans honor Korean Memorial Day Just a week after Americans took time to remember their fallen war dead for Memorial Day, South Koreans did the same June 6, commemorating the nation's 61st Korean Memorial Day.Traveling from Los Angeles, California, to Seoul, South Korea, Kim Ae Soon and her daughter's family made a trip to Seoul...
07 June 2016 Consultation on People-to-People Exchange Plenary Session SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much, Madam Vice Premier. Look, at the outset, I want to make it clear to everybody that I was totally prepared to trade my speech for more singing. (Laughter.) I want to thank the Yale’s Spizzwinks, as they are known, and the Xinhua University acapella singers. My –...
06 June 2016 U.S. and Philippine Navy, Marines Enhance Maritime Cooperation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training SUBIC Bay, Philippines (NNS) -- U.S. Sailors and Marines will join the Armed Forces of the Philippines June 6-10 for CARAT Philippines 2016. The exercise will take place in multiple locations across the Philippines and in waters near Subic Bay and Palawan. This year's CARAT Philippines will focus on...
06 June 2016 Khaan Quest 2016 Officially Ends with Closing Ceremony ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - A closing ceremony commenced today at the Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, marking the official end to the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2016. For the past two weeks, Mongolian Armed Forces hosted more than 40 nations, and more than 1,500...
06 June 2016 Carter Outlines ‘Principled Network Security’ Actions for Asia-Pacific WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter today outlined a vision for principled, networked security in the Asia-Pacific during remarks at the 15th annual International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue, a major forum which draws regional and world leaders to Singapore.“Miracle...
06 June 2016 Tripler Army Medical Center Mobilizes Neo-natal Emergency Infant Care More than 250 infants are born at Tripler Army Medical Center every month, many who require no special treatment.However, a small percentage of infants are born with difficulties that require specialized care, and they need to be transported to specialty clinics throughout the country.TAMC is...
06 June 2016 Naval Forces Korea Commander Highlights US, ROK Cooperation at Symposium JEJU -DO, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea joined regional experts to discuss maritime security and naval cooperation during the 17th Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Shipboard Symposium, June 3. Rear Adm. William Byrne was one of five speakers invited to speak at the...