25 July 2016 Joint Statement of the Japan-United States-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida, the Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Julie Bishop, met in Vientiane, Laos, on 25 July 2016, for the sixth ministerial meeting of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue...
25 July 2016 US Navy Korea, Republic of Korea Fleet Co-Host Senior Enlisted Symposium BUSAN, Republic of Korea – Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, (CNFK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet co-hosted a combined and joint senior enlisted leader symposium in Busan, July 22-23. Thirty-two U.S. and ROK Navy and Marine Corps leaders met to strengthen the U.S. and ROK partnership by...
25 July 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Enters US 7th Fleet INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July 23 after nearly four months supporting Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), maritime security operations and theater security cooperation...
25 July 2016 USS America Demonstrates HA/DR Capabilities during RIMPAC 2016 PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Navy ships are known for their operational capabilities at sea. Guided-missile destroyers have shot down falling satellites at sea with standard missile systems, aircraft carriers launch strike fighters off their flight decks and amphibious assault ships deploying Marine...
25 July 2016 Divers Train Together during Rim of the Pacific 2016 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Theater Engineer Brigade, trained with Canadian Pacific Dive Team and Australian Clearance Dive Team 4 in using a side scan sonar system during RIMPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,...
25 July 2016 Rim of the Pacific Dive Decontamination: Bringing New Ideas to the Surface HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Those participating forces exercised a wide range of capabilities, ranging from complex war-fighting to maritime security operations and sea control to humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The realistic training syllabus included amphibious operations, gunnery, missile,...
22 July 2016 Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Meets With New Zealand Minister of Defence U.S. Pacific Command spokesperson Cmdr. Dave Benham provided the following readout:Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), met today with New Zealand Minister of Defence Gerry Brownlee at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.After Adm. Harris welcomed Minister Brownlee with an honors...
22 July 2016 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-361 Participates in Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing currently deployed with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as part of the unit deployment program, worked alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Okinawa emergency...
22 July 2016 USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), arrived in Manila on July 20 for a routine port call that highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the Philippines and the United States.During the visit, service...
22 July 2016 Royal New Zealand Air Force Meets With Plane Crash Survivors They Helped Rescue During RIMPAC 2016 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 20, 2016) – Service members from the Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Air Squadron met with survivors of a July 15 plane crash that occurred off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 20. The squadron was one of several multinational forces...