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Aussie Officers Gain Valuable Experience Aboard Blue Ridge
August 18, 2014 — U. S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) hosted two junior officers from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to offer them in-depth shipboard training, July 28 to Aug. 14, promoting cooperation... MORE

Angel Experts Train to Save Lives
August 18, 2014 — The sounds of agony fill the air near the wooded back lot of the Central Armed Forces Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as an interpreter encourages temporary accident victims to ham-up their... MORE

The Lost Art of Human Kindness
August 18, 2014 — Working along with volunteers from Camp Stanley and Camp Red Cloud, South Korea, the 1st "Steel" Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, liaison... MORE

USS Peleliu Visits Guam
August 15, 2014 — Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu "Iron Nickel" (LHA 5), the U.S. Navy's only remaining LHA class ship, pulled into Guam for a four-day port visit, Aug. 15.This marks the first time Peleliu has... MORE

Asia-Pacific Rebalance Remains Central to Strategy, Spokesman Says
August 15, 2014 — Despite recent events in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Defense Department remain dedicated to the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear... MORE

Legislators from a Dozen States Take Tour of JBER
August 15, 2014 — A cross-section of state legislators from more than a dozen states across the U.S. visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Monday as part of the Council of State Governments of the West.Air Force... MORE

Blue Ridge Now 2nd Oldest Behind Constitution
August 15, 2014 — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) now holds the honor of being the oldest ship in the U.S. Navy’s active duty fleet, next to USS Constitution, after the decommissioning of the USS Denver... MORE

Red Flag-Alaska Keeps Training Relevant to Flyers, Maintainers
August 15, 2014 — Although the way wars are fought has changed dramatically over the years, and fighter aircraft are not always used as much as they once were, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has stressed that... MORE

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Aug. 8, 2014) - An F-18 Hornet returns from a mission, an F-22 Raptor takes to the skies, and a C-17 Globemaster prepares for a mission during Red Flag-Alaska 14-3. Red Flag- Alaska is a joint/coalition exercise designed to help militaries from all over the world hone their skills in simulated combat. 140808-F-DE377-004

Spartans Jump into Big Lake to Practice Water Landings
August 15, 2014 — Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, took advantage of the pleasant Alaska summer by carrying out a water-landing airborne operation Aug. 6 at Big... MORE

Dempsey Building Trust in Vietnam Visit
August 15, 2014 — Building trust and confidence is the theme for the first visit by a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Vietnam since 1971.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey met with his Vietnamese counterpart Lt. Gen... MORE

HANOI, Vietnam (Aug. 14, 2014) - U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a Vietnamese honor guard ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Hanoi. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen) 140814-D-VO565-005

Deputy Secretary Work to Travel to Asia-Pacific Region
August 15, 2014 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work will travel to the Asia-Pacific region next week to strengthen multilateral security cooperation, build more robust partnerships and discuss ongoing efforts and... MORE

U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement
August 14, 2014 — MR. MORRISON: Well, thank you. Aloha. I want to welcome everyone. And for our online audience, and also for the Secretary, I’d like to describe who is here in our audience. We have the mayor of... MORE

Army Divers Aid in Cambodia De-mining
August 14, 2014 — The remnants of war still exist throughout the Pacific theater's waterways. Unexploded ordnance and sunken munitions line the rivers and streams frequently traveled by military and civilian... MORE

KOH RONG, Cambodia (Aug. 13, 2014) - Two members of the Cambodian Mine Action Center diver team prepare to enter the water during the final phase of open water training while 1st Sgt. David Chebahtah (left) and Staff Sgt. Bill Behr (right), both divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, supervise during a 36-day event, focused on building their in-water confidence as well as establishing their basic unit sustainment programs.

U.S., Austalia Reaffirm Alliance: A Boon for Asia
August 14, 2014 — The rise of Asia — the world’s fastest growing economic zone, with a burgeoning middle class — is changing the world. Growing people-to-people links and technological advances are expanding the... MORE

Team Andersen Strengthens Ties with Subject-matter Expert Exchange
August 14, 2014 — Team Andersen hosted Pacific Defender 14-4, a security forces subject-matter expert exchange Aug. 4-8 conducted as part of the U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Cooperation Program.The exchange... MORE

GUAMEX 2014 Commences in the Pacific
August 14, 2014 — Military forces from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. are partnering in a multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise around the waters of Guam aimed at increasing the interoperability... MORE

Hawaii to Welcome USS Preble and USS John Paul Jones
August 13, 2014 — Two guided-missile destroyers will arrive at their new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam this week, with USS Preble (DDG 88) expected Aug. 14 and USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) on Aug. 15.John... MORE

Pacific Angel 14-4 Mongolia: Humanitarian Assistant and Joint Cooperation
August 13, 2014 — U.S. and Mongolia Armed Forces service members, with assistance from the governments of Nepal, Thailand and the Peoples Republic of China, kicked of humanitarian assistance operations in support of... MORE

Kerry Praises Past and Present Ties with Solomon Islands
August 13, 2014 — Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in the Solomon Islands, where he commemorated the nation’s cooperation with Allied forces in World War II.After flying into the capital, Honiara, on August 13,... MORE

USS Denver to Decommission after 46 Years of Service
August 13, 2014 — After 46 years of service, USS Denver will hold its decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam at 10 a.m., Aug. 14."It is with a great sense of pride that Denver will decommission as... MORE