02 February 2015 COPE SOUTH Members Provide Special Delivery to Students U.S. and Bangladesh Airmen delivered hundreds of paratroopers and airdropbundles to drop zones during Exercise COPE SOUTH 15 this week, but it was aspecial delivery that took center stage here Jan. 28. A small contingent of 10exercise participants took time from a busy flight operations schedule to...
02 February 2015 U.S. Government Assistance Enhances Education in the Philippines On January 30, the government of the Philippines and the U.S. governmentsigned a new Bilateral Assistance Agreement for Basic Education that will helpboost literacy in the Philippines. U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agencyfor International Development (USAID) Mission Director Gloria D. Steele...
02 February 2015 Bonhomme Richard Completes Flight Deck Certification The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) successfully completed flight deck certification, Jan. 29, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) (Reinforced) 262, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Det. 6.The Afloat Training...
02 February 2015 Pacific Command Senior Medical Military Delegation Visits the People's Republic of China A Pacific Command (PACOM) Senior Medical Military Delegation, which included Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, PACOM Surgeon and Brig. Gen. Patrick Sargent, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Surgeon/Commanding General, Pacific Regional Medical Command (PRMC), along with other PACOM component surgeons, conducted a...
30 January 2015 Japanese Forces Train with US Marines to Enhance Amphibious Capabilities The cold and gloomy morning starts with troops fighting against the waves of a surf line and feeling a rush of the cold ocean water drenching their bodies as they strategically ride in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts along the coast of southern California.Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st...
30 January 2015 Guam to Host Japan and Australia for exercise Cope North '15 The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal AustralianAir Force will conduct the 86th iteration of the annual exercise COPE NORTH 15at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 15 through 27.Exercise CN15 ispart of an annual, long-standing multilateral exercise, designed to...
30 January 2015 Battleship Missouri Memorial Celebrates "Mighty Mo's" Double Launch Anniversaries Seventy-one years ago, America's last battleship, the USS Missouri was launched out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard to begin a military career that would span three wars over five decades. With the "Mighty Mo" completed ahead of schedule, 19-year-old Margaret Truman, daughter of Missouri Senator Harry...
30 January 2015 Paratroopers Train with Marines in California Paratroopers assigned to Able Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th InfantryRegiment are training in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada range withMarines at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.Themonth-long training rotation is affording approximately 100 Alaska-basedparatroopers...
30 January 2015 US Soldiers and Marines Attend Finnish Army's Cold Weather Training The Finnish Army's Cold Weather Operations Basic Course graduated a small class of Finnish and American service members near the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland, Jan. 16, 2015. In addition to the Finnish students there were five U.S. Marines and three U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers were in...
30 January 2015 U.S., China Announce Defense Talks U.S. and Chinese defense officials will meet at the Pentagon Feb. 5 for the Defense Policy Coordination Talks, according to a Pentagon official. David Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, will host the talks with Rear Admiral Li Ji, deputy director of the Chinese ministry of...
29 January 2015 Mustin, John S. McCain Sailors Strengthen Partnerships in Korea through Bilateral Training and Port Visit Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) strengthened partnerships with the Republic of Korea navy during a port visit to Busan, Jan 29 - Feb 2.During the port visit, crew members plan to conduct warfighting skills engagements...
29 January 2015 U.S. "HUMVEE" Ambulances Acquired by AFP The Philippine Armed Forces took possession of 23 newly acquired U.S. ambulanceson January 26. High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, commonly referred toas “HUMVEE” ambulances, are another example of joint U.S.-Philippine efforts toimprove capabilities to meet the challenges of the 21st...
29 January 2015 Trilateral Meeting on North Korea: Remarks at Iikura House, Tokyo AMBASSADOR KIM: Good afternoon. It’s great to be back in Japan. Let me first express again our deepest condolences to Mr. Yukawa’s family and the people of Japan. We will continue to stand by our friends in Japan and support them in this very difficult period. And we of course continue to pray for...
29 January 2015 Cope South Experts Exchange Knowledge, Techniques The flightline here at Exercise Cope South 15 is usually a flurry of activity every morning, with maintainers firing up auxiliary power units and loadmasters finalizing their cargo plan.However on Jan. 27, there wasn’t a single C-130 aircraft engine running. Instead, U.S. and Bangladesh Air Force...
29 January 2015 India, US Advance Strategic Relations India and the US will initiate co-production of low-end weapons in India as the two countries renewed their 10-year Defense Framework Agreement during a visit here by US President Barack Obama Sunday through Tuesday.The agreement, which defines steps to be taken in the next 10 years to bolster...
29 January 2015 U.S. Relations With Malaysia U.S.-MALAYSIA RELATIONSThe United States established diplomatic relations with Malaysia in 1957, following its independence from the United Kingdom but has had a consular or commercial presence in the area comprising modern day Malaysia since the 1800’s. President Obama and Prime Minister Najib...
28 January 2015 Seoul-Based Sailors Embrace Resiliency Programs during Readiness Summit Seoul-based Sailors participated in a Personal Readiness Summit held at the base theater and the Dragon Hill Lodge at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Jan. 26-27.The training seminars covered a variety of Sailor resiliency topics ranging from physical readiness, stress management, sexual assault...
28 January 2015 Remarks on the U.S.-Asia Rebalance and Priorities Good morning! Thank you Your Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sirivudh, CICP Chairman, for the kind introduction. Please accept my best wishes for a happy New Year. It is wonderful to be back in Phnom Penh and with the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace – a great organization that for more...
28 January 2015 Battaglia Readies for Enlisted, Counterpart Visit in Asia As the Defense Department’s highest ranking enlisted leader primes for his visit to military installations in the Far East, he stressed the importance of having an “American footprint” there given the United States’ long-standing relationship with Korea and Japan. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan...
28 January 2015 Assistant Secretary Russel at Media Roundtable in Cambodia MODERATOR: It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Assistant Secretary Danny Russel from the State Department Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs. He’ll make a few brief remarks and then he’s here to take your questions. As a reminder, this is an “on the record” interview.ASSISTANT SECRETARY...