13 January 2015 Marine Corps SWAT Prepares for Deadly Encounters The sky is overcast and a brisk wind sends a chill across flat, featureless terrain. Men dressed in flak jackets and Kevlar helmets ready themselves to engage targets downrange.“Threat!” barked a tall, broad-shouldered man in green coveralls. His voice carried a thick southern accent that echoed...
12 January 2015 Arctic Wolves Descend Upon the Desert From the last frontier U.S. Army Alaska's Arctic Wolves will travel more than 3,484 miles and face an 80-degree temperature difference, in order to test their readiness to be globally deployable and regionally engaged.1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright,...
12 January 2015 USS Bonhomme Richard Departs on Deployment The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed Jan. 10 for its deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.Bonhomme Richard will embark the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit...
12 January 2015 U.S. Forces Korea Commander Visited the 8th Fighter Wing The commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea visited the 8th Fighter Wing for the first time and talked to its members about their importance here on the peninsula Jan. 9.Throughout his visit, Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti had the opportunity to...
12 January 2015 Amphibious Squadron Five/11th MEU Transits from U.S. 5th Fleet to U.S. 7th Fleet After an extensive operational period with a variety of operations and exercises, two of the three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) to the 7th Fleet, Jan. 9, 2015...
12 January 2015 Soldiers Overcome Environmental Challenges to Fitness in Alaska Polar bears thrive in Alaska, as do Arctic wolves -- particularly the Arctic Wolves of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.Thanks to the Performance Triad -- the Army surgeon general's prescription for building readiness and resilience...
09 January 2015 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conducts First Flight Training of 2015 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 conducted their first flight training of the year aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015.According to JMSDF Cmdr. Kenzo Miyazaki, executive officer of air operations with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Japanese culture...
09 January 2015 CTF-75 Establishment Ceremony Celebrates Mission Ahead Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 was established in a ceremony at Camp Covington at Naval Base Guam Jan. 9. The event formalized CTF-75's command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as...
09 January 2015 Philippines to Purchase Two US C-130 Aircraft Yesterday, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led byMajor General Victor Bayani, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, conducted asecond inspection of two U.S. C-130 aircraft at the Joint Reserve Naval AirStation in Fort Worth Texas. Following this inspection, General...
09 January 2015 Pentagon to Request 20 Percent Less for War Funding, Officials say The Pentagon will request about $51 billion in war funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, a 20-percent reduction from the $64 billion Congress approved this year and the least since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials and congressional aides said. The Overseas Contingency Operations...
09 January 2015 U.S. Navy Divers Use Advanced Equipment in Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 onboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.The Tow Fish...
08 January 2015 George Washington Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions Earns Large Afloat Chapter of the Year The USS George Washington (CVN 73) chapter of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) was selected as the Large Afloat Chapter of the Year (COY) for 2014 in an announcement by the chief of naval personnel Jan. 6. This is George Washington CSADD’s second afloat COY award in...
08 January 2015 25th Infantry Division Ready to Help Pacific Partners with Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team A tsunami hit one of the United States' Pacific partner nations. Communication is damaged or completely down. Water supplies have been interrupted. Power is out. The partner nation government expects many of its citizens will run out of food within a couple of days. They need help, and they reach...
08 January 2015 Secretary Kerry Travel to India Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ahmedabad, India, on Jan. 10 toattend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit inaugurated by Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.The Secretary will join leading U.S. business executives and innovators atthe Summit to highlight the critical role that...
08 January 2015 Ambassador Osius's on U.S. - Vietnam Relations National identity is built, in part, upon myths, uponfolklore. These stories create powerful, deep, emotional, and culturallyrelevant connections to the lands in which we dwell. One of my favoriteVietnamese myths is the story about the Vietnamese people’s creation as thechildren of two winged...
07 January 2015 DLA Energy adds fuel flexibility to Pacific operations FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Defense Logistics Agency Energy is enabling U.S. operations in and around the world’s largest ocean through an initiative that enables flexible fuel support to U.S. Pacific Command.Working in coordination with DLA Energy, Military Sealift Command contracted a U.S.-flagged...
07 January 2015 Hi-Tech Navy Sonar Searches for Air Asia Flight Wreckage The Navy is using a special, hi-tech side-scanning sonar system to assist Indonesian authorities searching for debris and bodies from Air Asia flight QZ8501, the passenger jet which recently crashed into the Java Sea.Called the Tow Fish side-scan sonar system, the technology uses sonar to map the...
07 January 2015 San Francisco visits Yokosuka during Western Pacific deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco(SSN 711) arrived at Okinawa Naval Base Jan. 6, for a port call as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, San Francisco will conduct a multitude of...
06 January 2015 USS Louisville Visits Okinawa during Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) arrived at Okinawa Naval Base Jan. 6, for a port call as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific. With a complement of more than 140 officers and men, Louisville showcased the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet in its...
06 January 2015 Search Area Expanded for AirAsia Jet, Victims The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency said the search area for the wreckage and victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 is being expanded, as the hunt for the plane's "black boxes," or flight data recorders, continues.On Tuesday, Henry Bambang Soelistyo said authorities are opening up a...