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Pacific Partnership Participates in Tacloban Hospital Anniversary Celebration
July 14, 2014 — Members from Pacific Partnership 2014 participated in the 98th anniversary celebration of the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Tacloban, July 12.“Every year on July 19 we have a nine... MORE

Marines Return from Exercise Red Flag Alaska
July 14, 2014 — More than 70 Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 and Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 1, after a month-long exercise in... MORE

GW, Stethem, ROK Navy Sailors Participate in COMREL at Busan Orphanage
July 14, 2014 — Sailors from Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy and ROK participated in a... MORE

George Washington Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan to Promote Friendship, Goodwill
July 11, 2014 — The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, July 11.GWCSG's visit to Busan serves to increase goodwill and partnership... MORE

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (July 11, 2014) - Republic of Korea Navy sailors wave South Korean and American flags as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) arrives in Busan for a port visit. George Washington is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific.

U.S. Increases Interoperability with Japan in First GUAMEX
July 11, 2014 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) completed the first Guam Exercise (GUAMEX) alongside the Japan Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF), July 9. Pinckney operated off the... MORE

John S. McCain Ports in Pyeongtaek
July 11, 2014 — The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arrived in Pyeongtaek, July 12 for a port visit. Pyeongtaek is a common destination for U.S. Navy ships assigned to the... MORE

Service Members Promoted at Leyte Gulf Historical Landmark
July 11, 2014 — Five Sailors and one Airman were frocked at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Tacloban, July 10."This is a major step in leadership," said Capt. Brian Shipman, commander of Pacific Partnership... MORE

U.S. - China Economic Alliance
July 11, 2014 — MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Special representatives, friends of the business community, (inaudible) joining us in the Strategic and Economic Dialogue through a cultural performance, then the... MORE

Gunsan City, Republic of Korea, Hosts Friendly Baseball Game
July 11, 2014 — Fourteen Airmen from the Wolf Pack participated in a game of America's pastime, baseball, against Gunsan City's own baseball league at the Kunsan Sang High School in Munhwadong, Gunsan City, June 21... MORE

U.S. State and Treasury Secretaries at Beijing Press Conference
July 10, 2014 — SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We’re delighted to be here. Let me begin by thanking our Chinese hosts for their very warm welcome and for the depth and breadth... MORE

Security Assistance Command Delivers Bridges to Nepal for Humanitarian Assistance
July 10, 2014 — The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command delivered four Acrow Roadway Bridges to the country of Nepal through its Foreign Military Sales program. The bridges are in preparation to support future... MORE

FORT BELVOIR, Va (July 9, 2014) - Soldiers from the Nepalese Army assemble one of four Acrow roadway bridges that were recently delivered to Nepal as part of a foreign military sales, coordinated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command. The modular bridge system will be used for future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)

RIMPAC Sets the Scene for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief
July 10, 2014 — U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) conducted a two-day scene setter here for the multinational and interagency participants of the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) scenario of the Rim of the... MORE

Australian, Mexican Militaries Conduct SWET Training during RIMPAC
July 10, 2014 — Australian Army and Mexican Naval Infantry Force service members conducted Shallow Water Egress Training at the pool here July 1 as part of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.During SWET,... MORE

Philippine-American Friendship Week Sees Arrival of 80 New Peace Corps Volunteers
July 10, 2014 — Philippine-American Friendship Week Sees Arrival of 80 New Peace Corps Volunteers. Landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday, July 6th, 80 new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers joined the... MORE

Pacific Partnership Medical Specialists Make an Impact in Tacloban Hospital
July 9, 2014 — Medical specialists from Pacific Partnership 2014 fixed ventilators for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVMC) in Tacloban, July 9. “We are... MORE

Kerry in Beijing at Session on Bilateral Cooperation, Security
July 9, 2014 — Secretary of State John Kerry at the beginning of the Strategic Track Session 1 on Bilateral CooperationSTATE COUNCILOR YANG: (Via translator) I thank you, Secretary Kerry, first of all, for the warm... MORE

15th OSS Airfield Management Team Kicks into Overdrive for RIMPAC
July 9, 2014 — The JBPHH flightline is a hub of flight activity for RIMPAC 2014, and with more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel slated to participate in the exercise the 15th Operations Support Squadron... MORE

Army Watercraft Supports 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Marines during RIMPAC 2014
July 9, 2014 — Logistic Support Vessel-2, the U.S. Army Vessel CW3 Harold A. Clinger, got underway from its home port July 2, to conduct the first of eight surface lifts between Kaneohe Bay and Kawaihae Harbor,... MORE

Kadena Eagles Participate in Aviation Training Relocation
July 9, 2014 — Members of the 44th Fighter Squadron, 909th Air Refueling Squadron and 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, along with aircraft assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, arrived here June 18, as part of a... MORE

US Marines lead Mongolians during nine-day survivor course at KQ14
July 8, 2014 — Your plane crashes in the middle of nowhere; you have no idea where you are. Now you and the other survivors must try to find help but also stay alive with whatever you can find.This was the scenario... MORE