13 July 2016 Sailors Render Medical Assistance to Tourist on Diamond Head HONOLULU -- Sailors from the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 provided emergency care to a Japanese tourist in medical distress on the Diamond Head Trail in Honolulu, July 12.Several members of the HSC-15 aircrew division were hiking Diamond Head early in the morning and were...
11 July 2016 Soldiers Master Their Craft with Expert Infantryman Badge Training CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- During the month of May, Infantry Soldiers from across the Korean Peninsula pushed themselves through grueling tests of physical and mental capabilities in an attempt to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman Badge.Of the 627 Soldiers who made the attempt, only 131 earned...
07 July 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Joint Leadership Walk with Community IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The Honorable Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Japanese government officials...
29 June 2016 Marine Rotational Force - DarwinMarines and Sailors Set Sail on HMAS Adelaide TASMAN SEA – U.S. Marines and sailors from Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarked on the Royal Australian Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship, Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Adelaide (LHD 01), at Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on June 16, 2016...
21 June 2016 Halfway Complete, Ironhorse Moves to Mastery CAMP HOVEY, Republic of Korea -- The thundering sound of 155mm artillery shells at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex were the first sounds that Korea had heard from Ironhorse since the last time the unit was here during the Korean War. In February, Fort Hood, Texas-based Soldiers from the 1st Armored...
14 June 2016 USARPAC Celebrates Army’s 241th Birthday FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- In observance of the Army's 241st birthday, and 118 years presence in the Pacific, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) celebrated at its Army Birthday Commemoration Friday evening.This year’s theme was "The American Soldier--Always Ready, Always Leading." Gen. Robert B. Brown,...
10 June 2016 Task Force Koa Moana Teaches Non-lethal Capabilities in Timor Leste METINARO, Timor Leste -- Part of the U.S. Marine Corps’ reputation as professional warriors come from the ability to understand and execute the ethically correct levels of force continuum, the fine lines and details that decide the amount of force required to handle any conflict with techniques...
08 June 2016 Exercise Habu Sentinel 16 Tests Marines' Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Capabilities MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Element Marines from 3rd Marine Division, CBRN defense platoon, Headquarters Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, tested their operational capabilities during exercise Habu Sentinel 16 at Marine...
01 June 2016 U.S., South Korean Soldiers Earn Coveted Expert Infantryman Badges CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- In the pre-dawn hours, with sweat dripping down their foreheads and a rucksack that seemed to get heavier with each step of the 12-mile march, U.S. and South Korean Soldiers pushed themselves to exhaustion and to a finish line that meant they had just one more...
31 May 2016 Securing Tomorrow's Environment NADI, Fiji – The importance of protecting the environment for future generations rang loud and clear at the 2016 Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum (RESF). The event, sponsored by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), brought together 19...