19 June 2014 ROK-US Army Bond at Memorial Park Soldiers from the United States Army's 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and Republic of Korea Army's 5th Logistics Support Command cleaned up the Apsan memorial park in recognition of ROK remembrance month, June 18.The two commands have been cleaning the memorial together every June for the...
19 June 2014 Cooperation Afloat Promotes Readiness in Malaysia Sailors brief before a dive off the destroyer USS Pinckney on Malaysia’s Dinding River June 18.The sailors, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One, Company 1-5, are conducting dive exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014.In its 20th year,...
19 June 2014 Civil Air Patrol Provides Assistance during RED FLAG-Alaska The skies have roared with the sounds of familiar aircraft during RED FLAG-Alaska, Eielson's premier combat training exercise. However, a lesser known group of planes with a large impact is the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force's civilian auxiliary unit which simulates threats during training...
19 June 2014 DOD Recovers Remains of 17 From 1952 Aircraft Crash in Alaska The remains of 17 service members have been recovered from an aircraft that was lost in Alaska more than six decades ago, Pentagon officials announced today.On Nov. 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, with...
18 June 2014 United States, Partners Step Up Action for Ocean Conservation A two-day conference focused on threats to the ocean has garned commitments from maritime governments to increase efforts to stop illegal fishing, to promote greater efficiency in sustainable fishing and to designate more territorial waters as marine protected areas.By stepping up their conservation...
18 June 2014 Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Helps Osan Measure Success A group of just 23 Airmen manage 5,800 pieces of equipment, 119 work centers and control $10.2 million worth of equipment assets.The unit must simultaneously execute Pacific Air Force-wide lateral support requests and ensure compliance with Air Force meterology and calibration standards, Air Force...
18 June 2014 Japan, U.S. Collaborate on Nuclear Energy Representatives of Japan and the United States assessed progress on a range of nuclear power issues and agreed on specific activities for the coming year at the third meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation in Tokyo during the week of June 9.U.S. Deputy Secretary...
18 June 2014 Secretary Kerry to Deliver Remarks at Pacific Day at the New Zealand Embassy U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at a Pacific Day event at 6 p.m. on June 18 [EST] at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington.The Pacific Day celebration will also feature remarks from the President of the Republic of Palau Tommy Remengesau, the Prime Minister of New Zealand...
17 June 2014 USS Lake Erie Returns from Final Hawaii-to-Western Pacific Deployment The Hawaii-based Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned June 16 from a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific.This is the last time the ship and crew of Lake Erie returns home to Pearl Harbor as they are scheduled to change homeports."Capt. Banigan and his team...
17 June 2014 Kerry on Second Day of Our Ocean Conference SECRETARY KERRY: Well, welcome back, everybody. Good morning to you all. And thank you, Mr. President, for that announcement. And I think many of you saw the sneak preview in the newspaper this morning, in The Washington Post, about a major announcement that John Podesta will share at lunchtime on...