03 June 2014 Korean Service Corps Personnel Perfect Their Skills during Army Warrior Training The Korean Service Corps (KSC) conducted its annual Army Warrior Training (AWT) exercise May 12-13 behind the Army Community Service facility on Camp Henry. Divided into two groups, nearly 130 KSC employees were involved in the intense training that involved being evaluated on tasks outlined in the...
03 June 2014 Pacific Partnership Trainers Teach Midwives Safe Birthing Techniques In an effort to boost medical readiness in the city of Kupang, Indonesia, service members from Pacific Partnership (PP14) 2014 conducted a weeklong training program for local midwives to assist in the delivery of newborn babies.According to U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Bruzzini, a neonatologist...
03 June 2014 Medical Group Provides Comfort from the Inside Out The 8th Medical Group focused on comfort for both providers and patients during their two-day, in-house training May 16 and 19, 2014 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The training was conducted in order to alleviate current and prepare for upcoming manning gaps and it started with multiple...
29 May 2014 7th Fleet Medical Team Trains with Indonesia and Malaysia Doctors On board Blue Ridge U.S. 7th Fleet's medical staff hosted Malaysian and Indonesian military medical teams underway aboard the flag ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) May 22 - 25.The training and discussions focused on the importance of medical expertise in shipboard and dive medicine, medical planning, medical evacuation...
29 May 2014 Eighth Army to Celebrate 70th Anniversary in June The top U.S. Army formation in South Korea, Eighth Army will celebrate its 70th anniversary on June 10, 2014.Activated during World War II, Eighth Army has served with distinction in the Asia Pacific region since then.Called the Pacific Victors, Eighth Army troops conducted more than 60 amphibious...
29 May 2014 Disaster Planners Test Capabilities in Indonesia for Pacific Partnership Service members and community disaster planners from Indonesia and the United States conducted a medical evacuation drill aboard the Kupang Marine Base in support of Pacific Partnership (PP14) 2014, May 27."In case of an emergency or civil unrest, we can move our forces from where they're working...
28 May 2014 F-16 Units Prepare for Routine Theater Security Deployment Approximately 12 F-16s from New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Air National Guards are set to deploy to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on June 1, 2014, demonstrating continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region. Air Combat Command continues to routinely deploy...
28 May 2014 Pacific Partnership Kicks Off with Ceremony in Indonesia Service members from Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia and the United States along with members of the humanitarian community attended an opening ceremony here hosted by the Indonesian armed Forces (TNI) to officially commence Pacific Partnership 2014, May 26.In its ninth iteration, Pacific...
28 May 2014 Naval Attaché Visit Highlights Maritime Dimension According to the Congressional Research Service, Alaska has 6,640 miles of shoreline - more than the rest of the United States combined. With the arctic sea ice rapidly diminishing, maritime traffic is swiftly increasing in the Arctic Ocean and through the Bering Strait, raising security and...
28 May 2014 Soldiers Lead Korean War Remains Excavation Nearly 40 Soldiers from units across Camp Carroll, participated in an excavation in support of the Republic of Korea Army 50th Infantry Division in Chilgok May 14.It was the first time the ROKA conducted excavation operations in Hill 487. One of the citizens living near the hill, who engaged in the...