14 January 2015 The U.S. and Japan: Allies, Global Partners, and Friends for the Future Thank you, Merit for the introduction. Thank you, President Sakurai, forhaving me here today. And thank you all for attending.I see some familiar faces. I’ve been privileged to live in Japan and work onJapan issues for many years, as Merit mentioned. Actually, one of myprofessional highlights as a...
14 January 2015 USS Cape St. George to Return from Western Pacific Deployment The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) is scheduled to return to San Diego, Jan. 16 from an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean.During the deployment, Cape St. George and the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, Detachment 4...
14 January 2015 HQ Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, Is Always Ready Units like Headquarters Regiment from 3rd Marine Logistics Group make it possible for the Marine Corps to be ready at a moments’ notice.For their actions, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force won the maintenance readiness awards each quarter of 2014...
14 January 2015 USS Nimitz Completes Homeport Change The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton Jan. 13 after successfully transiting from Everett, Washington to Bremerton, Washington.Though only a relatively short distance from Everett, the official homeport change to Bremerton will allow Nimitz families to move...
14 January 2015 Marines Hold Night Training for Raid Force Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group set up and instructed a Realistic Urban Training Exercise for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force Jan. 10 on Camp Courtney. The Marines with the 31st MEU and the raid force performed a night raid on an objective using a...
13 January 2015 U.S. and Korean Navies Embrace Training Opportunities during January Bilateral Exchange The guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) are participating in a bilateral training exercise from Jan. 13-15 with their counterparts in the Republic of Korea navy.The bilateral training began with a port visit Jan. 11 in Donghae for USS Mustin where crew...
13 January 2015 Australian Exchange Pilot Recalls Road to Raptor Cockpit With his left eye covered, a teenage William Grady peered across the examinationroom at a stark eye chart, his dream of becoming a Royal Australian Air Forcefighter pilot hanging in the balance."E," he said tentatively,identifying the 20/200 letter easily enough before moving on. "F, P, T ... O ...Z...
13 January 2015 Realistic Training Demonstrates Unit Ability to Rapidly Deploy Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division demonstrates their ability to rapidly deploy in support of 25th ID Contingency Response Force (CRF) mission by working and airmen from the 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Wing work side-by-side...
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,...