12 December 2014 7th Fleet Builds Maritime Relationships in Sri Lanka, Maldives Senior leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet visited Colombo, Sri Lanka and Male, Maldives and attended the Galle Dialogues international Maritime Conference Dec. 1-6, building relationships to improve maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific.While in Sri Lanka, 7th Fleet leaders met with officials from the...
12 December 2014 Wolf Pack Charges through Beverly Bulldog 15-1 The sound of snow plows filled the streets of Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Dec. 3, as operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 15-1 kicked off.For the past week, the Wolf Pack has been participating in an operational readiness exercise alongside other 7 Air Force units and ROKAF 38th...
11 December 2014 Sustainment Proves Crucial in Exercise The Army isn't quite known for its fleet of watercraft, but during a computer-simulated exercise like Yama Sakura that occurs in a country comprised of thousands of islands, leaders say they are invaluable. The boats aren't real, but they're part of a scenario that is designed to be as realistic as...
11 December 2014 Close Bilateral Cooperation Before, During and After Typhoon Ruby/Hagupit Enables Faster U.S. Government Emergency Response The United States Embassy in Manila commends the Government of the Philippineson its extensive preparations leading up to Typhoon Ruby/Hagupit and itssuccessful response in the wake of the storm. The United States also offers itscondolences for the lives that were lost during the storm. Our thoughts...
11 December 2014 USS Fort Worth Refuels in Guam En Route to Southeast Asia Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) stopped in Guam to refuel before continuing on to Southeast Asia, Dec. 11.Fort Worth is on her maiden 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Building on USS Freedom's (LCS 1) inaugural 10-month deployment from March to...