10 November 2014 Seabee UCT 2 Completes Construction Project for Philippine Navy Special Operations Group Seabees from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 and sailors from the Philippine Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG) gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a joint reconstruction boat ramp at Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City, Philippines, Nov. 5. The ceremony marked the culmination...
10 November 2014 U.S. Government Support Continues One Year after Yolanda The U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over classrooms and transitional shelters yesterday as part of the United States Government’s continuing commitment to help the people of Leyte recover from the destruction caused by Typhoon Yolanda over a...
10 November 2014 New York National Guard Public Affairs Team Tells the Story in Japan Four New York Army National Guard Public Affairs Soldiers plugged into a joint public affairs effort here to collect stories, photos and video from a joint U.S.-Japan exercise that kicked off Oct. 27 and ran through Nov. 7.The New York public affairs element consisted of three members of the 138th...
10 November 2014 15th Annual Kadena Special Olympics Brings Community Together The 15th Annual Kadena Special Olympics, one of the largest community relations events in Okinawa with more than 1,500 athletes and artists combined, was held at the Risner Fitness Center here Nov. 8.The event kicked off with an opening ceremony where the athletes heard words of encouragement...
07 November 2014 Orient Shield 14 Comes to an End with Closing Ceremony Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, Northern Army, attended a ceremony that closed Orient Shield 14, a bilateral training exercise...