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,...