08 July 2014 US Marines lead Mongolians during nine-day survivor course at KQ14 Your plane crashes in the middle of nowhere; you have no idea where you are. Now you and the other survivors must try to find help but also stay alive with whatever you can find.This was the scenario a platoon of Mongolian Armed Forces service members played out with the direction of their MAF and...
08 July 2014 French honor Japanese-Americans' efforts during World War II Hiroo Endo offered a concise synopsis of World War II on Wednesday afternoon.“I lost some cousins. I lost some friends,” he said in a voice made frail by his 91 years. “That’s what war is about. You kill them or they kill you.”Endo and five other Japanese-American veterans of the Army’s famed 442nd...
07 July 2014 USS Shiloh Departs Singapore The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) departed Singapore following a scheduled port visit from June 25-29. “Visiting Singapore was a fantastic opportunity for us,” said Capt. Kurush Morris, Shiloh’s commanding officer. “The port visit allowed us to experience the cultural...
07 July 2014 Chinese Hospital Ship Hosts RIMPAC Medical Exchange Conference The Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark hosted a medical exchange conference as part of the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercise here July 3.Chinese and U.S. naval medical officers gave presentations during the multinational conference, which opened with a video presentation about Peace Ark. “We wanted the...
07 July 2014 Pacific Partnership Basketball Tournament Held in Tacloban A basketball tournament was held between members of the U.S. Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Armed Forces and locals from Tacloban as part of Pacific Partnership 2014, July 5. "We played this tournament for Pacific Partnership hosted by the Philippines," said...