27 February 2015 Navy Aviation Electronic Attack Squadron Participates in Cope North Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 is participating in the two-week Cope North 2015 Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16-27.Cope North is a multilateral training exercise conducted annually. This year's Cope North brings U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard units together with...
27 February 2015 Exercise Spartan Pegasus Demonstrates Joint Military Partnership Paratroopers, with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, performed the largest U.S. airborne mission north of the Arctic Circle in more than a decade during Exercise Spartan Pegasus 15, Feb. 24. This exercise demonstrated their unique ability to...
27 February 2015 USS Blue Ridge Conducts Fast Cruise, Prepares for Patrols Sailors aboard U.S 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a simulated underway known as a “fast cruise” Feb. 27, to prepare for their upcoming sea trials. The fast cruise is a series of seamanship and damage control training evolutions designed to reacclimatize Sailors into an...
27 February 2015 U.S. Embassy Continues Demining Assistance in Sri Lanka Lieutenant Dave Chesson from the U.S. Embassy delivered donated equipment todayto assist with demining efforts in the former war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. This particular shipment is valued at nearly 300 million Sri Lankan rupees andjust a part of continuing U.S. assistance with demining efforts...
27 February 2015 Marines Rehearse Aircraft Fire Response A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, executed live-burn training Feb. 21 at Marine...