19 January 2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Government of Bangladesh Develop Post-disaster Plan With a population of over 14 million, Dhaka, Bangladesh, is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Each year, its population grows with increased urbanization and opportunity. Its crowded streets are often chocked with vehicles and people, leaving very little open space. Urban...
19 January 2016 Air Force, Navy Joint Operation Repairs $2.8 Million Aircraft Tail KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen and U.S. Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Seabees performed a complex rudder replacement on a KC-135 Stratotanker after inspection teams detected corrosion on the aircraft. The operation, known as a fin...
18 January 2016 Martin Luther King Day Message by Secretary of Defense Message Washington, D.C - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man of deep and abiding faith, compassion, and dedication. He reminded us all that “human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability,” and that “the time is always ripe to do right.” He challenged us all to live up to the ideals...
15 January 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Officer Candidates Learn from Marines CAMP KINSER, Okinawa -- Aspiring Japanese officers completed one of the most significant events in their training by visiting U.S. Marines and fulfilling a combine operation training requirement on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
15 January 2016 Expanded 599th Trans Team Conducts Port ops for Pathways PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade, headquartered at Wheeler Army Airfield, loaded out elements of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and the U.S. Marine Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force onto the USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless here Jan. 5-6 in support of Pacific Pathways 2016...