23 September 2016 Joint Professional Military Education Provides Insight to Enlisted Leaders KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Usually seeing a group of E-6 and E-7s coming your way strikes fear into young enlisted member, but in this case the group of joint enlisted leaders are here to learn. Enlisted leaders from across Okinawa joined forces for a week-long joint professional military...
23 September 2016 Valiant Shield Participants Engage with Youth Correctional Facility Students MANGILAO, Guam - The Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Navy joined forces with students at the Youth Correctional Facility on Sept. 22, 2016 for a basketball game. The fifteen Marines, one Airman and one Sailor are in Guam as participants of Valiant Shield, a biennial field training exercise with...
23 September 2016 Army Surgeon General Shares Journey during Pacific Region Trip HONOLULU, Hawaii -- "It doesn't matter where you start. It's where you end up," said Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), to an audience of military and civilian leaders at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, as part of her first official visit to...
22 September 2016 Nepalese Army Disaster Response Exercise Kicks Off KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bi-lateral disaster response exercise focused on earthquake preparedness began in Kathmandu Sept. 20 as part of the enduring collaboration between the U.S. and Nepalese governments to prepare for natural disasters in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The Pacific Resilience Disaster...
22 September 2016 Destroyer Squadron 7 Staff Complete Exercise Valiant Shield GUAM -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff disembarked amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Sept. 21, following completion of their duties during exercise Valiant Shield 2016. DESRON 7 staff served as the sea combat commander (SCC) for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and was...