25 July 2016 Rim of the Pacific Dive Decontamination: Bringing New Ideas to the Surface HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Those participating forces exercised a wide range of capabilities, ranging from complex war-fighting to maritime security operations and sea control to humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The realistic training syllabus included amphibious operations, gunnery, missile,...
22 July 2016 Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Meets With New Zealand Minister of Defence U.S. Pacific Command spokesperson Cmdr. Dave Benham provided the following readout:Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), met today with New Zealand Minister of Defence Gerry Brownlee at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.After Adm. Harris welcomed Minister Brownlee with an honors...
22 July 2016 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-361 Participates in Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing currently deployed with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as part of the unit deployment program, worked alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Okinawa emergency...
22 July 2016 USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), arrived in Manila on July 20 for a routine port call that highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the Philippines and the United States.During the visit, service...
22 July 2016 Royal New Zealand Air Force Meets With Plane Crash Survivors They Helped Rescue During RIMPAC 2016 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 20, 2016) – Service members from the Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Air Squadron met with survivors of a July 15 plane crash that occurred off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 20. The squadron was one of several multinational forces...