REYKJAVIK, Iceland, September 8, 2015 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met with senior Icelandic officials here today and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the defense of Iceland. In a statement summarizing the visit, Pentagon officials said Work arrived in Iceland yesterday to begin a seven-day European trip, which will also include Norway and the United … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
U.S. Service Members, Coalition Partners Conduct Amphibious Landing During Dawn Blitz 2015
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - September 8, 2015 -- United States Marines and sailors, along with service members from Japan, Mexico and New Zealand, executed an amphibious landing on the beaches of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise intended to refine the … [Read more...]
US Army Europe, NATO Leaders Begin Sustainment Terrain Walk
MANNHEIM, Germany (Sept. 8, 2015) -- Key leaders from U.S. Army Europe, or USAREUR, and NATO partners began a three-day sustainment terrain walk with a visit to the European Activity Set located on the Coleman Worksite here, Sept. 1. The sustainment terrain walk provides an opportunity for the leadership of USAREUR, as well as NATO countries and other regional partners, to … [Read more...]
Forever Brothers; Remembering Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines
ARLINGTON, Va. -- September 4, 2015 - In America’s history, there have been times when heroes were forged from all walks of life and brought together to accomplish a task larger than themselves. Surviving members of Company “H”, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines from all over the country gathered for a remembrance ceremony, held at the Marine Corps War Memorial in … [Read more...]
First Operational F-35As Arrive at Hill AFB
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - September 4, 2015 -- The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As. Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest fifth-generation fighter aircraft. "Make no … [Read more...]