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Archive: April, 2015

Focused Passage 2015
April 20, 2015 — The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise Focused Passage 2015 starts April 27 and will run through May 15.Focused Passage 2015 is designed to ensure U.S. Forces Korea servicemembers and families... MORE

Asia-Pacific Shift Creates Opportunities, Security Needs
April 15, 2015 — The Defense Department’s ongoing rebalance to the thriving Asia-Pacific region comes with many opportunities and a few pressing requirements: to upgrade security relationships, maintain specific... MORE

In this file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III at U.S. Pacific Command headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii April 12, 2015. Three days later, Locklear joined other Defense Department leaders on Capitol Hill for a hearing on maintaining the U.S. military’s technological edge.

Commander testifies to House Armed Services Committee
April 15, 2015 — General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea, testified before the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Wednesday, April 15. His statement is attached. House Armed... MORE

Future Is in Asia-Pacific Region, Carter Says
April 10, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanked U.S. troops at Osan Air Base, South Korea, for their service and spoke to them about the importance of the Asia-Pacific region.Traveling on his first official... MORE

In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter speaks to a crowd of service members April 9, 2015, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Carter briefly spoke about the importance of the United States' role in Asia before taking questions from the crowd.

Max Thunder 15-01 Wraps at Gwangju
April 10, 2015 — Members of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea, joined theirUSAF colleagues along with Marine Corps and Republic of Korea Air Forceunits at Gwangju AB, South Korea, this month for Exercise... MORE

Carter, South Korea’s Han Solidify Alliance
April 10, 2015 — The U.S.-South Korea alliance has a global reach based on mutualtrust and common values, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a jointpress conference after meeting with South Korean Minister of... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Pyeongtaek Naval Base, South Korea, April 10, 2015. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt

USFK participates in the Highly Infectious Disease Exercise with ROK counterparts
April 1, 2015 — U.S. Forces Korea participated in the Highly Infectious Disease FullScale Exercise, a Korean Center of Disease Control and Prevention-ledexercise Mar. 31. The exercise provided ROK and US interagency... MORE

Capt. Kelsey Flagg, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital emergency room charge nurse is assisted by Staff Sgt. Kyle Roberts, the senior ER medic, with removal of all contaminated waste products during the decontamination process. U.S. Forces Korea participated in the Highly Infectious Disease Full Scale Exercise, a Korean Center of Disease Control and Prevention-led exercise Mar. 31. The exercise provided ROK and US interagency and military participants training on responding to a simulated Ebola case.

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