The Gurkhas 200 Years of Service

06/22/2015
06/22/2015: For 200 years now, men from Nepal have been serving as Gurkhas within the British army. Their numbers currently stand at around three and a half thousand. The 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles are currently on exercise in Latvia. They’re taking part in Saber Strike which involves 6000 military…

Lt. Gen. John Wissler Discusses Huey Crash in Nepal

05/20/2015
05/20/2015: Lt. Gen. John W. Wissler talks at a press conference about the found Huey that went missing after conducting casualty evacuations when Nepal was struck with a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, May 15 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The aircraft carried six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The U.S. troops are part…

Ospreys Support Nepal Aid Effort

05/15/2015
05/15/2015: U.S. service members from Joint Task Force 505 drop off humanitarian aid and transport Nepalese service members using U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, at Manthali, Nepal, May 8. The Nepalese government requested assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. The U.S. government ordered JTF 505…

U.S. Marines and Nepalese Soldiers Deliver Aid on MV-22 Osprey

05/15/2015
05/15/2015: U.S. Marines and Nepalese soldiers deliver 4,000 pounds of supplies to include food, hygiene kits, and shelter from Kathmandu, Nepal to areas effected by the earthquake May 7 to support the international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation after the country was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The…

Australian C-17 aid to Nepal

05/04/2015
05/04/2015: Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster aircraft arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief stores and repatriate Australian nationals as part of OP Nepal Assist, on 30 April 2015. The relief stores consisted of hygiene kits, tarpaulins, blankets and water purification tablets. Both aircraft…