18 February 2020 Armament Back Shop Locked, Loaded MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- From rotary launchers to gun systems, the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament back shop ensures the lethality of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.Airmen continually test, repair and perform daily maintenance on alternate mission equipment such as aircraft pylons, missile launchers,...
14 February 2020 US Submarine Participates in Submarine Competition FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan – A U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine will participate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Competition (SUBCOMP) in waters south of Japan, Feb. 17-21.SUBCOMP is designed to evaluate and test Japanese crews across multiple platforms...
14 February 2020 U.S. Marine Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroic Act Camp Courtney, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, was awarded the Navy and Marines Corps medal for saving a drowning pregnant woman caught in a rip current.Easter stood before his comrades in the Battle Cabin of the...
14 February 2020 Military Sealift Command, Seabees support Operation Deep Freeze SAN DIEGO -- Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant is currently conducting cargo offloads in one of the most remote and challenging environments on the planet; McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep...
14 February 2020 Coast Guard, Partners Continue Working to Remove Aground Sailing Vessel on Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, State of Hawaii, and salvors are working to remove the sailing vessel Prelude aground near Kaimana Beach, Wednesday.The owner has hired a private salvage company to remove the 33-foot Prelude. Coast Guard and state responders continue to monitor the situation for...
13 February 2020 US, Japan, Australian Forces Kick Off COPE NORTH 2020 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 100 aircraft will soar over the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia as U.S. forces, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force or JASDF) and the Royal Australian Air Force collaborates during exercise COPE...
13 February 2020 U.S. Navy Strengthen Bonds with Regional Partners through Aviation during Singapore Airshow 2020 SINGAPORE -- U.S. Navy Strengthen Bonds with Regional Partners through Aviation during Singapore Airshow 2020Crews from the Navy’s MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter of Helicopter Sea Squadron 23 (HSC-23), P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10), F/A-18E Super Hornet Strike...
13 February 2020 USS Maine Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missile PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN 741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, Feb. 12.This was part of a...
13 February 2020 Nuclear Forces Simultaneous Operations Demonstrate Global Strike Capabilities BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – February got off to a busy start for Air Force Global Strike (AFGSC) Command, with a Bomber Task Force mission to the Indo-Pacific Theater, and an unarmed Minuteman III developmental test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, taking place within days of...
13 February 2020 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment Implements Water Immersion Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment (EUD) implemented new cold water immersion training at Gwen Lake here Feb. 8. The purpose of the cold water immersion training is to ensure Soldiers are aware and capable of...