28 June 2016 Japanese, Arctic Paratroopers Share Diverse Spectrum of Airborne Skills during Artic Aurora Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska - U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers executed numerous training events here May 31 to June 15 in a display of Arctic readiness and Pacific partnership during Exercise Artic Aurora 2016."The Arctic Aurora Exercise has been a...
28 June 2016 Quality Assurance Strengthens Foreign Military Efforts REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- When an international customer purchases something from the U.S. government, quality assurance plays an important role in ensuring the equipment or service provided meets the same standards required for the American Warfighter.The Aviation and Missile Research, Development...
28 June 2016 Okinawa Residents, Status of Forces Agreement Members Gather for Okinawa Memorial Day Services NAHA, OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Footsteps pattered over hot walkways as figures dressed in black made their way to a shady alcove, lined by stone walls engraved with hundreds of thousands of names. The names are those whose lives were lost in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.Okinawa residents and...
28 June 2016 Deployment Readiness: Military and Family Readiness Center Supports Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Editor's note: The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Military and Family Readiness Center offers a variety of services to Department of Defense identification card holders to support the military family in times of need. These services include support during...
27 June 2016 Pacific Surface Action Group Reunites in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Participating units of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) reunited while on routine patrol in the South China Sea, June 27 after conducting nearly three months of theater security operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific.Guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance...
27 June 2016 Eyes of Guam, Hawaii CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. — In these hills, more than a dozen Guam Army National Guardsmen and several more new friends from the Hawaii Army National Guard watch mortar rounds drop from the sky.They call it Hell from Above, because when the barrages hit, there’s no warning.“Whatever’s down there, or...
27 June 2016 PACAF Plans, Executes Navy VAQ-138 'Growler' Air Contingent Operations at Clark Air Base CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- Since their arrival June 15, the U.S. Navy detachment supporting four EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft officially begin their daily operations here June 20. The Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 expeditionary detachment will conduct operations...
27 June 2016 Bombers Span 5K Miles, Demonstrate Capability during Busy Week of Operations JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Strategic bomber crews and support Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, demonstrated the flexibility and reach of airpower as they conducted eight joint and bi-lateral training sorties that spanned more than 5,000 miles across the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
27 June 2016 USS Frank Cable Continues on Deployment After Successful Port Visits in Philippines CEBU, Republic of the Philippines -- Forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Cebu, June 25, its second port call in the Republic of the Philippines.The port visits to Puerto Princesa and Cebu allowed Frank Cable Sailors and Military Sealift Command mariners to enjoy some...
27 June 2016 Wolf Pack Maintenance Gives F-16 New Wings KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing has built a legacy from the hard work, dedication and leadership of those who have had the privilege of being part of the Wolf Pack. The experiences that Airmen gain from an assignment here have lasting effects throughout their career’s and...