07 April 2016 US, ROK Air Defenders Demonstrate Resolve during Major Command Post Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - "We have a volley!" was a common phrase heard on Osan Air Base this month, but it had nothing to do with the sport of volleyball. Instead, it was the phrase used to announce the launch of a simulated tactical ballistic missile (TBM) by Soldiers from the 94th Army Air...
07 April 2016 Kadena Aircraft Maintenance Unit Weapons Load Competition Maintains Readiness KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the first quarter weapons load competition April 5, 2016, at the flight line here. This competition tested the speed and abilities of both squadrons to gauge their efficiency of loading weapons onto an F-15 Eagle."It...
06 April 2016 Deputy Defense Secretary to Help DARPA Christen New Class of Sea Vessel WASHINGTON, April 6, 2016 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work this week begins a short trip to Oregon and Washington State in the Pacific Northwest to meet with industry leaders and to discuss work underway for the department.Tomorrow, his first stop will be in Portland, Oregon, to deliver remarks...
06 April 2016 F-16s Surge as 35th Fighter Wing Hones Skill MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing conducted a two-day surge exercise here April 4 and 5. "During surge operations, we're validating our wing's ability to generate [aircraft] in a simulated combat scenario," said Capt. Josh Plocinski, 14th Fighter Squadron chief of...
06 April 2016 Tucson Visits Chinhae during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson arrived in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, April 6 for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson will conduct a multitude of missions and maintain proficiencies in the...
06 April 2016 Wolf Pack Soars During Buddy Wing 16-3 JUNGWON AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, practiced combined flying operations alongside counterparts from the Republic of Korea air force’s 19th Fighter Wing at Jungwon AB during Buddy Wing 16-3, March...
06 April 2016 Balikatan Exercise Strengthens U.S.-Philippine Relationship WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016 — U.S. and Philippines’ armed forces began their 32nd iteration of Exercise Balikatan yesterday in the Philippines, Defense Press Operations Director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters here today. This year’s annual exercise comprises about 5,000 U.S. service members and...
05 April 2016 Carter Proposes Updates to Goldwater-Nichols Act WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016 — To best confront challenges in an increasingly complex world, the law that defines much of the Defense Department's institutional organization needs to be updated, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 is an important piece of...
05 April 2016 Navy's Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Oversees Deployment of Wave Energy Conversion Device KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center managed the deployment of the Fred. Olsen Ltd. "Lifesaver" Wave Energy Conversion device to the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site, March 22-25. NAVFAC EXWC established and still manages the...
05 April 2016 U.S. Coast Guard, Brunei Darussalam Partner to Improve Port Security BRUNEI -- A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with Brunei officials in March.This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Director of Marine Department, Ministry of Communications to observe the implementation of the...
07 April 2016 US, ROK Air Defenders Demonstrate Resolve during Major Command Post Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - "We have a volley!" was a common phrase heard on Osan Air Base this month, but it had nothing to do with the sport of volleyball. Instead, it was the phrase used to announce the launch of a simulated tactical ballistic missile (TBM) by Soldiers from the 94th Army Air...
07 April 2016 Kadena Aircraft Maintenance Unit Weapons Load Competition Maintains Readiness KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the first quarter weapons load competition April 5, 2016, at the flight line here. This competition tested the speed and abilities of both squadrons to gauge their efficiency of loading weapons onto an F-15 Eagle."It...
06 April 2016 Deputy Defense Secretary to Help DARPA Christen New Class of Sea Vessel WASHINGTON, April 6, 2016 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work this week begins a short trip to Oregon and Washington State in the Pacific Northwest to meet with industry leaders and to discuss work underway for the department.Tomorrow, his first stop will be in Portland, Oregon, to deliver remarks...
06 April 2016 F-16s Surge as 35th Fighter Wing Hones Skill MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing conducted a two-day surge exercise here April 4 and 5. "During surge operations, we're validating our wing's ability to generate [aircraft] in a simulated combat scenario," said Capt. Josh Plocinski, 14th Fighter Squadron chief of...
06 April 2016 Tucson Visits Chinhae during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson arrived in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, April 6 for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson will conduct a multitude of missions and maintain proficiencies in the...
06 April 2016 Wolf Pack Soars During Buddy Wing 16-3 JUNGWON AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, practiced combined flying operations alongside counterparts from the Republic of Korea air force’s 19th Fighter Wing at Jungwon AB during Buddy Wing 16-3, March...
06 April 2016 Balikatan Exercise Strengthens U.S.-Philippine Relationship WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016 — U.S. and Philippines’ armed forces began their 32nd iteration of Exercise Balikatan yesterday in the Philippines, Defense Press Operations Director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters here today. This year’s annual exercise comprises about 5,000 U.S. service members and...
05 April 2016 Carter Proposes Updates to Goldwater-Nichols Act WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016 — To best confront challenges in an increasingly complex world, the law that defines much of the Defense Department's institutional organization needs to be updated, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 is an important piece of...
05 April 2016 Navy's Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Oversees Deployment of Wave Energy Conversion Device KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center managed the deployment of the Fred. Olsen Ltd. "Lifesaver" Wave Energy Conversion device to the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site, March 22-25. NAVFAC EXWC established and still manages the...
05 April 2016 U.S. Coast Guard, Brunei Darussalam Partner to Improve Port Security BRUNEI -- A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with Brunei officials in March.This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Director of Marine Department, Ministry of Communications to observe the implementation of the...