05 April 2016 Eielson Selected to Receive Operational F-35A Aircraft WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs. Air Force officials chose Eielson AFB after a lengthy analysis of the location’s operational considerations, installation attributes, environmental...
05 April 2016 Special Forces Support Soldiers Participate in Sling-load Operations OKINAWA, Japan (April 4, 2016) -- The more than 11,000 pound airframe hovered just feet above the Soldiers' heads while sand and other debris obscured their vision as they focused on rigging the quad bike onto the belly of the aircraft with a sling -- an operation that requires a high-degree of...
05 April 2016 Tankers Learn to Navigate Urban Terrain Tankers took time during gunnery training to rehearse movement and maneuvers in an urban environment, setting up traffic control points and reacting to sniper fire and improvised explosive devices. Soldiers and crews from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment "Lancers," 1st Armored Brigade Combat...
05 April 2016 National Guard and State Defense Force Participate in Alaska Shield 2016 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK - The exercise included a mock plane crash in the North Slope Borough due to a cyber-attack. Upon request for support from the state, 36 Guardsmen from Headquarters and Headquarters Company; B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment; and A Troop, all with...
05 April 2016 Military Sealift Command Ships Arrive at Subic Bay, Kicks-off Exercise Balikatan 16 OLONGAPO, Philippines (March 26, 2016) - Military Sealift Command's (MSC) maritime prepositioning force (MPF) ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) offloaded her cargo to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Marines, March 26-29, at Subic Bay, in preparation for exercise Balikatan 16 (BK16). BK16, in...
04 April 2016 32nd Exercise Balikatan Opens at Camp Aguinaldo CAMP EMILIO AGUINALDO, Philippines – Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2016, April 4.“Balikatan brings our armed forces together in bilateral activity that will not only...
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04 April 2016 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Mumbai MUMBAI, India - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Mumbai, India, April 3 for a regularly scheduled port visit to promote friendships and strengthen ties. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
04 April 2016 Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae Opens Base to Jinhae Community Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Sailors and civilians welcomed hundreds of Jinhae residents during an open base event, April 2. The community building event, conducted annually in conjunction with the week-long Jinhae Gunhangie Cherry Blossom Festival, featured Morale Welfare and...
04 April 2016 U.S., Republic of Korea Mine Countermeasure Crews Train Together During Foal Eagle The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed combined mine countermeasures training as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The combined training, held March 28 – April 1, increased readiness and interoperability in mine countermeasures operations and enhanced theater security...
05 April 2016 Eielson Selected to Receive Operational F-35A Aircraft WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the new home for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs. Air Force officials chose Eielson AFB after a lengthy analysis of the location’s operational considerations, installation attributes, environmental...
05 April 2016 Special Forces Support Soldiers Participate in Sling-load Operations OKINAWA, Japan (April 4, 2016) -- The more than 11,000 pound airframe hovered just feet above the Soldiers' heads while sand and other debris obscured their vision as they focused on rigging the quad bike onto the belly of the aircraft with a sling -- an operation that requires a high-degree of...
05 April 2016 Tankers Learn to Navigate Urban Terrain Tankers took time during gunnery training to rehearse movement and maneuvers in an urban environment, setting up traffic control points and reacting to sniper fire and improvised explosive devices. Soldiers and crews from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment "Lancers," 1st Armored Brigade Combat...
05 April 2016 National Guard and State Defense Force Participate in Alaska Shield 2016 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK - The exercise included a mock plane crash in the North Slope Borough due to a cyber-attack. Upon request for support from the state, 36 Guardsmen from Headquarters and Headquarters Company; B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment; and A Troop, all with...
05 April 2016 Military Sealift Command Ships Arrive at Subic Bay, Kicks-off Exercise Balikatan 16 OLONGAPO, Philippines (March 26, 2016) - Military Sealift Command's (MSC) maritime prepositioning force (MPF) ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) offloaded her cargo to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Marines, March 26-29, at Subic Bay, in preparation for exercise Balikatan 16 (BK16). BK16, in...
04 April 2016 32nd Exercise Balikatan Opens at Camp Aguinaldo CAMP EMILIO AGUINALDO, Philippines – Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2016, April 4.“Balikatan brings our armed forces together in bilateral activity that will not only...
04 April 2016 Nations Come Together, Finalize Plans for Pacific Partnership 2016 Login to Vote!123...
04 April 2016 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Mumbai MUMBAI, India - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Mumbai, India, April 3 for a regularly scheduled port visit to promote friendships and strengthen ties. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
04 April 2016 Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae Opens Base to Jinhae Community Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Sailors and civilians welcomed hundreds of Jinhae residents during an open base event, April 2. The community building event, conducted annually in conjunction with the week-long Jinhae Gunhangie Cherry Blossom Festival, featured Morale Welfare and...
04 April 2016 U.S., Republic of Korea Mine Countermeasure Crews Train Together During Foal Eagle The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed combined mine countermeasures training as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The combined training, held March 28 – April 1, increased readiness and interoperability in mine countermeasures operations and enhanced theater security...