15 March 2016 13th, 31st Marine Expeditionary Units Bare Fangs for Exercise Ssang Yong OFF THE COAST OF BUSAN, South Korea -- U.S. Marines and sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, join the Japan based 31st MEU, the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps as well as other U.S. and partner nation forces for Exercise Ssang...
15 March 2016 USS Russell Arrives in Manila Bay MANILA, Philippines — The USS Russell (DDG 59), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived in Manila Bay on March 13 as part of a routine visit for maintenance and crew rest. The USS Russell is making its way back to its homeport in San Diego, California after a highly successful...
15 March 2016 Alaska Logistics Readiness Squadron and Support Units Exercise Mobility Readiness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted the 673d Mission Support Group's annual mobility exercise March 10. Each support group on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson who own deployable assets, but may not regularly deploy cargo, participates in these...
15 March 2016 Stallion Soldiers Prepare for Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear Threats CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - For some Americans, it might be hard to imagine that the Republic of Korea could be at risk of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack, but it is one of the threats that U.S. Soldiers serving here are preparing for. "Based on our proximity to the threat, we...
15 March 2016 Dragons Breathe Life into Unit’s Korean History CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - In 1950, when retired Col. Jong-hwan Lee was 17, his countrymen were fleeing Seoul and other northern cities from advancing communist forces. After spending five days in basic training and firing only five bullets during that training, the young Korean Augmentee to the...
14 March 2016 US, Cambodian Forces Partner for Angkor Sentinel 16 KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia (March 14, 2016) - U.S. and Cambodian forces officially opened Angkor Sentinel 2016, an annual bilateral military exercise hosted by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific, during a ceremony, March 14, at the Training School for...
14 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge Visits Singapore During Regional Patrol SINGAPORE - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Singapore for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 13, strengthening multilateral relationships in the region.The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
14 March 2016 Total Force Team Moves the Mission in Defending South Korea OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) -- In an effort to deter aggression, fighter aircraft routinely fly while troops on the ground mobilize and train to defend South Korea. However, there still lies another piece to the puzzle. That puzzle piece is none other than the 607th Air Mobility Division."We...
14 March 2016 Guardsmen Participate in Cold Weather Exchange with Mongolian Armed Forces JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A five-man team from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron has returned from Mongolia after a cold weather subject-matter-expert exchange with the Mongolian Armed Forces last month. The purpose of the exercise...
14 March 2016 Destroyer Squadron 7 Staff Play Key Role In Exercise Ssang Yong EAST SEA (NNS) -- On March 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff climbed aboard an MV-22 Osprey and flew to USS Boxer (LHD 4), off the coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong 2016. From the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, Capt. H. B. Le, commodore,...
15 March 2016 13th, 31st Marine Expeditionary Units Bare Fangs for Exercise Ssang Yong OFF THE COAST OF BUSAN, South Korea -- U.S. Marines and sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, join the Japan based 31st MEU, the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps as well as other U.S. and partner nation forces for Exercise Ssang...
15 March 2016 USS Russell Arrives in Manila Bay MANILA, Philippines — The USS Russell (DDG 59), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived in Manila Bay on March 13 as part of a routine visit for maintenance and crew rest. The USS Russell is making its way back to its homeport in San Diego, California after a highly successful...
15 March 2016 Alaska Logistics Readiness Squadron and Support Units Exercise Mobility Readiness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted the 673d Mission Support Group's annual mobility exercise March 10. Each support group on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson who own deployable assets, but may not regularly deploy cargo, participates in these...
15 March 2016 Stallion Soldiers Prepare for Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear Threats CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - For some Americans, it might be hard to imagine that the Republic of Korea could be at risk of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack, but it is one of the threats that U.S. Soldiers serving here are preparing for. "Based on our proximity to the threat, we...
15 March 2016 Dragons Breathe Life into Unit’s Korean History CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - In 1950, when retired Col. Jong-hwan Lee was 17, his countrymen were fleeing Seoul and other northern cities from advancing communist forces. After spending five days in basic training and firing only five bullets during that training, the young Korean Augmentee to the...
14 March 2016 US, Cambodian Forces Partner for Angkor Sentinel 16 KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia (March 14, 2016) - U.S. and Cambodian forces officially opened Angkor Sentinel 2016, an annual bilateral military exercise hosted by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific, during a ceremony, March 14, at the Training School for...
14 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge Visits Singapore During Regional Patrol SINGAPORE - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Singapore for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 13, strengthening multilateral relationships in the region.The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
14 March 2016 Total Force Team Moves the Mission in Defending South Korea OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) -- In an effort to deter aggression, fighter aircraft routinely fly while troops on the ground mobilize and train to defend South Korea. However, there still lies another piece to the puzzle. That puzzle piece is none other than the 607th Air Mobility Division."We...
14 March 2016 Guardsmen Participate in Cold Weather Exchange with Mongolian Armed Forces JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A five-man team from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron has returned from Mongolia after a cold weather subject-matter-expert exchange with the Mongolian Armed Forces last month. The purpose of the exercise...
14 March 2016 Destroyer Squadron 7 Staff Play Key Role In Exercise Ssang Yong EAST SEA (NNS) -- On March 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff climbed aboard an MV-22 Osprey and flew to USS Boxer (LHD 4), off the coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong 2016. From the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, Capt. H. B. Le, commodore,...