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,...
13 March 2016 D-Day with the Republic of Korea is "All Hands on Deck" POHANG, South Korea -- Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea successfully practiced an amphibious assault alongside Republic of Korea Marines on beaches in the Southeast Coast of South Korea, today, for training exercise Ssang Yong 16. The efforts of more than 17,000 service members from the...
11 March 2016 USS Mississippi Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka March 11 for a routine visit as part of its maiden Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the...
11 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Complete Annual Bilateral Training Exercise Multi Sail 2016 GUAM (NNS) -- Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016 March 11. The six-day exercise consisted of torpedo and missile shoots, surface action group...
11 March 2016 30th Naval Construction Regiment Partners with Republic of Korea Seabees for Foal Eagle JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) is working hand-in-hand with Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabees for exercise Foal Eagle, March 10. The regiment is forward deployed to provide command and control for Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 4, NMCB...
11 March 2016 Remembrance Ceremony for 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake Victims Held at Commander U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Members of the Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo community came together to remember the victims of the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake on the event's fifth anniversary, March 11.The ceremony was held at the base flagpoles where both American and Japanese flags were flown...
11 March 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Wraps Up Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, Rejoins the Great Green Fleet WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) rejoined the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) March 11, upon completion of her Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) tasking in the Western Pacific.The JCSSG is the...
11 March 2016 Face of Safety: Occupational Safety Managers Assist Airmen Pushing Combat Capabilities OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISEThose three words have blared across Osan Air Base day and night throughout the past four days and nights.Members of Team Osan are participating in combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 with aircraft combat sorties, base...
11 March 2016 USS Emory S Land Visits Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a port visit, March 11.While in port, Emory S. Land is scheduled to provide maintenance services to afloat units."Emory S. Land's repair department is excited and genuinely looks forward to working with...
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,...
13 March 2016 D-Day with the Republic of Korea is "All Hands on Deck" POHANG, South Korea -- Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea successfully practiced an amphibious assault alongside Republic of Korea Marines on beaches in the Southeast Coast of South Korea, today, for training exercise Ssang Yong 16. The efforts of more than 17,000 service members from the...
11 March 2016 USS Mississippi Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka March 11 for a routine visit as part of its maiden Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the...
11 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Complete Annual Bilateral Training Exercise Multi Sail 2016 GUAM (NNS) -- Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016 March 11. The six-day exercise consisted of torpedo and missile shoots, surface action group...
11 March 2016 30th Naval Construction Regiment Partners with Republic of Korea Seabees for Foal Eagle JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) is working hand-in-hand with Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabees for exercise Foal Eagle, March 10. The regiment is forward deployed to provide command and control for Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 4, NMCB...
11 March 2016 Remembrance Ceremony for 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake Victims Held at Commander U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Members of the Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo community came together to remember the victims of the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake on the event's fifth anniversary, March 11.The ceremony was held at the base flagpoles where both American and Japanese flags were flown...
11 March 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Wraps Up Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, Rejoins the Great Green Fleet WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) rejoined the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) March 11, upon completion of her Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) tasking in the Western Pacific.The JCSSG is the...
11 March 2016 Face of Safety: Occupational Safety Managers Assist Airmen Pushing Combat Capabilities OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISEThose three words have blared across Osan Air Base day and night throughout the past four days and nights.Members of Team Osan are participating in combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 with aircraft combat sorties, base...
11 March 2016 USS Emory S Land Visits Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a port visit, March 11.While in port, Emory S. Land is scheduled to provide maintenance services to afloat units."Emory S. Land's repair department is excited and genuinely looks forward to working with...