11 March 2016 Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the President's Nomination of General Curtis Scaparrotti as SACEUR and EUCOM Commander U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - I want to congratulate General Curtis Scaparrotti on his nomination by President Obama as Commander of United States European Command (EUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR). General Scaparrotti's proven leadership over the course of several difficult...
11 March 2016 USFJ Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. John Dolan released the following statement today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake: “It has been five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, and the...
10 March 2016 B-2 Spirits on Deployment to Indo-Asia-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 8.While in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, the B-2s will integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces, and conduct a radio...
10 March 2016 Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment U.S. Department of Defense - The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: Marine Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, currently assigned to Marine Forces Reserve/Marine Forces North, New Orleans, Louisiana, has been...
10 March 2016 Air Force, Army, Republic of Korea Military Conduct Joint Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan was tested March 10, 2016, when Republic of Korea and U.S. military branches banded together in a multi-service, multi-cultural, chemical detection and decontamination exercise scenario here during Beverly Midnight 16-01. In the scenario, a Humvee and a...
10 March 2016 U.S. Forces Japan Commander Visits Komatsu Air Base KOMATSU AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, visited Komatsu Air Base, Japan, during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 9, 2016. Since taking his post as commander of USFJ,...
10 March 2016 Wolf Pack Security Forces, Augmentees Work Together to Defend the Base KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Security Forces members and augmentees work together during base-wide exercises throughout the year to sharpen their ability to ‘Fight Tonight’ and defend the base. “During augmentee training, Airmen are taught everything from basic Law Enforcement to...
10 March 2016 Osan Weather Forecasters Essential to Flying Operations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- If there’s one thing that can ruin a good plan, it’s inclement weather. During exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 here, the 51st Operations Support Squadron weather flight makes sure aircrews and leadership in the emergency operations center have the most recent...
09 March 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group begins Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 in the Republic of Korea PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Sailors and Marines of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB), commenced exercise Ssang Yong 16 in the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 9. Ssang Yong, which means “Twin Dragons,” is biennial combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine...
11 March 2016 Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the President's Nomination of General Curtis Scaparrotti as SACEUR and EUCOM Commander U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - I want to congratulate General Curtis Scaparrotti on his nomination by President Obama as Commander of United States European Command (EUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR). General Scaparrotti's proven leadership over the course of several difficult...
11 March 2016 USFJ Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. John Dolan released the following statement today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake: “It has been five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, and the...
10 March 2016 B-2 Spirits on Deployment to Indo-Asia-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 8.While in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, the B-2s will integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces, and conduct a radio...
10 March 2016 Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment U.S. Department of Defense - The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: Marine Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, currently assigned to Marine Forces Reserve/Marine Forces North, New Orleans, Louisiana, has been...
10 March 2016 Air Force, Army, Republic of Korea Military Conduct Joint Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan was tested March 10, 2016, when Republic of Korea and U.S. military branches banded together in a multi-service, multi-cultural, chemical detection and decontamination exercise scenario here during Beverly Midnight 16-01. In the scenario, a Humvee and a...
10 March 2016 U.S. Forces Japan Commander Visits Komatsu Air Base KOMATSU AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, visited Komatsu Air Base, Japan, during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 9, 2016. Since taking his post as commander of USFJ,...
10 March 2016 Wolf Pack Security Forces, Augmentees Work Together to Defend the Base KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Security Forces members and augmentees work together during base-wide exercises throughout the year to sharpen their ability to ‘Fight Tonight’ and defend the base. “During augmentee training, Airmen are taught everything from basic Law Enforcement to...
10 March 2016 Osan Weather Forecasters Essential to Flying Operations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- If there’s one thing that can ruin a good plan, it’s inclement weather. During exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 here, the 51st Operations Support Squadron weather flight makes sure aircrews and leadership in the emergency operations center have the most recent...
09 March 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group begins Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 in the Republic of Korea PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Sailors and Marines of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB), commenced exercise Ssang Yong 16 in the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 9. Ssang Yong, which means “Twin Dragons,” is biennial combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine...