09 March 2016 Nepal Peacekeeping Vehicles on Way to Mission Ten High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles were handed over to the Nepal Army during a ceremony Feb. 5 at AM General's military Humvee factory in Mishawaka, Indiana. The vehicles are part of a foreign military sales case facilitated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command and will be...
09 March 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Join Republic of Korea Forces in Ssang Yong 2016 EAST SEA (NNS) -- Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16 (SY16), March 8-18, in and around Pohang, Republic of Korea (ROK). Ssang Yong, which means "twin dragons," is a biennial exercise hosted by the ROK to strengthen...
08 March 2016 Cope North 2016 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - More than 200 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and participated in exercise Cope North 16, from Feb. 10 through 26. Cope North is a long-standing annual two-week exercise that...
08 March 2016 USS Barry Enhances Defense, Strength by Joining 7th Fleet WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) entered 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mar. 3. Barry's presence in the 7th Fleet will increase the U.S. Navy's long range plan to send the...
08 March 2016 More Than Big Green Trucks: How Andersen Airmen Fuel the Fight Andersen Air Force Base, Guam -- From the very big to the very small, when aircraft on the flightline need energy for the long and short hauls across the Pacific, Airmen with the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight stand ready to refuel. Whether driving the ubiquitous green...
08 March 2016 New Installation Management Command Commander Visits Korea CAMP RED CLOUD -- The three-star general in charge of running U.S. Army installations worldwide visited Korea last week to tour bases, meet commanders and gauge how to best support their forces on the peninsula. The tour of bases by Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, Commander of U.S. Army Installation...
07 March 2016 Alaska Air National Guard Supports Navy's Ice Exercise JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A crew of six from the 249th Airlift Squadron flew to the Arctic Circle, two hundred nautical miles north of Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of Ice Exercise led by the U.S. Navy Submarine Forces, March 2, 2016.One of the difficulties the Airmen overcame was...
07 March 2016 U.S. / South Korea Begin Annual Large-Scale Exercises WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 — U.S. and South Korean troops today began their annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, which Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said are conducted to maintain South Korea’s preparedness.The exercises also will include troops from United Nations Command mission...
07 March 2016 Boxer Receives 5th Consecutive Battle "E" PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- For the fifth consecutive year, amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was selected to receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle "E") Award by Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. Boxer's selection was announced via Naval Message March 3 for her performance during...
07 March 2016 Military Sealift Command Arrives in Republic of Korea, Supports Exercises Freedom Banner, Ssang Yong 2016 GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea —Four Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner 2016 (FB16) and Ssany Yong 2016 (SY16), Feb. 24-March 4. Freedom Banner 2016, a Navy and...
09 March 2016 Nepal Peacekeeping Vehicles on Way to Mission Ten High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles were handed over to the Nepal Army during a ceremony Feb. 5 at AM General's military Humvee factory in Mishawaka, Indiana. The vehicles are part of a foreign military sales case facilitated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command and will be...
09 March 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Join Republic of Korea Forces in Ssang Yong 2016 EAST SEA (NNS) -- Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16 (SY16), March 8-18, in and around Pohang, Republic of Korea (ROK). Ssang Yong, which means "twin dragons," is a biennial exercise hosted by the ROK to strengthen...
08 March 2016 Cope North 2016 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - More than 200 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and participated in exercise Cope North 16, from Feb. 10 through 26. Cope North is a long-standing annual two-week exercise that...
08 March 2016 USS Barry Enhances Defense, Strength by Joining 7th Fleet WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) entered 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mar. 3. Barry's presence in the 7th Fleet will increase the U.S. Navy's long range plan to send the...
08 March 2016 More Than Big Green Trucks: How Andersen Airmen Fuel the Fight Andersen Air Force Base, Guam -- From the very big to the very small, when aircraft on the flightline need energy for the long and short hauls across the Pacific, Airmen with the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight stand ready to refuel. Whether driving the ubiquitous green...
08 March 2016 New Installation Management Command Commander Visits Korea CAMP RED CLOUD -- The three-star general in charge of running U.S. Army installations worldwide visited Korea last week to tour bases, meet commanders and gauge how to best support their forces on the peninsula. The tour of bases by Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, Commander of U.S. Army Installation...
07 March 2016 Alaska Air National Guard Supports Navy's Ice Exercise JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A crew of six from the 249th Airlift Squadron flew to the Arctic Circle, two hundred nautical miles north of Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of Ice Exercise led by the U.S. Navy Submarine Forces, March 2, 2016.One of the difficulties the Airmen overcame was...
07 March 2016 U.S. / South Korea Begin Annual Large-Scale Exercises WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 — U.S. and South Korean troops today began their annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, which Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said are conducted to maintain South Korea’s preparedness.The exercises also will include troops from United Nations Command mission...
07 March 2016 Boxer Receives 5th Consecutive Battle "E" PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- For the fifth consecutive year, amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was selected to receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle "E") Award by Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. Boxer's selection was announced via Naval Message March 3 for her performance during...
07 March 2016 Military Sealift Command Arrives in Republic of Korea, Supports Exercises Freedom Banner, Ssang Yong 2016 GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea —Four Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner 2016 (FB16) and Ssany Yong 2016 (SY16), Feb. 24-March 4. Freedom Banner 2016, a Navy and...