26 January 2016 USS Ashland Gets Underway for Routine Patrol SASEBO BAY, Japan - The forward-deployed Whidbey Island Class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed Sasebo Jan. 26 for a routine patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. During her patrol, Ashland will embark...
26 January 2016 Japanese Airmen Visit Kadena, Strengthen Working Relationships KADENA, Japan - Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 404th Air Refueling Squadron and Kadena’s 909th ARS came together for a meeting to reinforce their working relationships Jan. 22. The 909th ARS assisted JASDF with air refueling training in 2007, eventually leading JASDF to create the...
26 January 2016 Republic of Korea – U.S. Alliance Leaders Discuss Progress of U.S. Forces Korea Transformation YONGSAN GARRISON, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Building on the continuing progress of recent months, Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense USFK Relocation Office and U.S. Forces Korea officials gathered at U.S. Army Garrison – Yongsan to discuss the transformation and relocation of U.S. forces on the...
26 January 2016 Tucson visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore – The Improved Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived in Singapore Jan. 21 for a visit as port of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson will conduct a multitude of missions and maintains proficiency of the...
25 January 2016 Exercise Cobra Gold 2016 to Begin February 9 BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand and the United States will co-host the annual, multilateral Exercise Cobra Gold in various areas throughout the Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 9-19, 2016. Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, has taken place annually...
25 January 2016 Carter: U.S. Welcomes Rise in Power of Asia-Pacific Nations WASHINGTON, January 23, 2016 — China as a rising power is a major factor in Asia and the South China Sea that’s welcomed by the United States in almost every way, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday. The secretary spoke in the forum’s...
25 January 2016 Air Force Chief of Staff Visits Guam, Thanks Airmen Who Provide Pacific Airpower ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and wife, Betty, visited Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to thank Airmen and discuss the importance of their mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. During an all call, Welsh spoke about Air Force matters and shared...
25 January 2016 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Tackles Japan's Jungle OKINAWA, Japan – Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed jungle warfare training, Jan. 15. Forty-seven Seabees took to the Northern Training Area (NTA) at the remote Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC) at Camp Gonsalves to...
25 January 2016 Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Aircrew Aids NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Medevac on Iwo-To YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistic Center (FLC) Yokosuka, Commanding Officer Capt. Raymond Bichard presented a letter of appreciation to a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) pilot Jan. 7 onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. "I would like to...
22 January 2016 U.S., Australian, Japanese, Air Forces Unite for Annual Guam Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force servicemembers will conduct two media flights and host a media day at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10 to 26 as part of Cope North 2016. The 87th annual CN 16 exercise is a...
26 January 2016 USS Ashland Gets Underway for Routine Patrol SASEBO BAY, Japan - The forward-deployed Whidbey Island Class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed Sasebo Jan. 26 for a routine patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. During her patrol, Ashland will embark...
26 January 2016 Japanese Airmen Visit Kadena, Strengthen Working Relationships KADENA, Japan - Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 404th Air Refueling Squadron and Kadena’s 909th ARS came together for a meeting to reinforce their working relationships Jan. 22. The 909th ARS assisted JASDF with air refueling training in 2007, eventually leading JASDF to create the...
26 January 2016 Republic of Korea – U.S. Alliance Leaders Discuss Progress of U.S. Forces Korea Transformation YONGSAN GARRISON, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Building on the continuing progress of recent months, Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense USFK Relocation Office and U.S. Forces Korea officials gathered at U.S. Army Garrison – Yongsan to discuss the transformation and relocation of U.S. forces on the...
26 January 2016 Tucson visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore – The Improved Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived in Singapore Jan. 21 for a visit as port of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson will conduct a multitude of missions and maintains proficiency of the...
25 January 2016 Exercise Cobra Gold 2016 to Begin February 9 BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand and the United States will co-host the annual, multilateral Exercise Cobra Gold in various areas throughout the Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 9-19, 2016. Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, has taken place annually...
25 January 2016 Carter: U.S. Welcomes Rise in Power of Asia-Pacific Nations WASHINGTON, January 23, 2016 — China as a rising power is a major factor in Asia and the South China Sea that’s welcomed by the United States in almost every way, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday. The secretary spoke in the forum’s...
25 January 2016 Air Force Chief of Staff Visits Guam, Thanks Airmen Who Provide Pacific Airpower ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and wife, Betty, visited Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to thank Airmen and discuss the importance of their mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. During an all call, Welsh spoke about Air Force matters and shared...
25 January 2016 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Tackles Japan's Jungle OKINAWA, Japan – Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed jungle warfare training, Jan. 15. Forty-seven Seabees took to the Northern Training Area (NTA) at the remote Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC) at Camp Gonsalves to...
25 January 2016 Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Aircrew Aids NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Medevac on Iwo-To YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistic Center (FLC) Yokosuka, Commanding Officer Capt. Raymond Bichard presented a letter of appreciation to a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) pilot Jan. 7 onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. "I would like to...
22 January 2016 U.S., Australian, Japanese, Air Forces Unite for Annual Guam Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force servicemembers will conduct two media flights and host a media day at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10 to 26 as part of Cope North 2016. The 87th annual CN 16 exercise is a...