15 February 2016 Divers Gain Advanced Skills in 'Deep Blue' JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Army divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, are currently undergoing their Deep Blue training on Logistical Support Vessel-2, the CW3 Harold C. Clinger, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Deep Blue...
12 February 2016 Indo-Asia Pacific Nations Work Together in Preparation for Disasters CHANTHABURI, Thailand - A multitude of Indo-Asian Pacific nations’ militaries and civilian organizations gathered during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 to share knowledge and techniques about humanitarian assistance disaster response during the Medical Symposium , Feb. 9 to Feb. 12, at the K.P. Grand...
12 February 2016 Military’s Senior Enlisted Visits Service Members in Hawaii, Shares Joint Vision HONOLULU -- From physical training with Marines to touring an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC), met with a wide cross section of enlisted members assigned in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) region...
12 February 2016 PACFLT Cyber Security Conference Highlights Warfighting Capabilities PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- More than 160 cyber-security specialists met at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 9-11, to discuss cyber readiness within the Pacific Fleet (PACFLT). The Cybersecurity Waterfront Training Symposium, hosted by PACFLT, provided Hawaii-based afloat and ashore leadership and...
12 February 2016 Mrs. Dunford Meets with Staff, Children at Armed Services YMCA Honolulu JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Ellyn Dunford, spouse of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, visited the Armed Services YMCA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam February 10 to talk to children, spouses, and staff members. During the tour of the facility Dunford...
11 February 2016 Cobra Gold Jumpstarts U.S. Army Pathways 16-01 UTAPAO, Thailand — The opening ceremony for Cobra Gold 16 brought together more than two dozen participating countries, Feb. 9 at Royal Thai Marine Corps HQ, Sattahip Chonburi Province, Thailand. Thailand and the U.S. co-host the annual, multilateral Cobra Gold 16 exercise, which is one of the...
11 February 2016 Republic of Korea/US Buddy Wing 16-2 Exercise Scheduled at Osan Air Base OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Fighter Wing is scheduled to host aircraft and personnel from the 237th Fighter Squadron from Wonju Air Base, ROK, as well as participate in Buddy Wing 16-2, Feb. 22 to 25, 2016. "We are extremely excited to host Buddy Wing 16-2 and look forward to...
11 February 2016 Tinian Selected as Preferred Alternative for PACAF Divert Activities, Exercises Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Air Force officials announced today the selection of Tinian as the preferred alternative for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands PACAF Divert Activities and Exercises Initiative. This is the modified Tinian only alternative described in the...
11 February 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Visits McCampbell in India VISAKHAPATNAM, India (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during the India's International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016. While aboard McCampbell, CNO had lunch with junior officers and discussed...
11 February 2016 Winter Warriors Fire Up the Spirit of Brotherhood CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers waded through frozen creeks and seemingly unending fields of snow together during Forest Light 16-2. Day and night, whistling mortars, the crack of sniper fire and howling sub-zero winds created a chorus of...
15 February 2016 Divers Gain Advanced Skills in 'Deep Blue' JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Army divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, are currently undergoing their Deep Blue training on Logistical Support Vessel-2, the CW3 Harold C. Clinger, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Deep Blue...
12 February 2016 Indo-Asia Pacific Nations Work Together in Preparation for Disasters CHANTHABURI, Thailand - A multitude of Indo-Asian Pacific nations’ militaries and civilian organizations gathered during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 to share knowledge and techniques about humanitarian assistance disaster response during the Medical Symposium , Feb. 9 to Feb. 12, at the K.P. Grand...
12 February 2016 Military’s Senior Enlisted Visits Service Members in Hawaii, Shares Joint Vision HONOLULU -- From physical training with Marines to touring an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC), met with a wide cross section of enlisted members assigned in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) region...
12 February 2016 PACFLT Cyber Security Conference Highlights Warfighting Capabilities PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- More than 160 cyber-security specialists met at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 9-11, to discuss cyber readiness within the Pacific Fleet (PACFLT). The Cybersecurity Waterfront Training Symposium, hosted by PACFLT, provided Hawaii-based afloat and ashore leadership and...
12 February 2016 Mrs. Dunford Meets with Staff, Children at Armed Services YMCA Honolulu JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Ellyn Dunford, spouse of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, visited the Armed Services YMCA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam February 10 to talk to children, spouses, and staff members. During the tour of the facility Dunford...
11 February 2016 Cobra Gold Jumpstarts U.S. Army Pathways 16-01 UTAPAO, Thailand — The opening ceremony for Cobra Gold 16 brought together more than two dozen participating countries, Feb. 9 at Royal Thai Marine Corps HQ, Sattahip Chonburi Province, Thailand. Thailand and the U.S. co-host the annual, multilateral Cobra Gold 16 exercise, which is one of the...
11 February 2016 Republic of Korea/US Buddy Wing 16-2 Exercise Scheduled at Osan Air Base OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Fighter Wing is scheduled to host aircraft and personnel from the 237th Fighter Squadron from Wonju Air Base, ROK, as well as participate in Buddy Wing 16-2, Feb. 22 to 25, 2016. "We are extremely excited to host Buddy Wing 16-2 and look forward to...
11 February 2016 Tinian Selected as Preferred Alternative for PACAF Divert Activities, Exercises Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Air Force officials announced today the selection of Tinian as the preferred alternative for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands PACAF Divert Activities and Exercises Initiative. This is the modified Tinian only alternative described in the...
11 February 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Visits McCampbell in India VISAKHAPATNAM, India (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during the India's International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016. While aboard McCampbell, CNO had lunch with junior officers and discussed...
11 February 2016 Winter Warriors Fire Up the Spirit of Brotherhood CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers waded through frozen creeks and seemingly unending fields of snow together during Forest Light 16-2. Day and night, whistling mortars, the crack of sniper fire and howling sub-zero winds created a chorus of...