09 February 2016 Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group Embarks 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit OKINAWA, Japan - The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) wrapped up its onload of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Feb. 5 as part of a scheduled patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) was the first ship of the ARG to...
09 February 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit builds Bonds between Marines and Sailors AT SEA – “The Marine Corps is our primary weapon system,” said Navy Commander Dan Duhan, the Commanding Officer of the USS Ashland (LSD 48). 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines boarded the Ashland Jan. 27, 2016, at White Beach Okinawa, Japan. The boarding of the Ashland signaled the beginning of...
09 February 2016 Seabee Corpsman Conducts Basic First Aid Training with Philippine Navy and Marines PALAWAN, Philippines - Chief Hospital Corpsman Clifford L. Salviejo conducted basic first aid training with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Seabees and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), 2nd NMCB, Naval Combat Engineering Brigade Seabees and Marines, Jan. 25, at Abaroan School...
08 February 2016 Republic of Korea-U.S. Joint Announcement View on THAAD Press Conference The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States of America (U.S.) have determined that today's long-range ballistic missile launch and recent nuclear test by North Korea highlights the serious nuclear, weapons of mass destruction, and ballistic missile threat they...
08 February 2016 USS Ashland Participates in Thai-US Cobra Gold Exercise SATTAHIP, Thailand- Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) pulled into Sattahip, Thailand Feb.5 to kick off exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold (CG) is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored multinational joint exercise designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force...
08 February 2016 94th Military Police Battalion Exhibits Resolve for Sub-zero Degree Training DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA (Feb. 4, 2016) -- Soldiers, assigned to the 94th Military Police Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, have brought a new meaning to their "polar bear" mascot following a successful two-week tactical training exercise in freezing-cold conditions at Rodriguez Range,...
08 February 2016 599th, 1394th Transportation Brigade Embrace Total Force Integration WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade will soon have a completely revitalized way of doing business. Leaders from the 1394th Trans. Bde., a U.S. Army Reserve unit headquartered at Camp Pendleton, Calif., met with 599th leaders here Jan 25-27 to make plans to work...
08 February 2016 Yongsan Medics Conduct Live Surgery Exercise YONGSAN, South Korea -- For the Soldiers and medical personnel assigned, here, at the 121st Combat Support Hospital (CSH), being able to transition to their wartime mission, in the event of potential hostilities, means an abundance of training. On January 28, 2016 the 121st CSH conducted a Live...
06 February 2016 USPACOM Vigilant During North Korean Missile Launch CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Department of Defense systems detected and tracked today what we assess was a North Korean missile launch into space at 2:29 p.m. HST. At no time was the missile or the resultant debris a threat to the United States or its allies. U.S. Pacific Command's joint military...
05 February 2016 Pacific Defender 16-1 Strengthens Multi-national Security Ties ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam —Pacific Defender Security Forces International Subject Matter Expert Exchange was held here Feb. 1-5, to help build partnerships and promote cooperation across the Pacific region. The five day event was co-hosted by members from the Air Force Installation and Mission...
09 February 2016 Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group Embarks 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit OKINAWA, Japan - The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) wrapped up its onload of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Feb. 5 as part of a scheduled patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) was the first ship of the ARG to...
09 February 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit builds Bonds between Marines and Sailors AT SEA – “The Marine Corps is our primary weapon system,” said Navy Commander Dan Duhan, the Commanding Officer of the USS Ashland (LSD 48). 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines boarded the Ashland Jan. 27, 2016, at White Beach Okinawa, Japan. The boarding of the Ashland signaled the beginning of...
09 February 2016 Seabee Corpsman Conducts Basic First Aid Training with Philippine Navy and Marines PALAWAN, Philippines - Chief Hospital Corpsman Clifford L. Salviejo conducted basic first aid training with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Seabees and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), 2nd NMCB, Naval Combat Engineering Brigade Seabees and Marines, Jan. 25, at Abaroan School...
08 February 2016 Republic of Korea-U.S. Joint Announcement View on THAAD Press Conference The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States of America (U.S.) have determined that today's long-range ballistic missile launch and recent nuclear test by North Korea highlights the serious nuclear, weapons of mass destruction, and ballistic missile threat they...
08 February 2016 USS Ashland Participates in Thai-US Cobra Gold Exercise SATTAHIP, Thailand- Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) pulled into Sattahip, Thailand Feb.5 to kick off exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold (CG) is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored multinational joint exercise designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force...
08 February 2016 94th Military Police Battalion Exhibits Resolve for Sub-zero Degree Training DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA (Feb. 4, 2016) -- Soldiers, assigned to the 94th Military Police Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, have brought a new meaning to their "polar bear" mascot following a successful two-week tactical training exercise in freezing-cold conditions at Rodriguez Range,...
08 February 2016 599th, 1394th Transportation Brigade Embrace Total Force Integration WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade will soon have a completely revitalized way of doing business. Leaders from the 1394th Trans. Bde., a U.S. Army Reserve unit headquartered at Camp Pendleton, Calif., met with 599th leaders here Jan 25-27 to make plans to work...
08 February 2016 Yongsan Medics Conduct Live Surgery Exercise YONGSAN, South Korea -- For the Soldiers and medical personnel assigned, here, at the 121st Combat Support Hospital (CSH), being able to transition to their wartime mission, in the event of potential hostilities, means an abundance of training. On January 28, 2016 the 121st CSH conducted a Live...
06 February 2016 USPACOM Vigilant During North Korean Missile Launch CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Department of Defense systems detected and tracked today what we assess was a North Korean missile launch into space at 2:29 p.m. HST. At no time was the missile or the resultant debris a threat to the United States or its allies. U.S. Pacific Command's joint military...
05 February 2016 Pacific Defender 16-1 Strengthens Multi-national Security Ties ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam —Pacific Defender Security Forces International Subject Matter Expert Exchange was held here Feb. 1-5, to help build partnerships and promote cooperation across the Pacific region. The five day event was co-hosted by members from the Air Force Installation and Mission...