05 February 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Attends Kickoff of Indian International Fleet Review VISAKHAPATNAM (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, along with senior representatives from more than 50 navies around the world, joined Adm. RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, in opening the International Fleet Review Feb. 5 in Visakhapatnam, India. The event is...
05 February 2016 USS John C. Stennis Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet PACIFIC OCEAN - The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) crossed the International Date Line into the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 4. Approximately 7,000 Sailors make up the strike group, which is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment."The Sailors of this strike group are...
05 February 2016 Surface-to-Air Standard Missile-6 Testing Displays Missile's Range, Versatility PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii (NNS) -- The Navy successfully executed four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) off the Hawaiian coast between Jan. 11 and 22. These tests, designated Alpha, Bravo, Delta, and Golf, are part of the SM-6 Blk I Follow-on...
05 February 2016 Alaska Air Guardsmen Return from Pacific Command Deployment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - More than 100 Airmen and four aircraft assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing returned to the frozen tundra on Feb. 2 after a one-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of the Pacific Command Theater mission. The unit was assigned...
04 February 2016 U.S. Navy Builds International Relationships in India Fleet Review VISAKHAPATNAM, India - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived Feb. 4 in India to participate in the nation’s International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016. This is an international military...
04 February 2016 USS Patriot Visits Otaru, Japan OTARU, Japan (NNS) -- USS Patriot (MCM 7) pulled into Otaru, Japan, Feb. 4 for a scheduled port visit. The ship's crew will be given the opportunity to experience the world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival and Otaru's Snow Light Path Festival during the visit. "This is the Patriot's first visit to...
04 February 2016 Fuji Training Grounds Keep Marines Ready in Asia-Pacific CAMP FUJI, Japan - Marine Corps Installations Pacific is the back bone of Marine Corps Forces Pacific, enabling the strategic launch and recovery of military capabilities to save lives and preserve regional peace, stability and security. The Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, plays...
04 February 2016 Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Japanese Soldiers Break Contact, Engage US Marines MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif -- Over the roar of the wind, a voice yelled “contact front!” Without hesitation, Sgt. First Class Yusuke Irie of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper program sprinted to get on line and provide firepower...
04 February 2016 Cobra Gold participants Help Build Better Community BAN PHROMNIMIT - Members of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, U.S. Army and Indonesian National Armed Forces worked beside one another to construct a one-room multi-purpose educational building Feb. 2, at Ban Phromnimit, Sakaeo, Thailand, before the start of Exercise Cobra Gold 2016. The construction...
04 February 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Shoot 81mm Mortars, Impress Pendleton Marines MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif -- U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers conducted a live-fire mortar range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 1, 2016. The training event was a part of Exercise Iron Fist, the largest bilateral exercise conducted by I...
05 February 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Attends Kickoff of Indian International Fleet Review VISAKHAPATNAM (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, along with senior representatives from more than 50 navies around the world, joined Adm. RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, in opening the International Fleet Review Feb. 5 in Visakhapatnam, India. The event is...
05 February 2016 USS John C. Stennis Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet PACIFIC OCEAN - The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) crossed the International Date Line into the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 4. Approximately 7,000 Sailors make up the strike group, which is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment."The Sailors of this strike group are...
05 February 2016 Surface-to-Air Standard Missile-6 Testing Displays Missile's Range, Versatility PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii (NNS) -- The Navy successfully executed four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) off the Hawaiian coast between Jan. 11 and 22. These tests, designated Alpha, Bravo, Delta, and Golf, are part of the SM-6 Blk I Follow-on...
05 February 2016 Alaska Air Guardsmen Return from Pacific Command Deployment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - More than 100 Airmen and four aircraft assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing returned to the frozen tundra on Feb. 2 after a one-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of the Pacific Command Theater mission. The unit was assigned...
04 February 2016 U.S. Navy Builds International Relationships in India Fleet Review VISAKHAPATNAM, India - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived Feb. 4 in India to participate in the nation’s International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016. This is an international military...
04 February 2016 USS Patriot Visits Otaru, Japan OTARU, Japan (NNS) -- USS Patriot (MCM 7) pulled into Otaru, Japan, Feb. 4 for a scheduled port visit. The ship's crew will be given the opportunity to experience the world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival and Otaru's Snow Light Path Festival during the visit. "This is the Patriot's first visit to...
04 February 2016 Fuji Training Grounds Keep Marines Ready in Asia-Pacific CAMP FUJI, Japan - Marine Corps Installations Pacific is the back bone of Marine Corps Forces Pacific, enabling the strategic launch and recovery of military capabilities to save lives and preserve regional peace, stability and security. The Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, plays...
04 February 2016 Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Japanese Soldiers Break Contact, Engage US Marines MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif -- Over the roar of the wind, a voice yelled “contact front!” Without hesitation, Sgt. First Class Yusuke Irie of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper program sprinted to get on line and provide firepower...
04 February 2016 Cobra Gold participants Help Build Better Community BAN PHROMNIMIT - Members of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, U.S. Army and Indonesian National Armed Forces worked beside one another to construct a one-room multi-purpose educational building Feb. 2, at Ban Phromnimit, Sakaeo, Thailand, before the start of Exercise Cobra Gold 2016. The construction...
04 February 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Shoot 81mm Mortars, Impress Pendleton Marines MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif -- U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers conducted a live-fire mortar range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 1, 2016. The training event was a part of Exercise Iron Fist, the largest bilateral exercise conducted by I...