15 December 2015 Admiral Swift Talks Regional Trends During Cooperative Strategy Forum HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to more than 100 personnel at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) during a cooperative strategy forum co-hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations Dec. 14. During the forum Swift delivered a...
15 December 2015 Maintenance Professionals Exchange Ideas Aboard USS Emory S. Land MANILA, Philippines -- Sailors from the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) gave a presentation on the SUBSAFE submarine quality assurance program and maintenance life cycle planning to sailors from the Philippine Navy on December 11.The exchange took place onboard Emory S. Land and gave both...
15 December 2015 Misawa Pilots Save Iraqi Civilians, Earn 2014 Mackay Trophy MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Stranded on Mount Sinjar, Iraq, without food, water or medical care, facing starvation and dehydration, and under constant enemy gunfire, more than 40,000 Iraqi Yazidis were saved by a multinational coalition force led by Misawa Air Base F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots during...
14 December 2015 Alaskan NORAD Region Prepares to Track Santa for 60th Year JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The list has been made and checked twice...no, we're not talking about Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his list of who's been naughty or nice.It's the dedicated men and women of Alaskan NORAD Region that have made the vital preparations necessary to help keep...
14 December 2015 Evacuation Exercise Prepares Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, Japan - Station residents participated in a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015.This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host-foreign nation to a safe location. Evacuees include...
14 December 2015 With Another Year of CARAT Complete, DESRON 7 Looks to the Future The 21st year of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise series ended Nov. 20 following the successful completion of CARAT Cambodia.Consisting of subject matter exchanges and events, training symposia and at-sea serials, CARAT is the U.S. 7th Fleet’s premier naval...
14 December 2015 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Participated in Exercise Yama Sakura CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade worked alongside their counterparts from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Army Dec. 1-11, 2015 to conduct exercise Yama Sakura 69. YS 69 is the largest bilateral command post exercise between the U.S. and...
14 December 2015 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Returns From 7-Month Deployment MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. throughout the weekend from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command...
11 December 2015 Yama Sakura 69 Enhances Relationship Between US and Japan CAMP Itami, Japan -- United States Forces led by I Corps, joined together with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army during Yama Sakura 69 to train the bilateral ability to defend Japan.The two nations came together for the 34th iteration of the exercise at Camp Itami, Japan, the fourth...
11 December 2015 Republic of Korea Marine Corps Commandant Visits Okinawa CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Key military leaders from the Republic of Korea and the United States met at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015, to discuss regional security on the Korean peninsula and the future of the two nations’ alliance. Lt. Gen. Sang-Hoon Lee, commandant of...
15 December 2015 Admiral Swift Talks Regional Trends During Cooperative Strategy Forum HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to more than 100 personnel at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) during a cooperative strategy forum co-hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations Dec. 14. During the forum Swift delivered a...
15 December 2015 Maintenance Professionals Exchange Ideas Aboard USS Emory S. Land MANILA, Philippines -- Sailors from the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) gave a presentation on the SUBSAFE submarine quality assurance program and maintenance life cycle planning to sailors from the Philippine Navy on December 11.The exchange took place onboard Emory S. Land and gave both...
15 December 2015 Misawa Pilots Save Iraqi Civilians, Earn 2014 Mackay Trophy MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Stranded on Mount Sinjar, Iraq, without food, water or medical care, facing starvation and dehydration, and under constant enemy gunfire, more than 40,000 Iraqi Yazidis were saved by a multinational coalition force led by Misawa Air Base F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots during...
14 December 2015 Alaskan NORAD Region Prepares to Track Santa for 60th Year JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The list has been made and checked twice...no, we're not talking about Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his list of who's been naughty or nice.It's the dedicated men and women of Alaskan NORAD Region that have made the vital preparations necessary to help keep...
14 December 2015 Evacuation Exercise Prepares Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, Japan - Station residents participated in a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015.This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host-foreign nation to a safe location. Evacuees include...
14 December 2015 With Another Year of CARAT Complete, DESRON 7 Looks to the Future The 21st year of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise series ended Nov. 20 following the successful completion of CARAT Cambodia.Consisting of subject matter exchanges and events, training symposia and at-sea serials, CARAT is the U.S. 7th Fleet’s premier naval...
14 December 2015 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Participated in Exercise Yama Sakura CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade worked alongside their counterparts from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Army Dec. 1-11, 2015 to conduct exercise Yama Sakura 69. YS 69 is the largest bilateral command post exercise between the U.S. and...
14 December 2015 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Returns From 7-Month Deployment MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. throughout the weekend from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command...
11 December 2015 Yama Sakura 69 Enhances Relationship Between US and Japan CAMP Itami, Japan -- United States Forces led by I Corps, joined together with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army during Yama Sakura 69 to train the bilateral ability to defend Japan.The two nations came together for the 34th iteration of the exercise at Camp Itami, Japan, the fourth...
11 December 2015 Republic of Korea Marine Corps Commandant Visits Okinawa CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Key military leaders from the Republic of Korea and the United States met at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015, to discuss regional security on the Korean peninsula and the future of the two nations’ alliance. Lt. Gen. Sang-Hoon Lee, commandant of...