28 January 2016 Ambassador Kennedy Makes First Visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwkauni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, made her first official visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016. Kennedy visited to gain a better understanding of MCAS Iwakuni’s community and witness the ongoing...
28 January 2016 Iron Fist 2016: Marines Train with Amphibious Assault Vehicle Gunner Simulator MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California -- As the cross-hairs of the scope landed on target, Cpl. Ishida, from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment, squeezed the trigger of the .50-caliber machine gun. The tremor from each round firing traveled up his arms and...
27 January 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry's Remarks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi BEIJING, China - SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. Minister, my friend, thank you very, very much. You and I have indeed met a great deal in the last three years. China and the United States have been able to find a level of new cooperation with respect to a number of issues. On Iran and the Iran nuclear...
27 January 2016 Soldier Learn About Korean Culture before Deployment FORT HOOD, Texas - With help from some local universities, Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team may avoid some common cultural pitfalls during the brigade's nine-month deployment to South Korea. Guest lecturers spoke to Soldiers from the 91st Engineer Battalion "Sabers," 1st ABCT, on a...
27 January 2016 Airman Helps Search for Vietnam War Remains TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) When Tech. Sgt. Robin Bailon enlisted in Air Force in 2000, she didn't expect her career to place her in Vietnam,...
27 January 2016 Lightning Support Prepared to Sustain, Support 25th Infantry Division Exercise WHEELER AAF, Hawaii - 25th Sustainment Brigade Soldiers conducted a Rehearsal of Concept Drill at Wheeler Gulch, Jan. 21. The drill was intended to brief Soldiers on the upcoming Lightning Forge exercise they have been preparing for since early October. "Lightning Forge is probably our biggest...
27 January 2016 Navy Corpsmen Continue Support of Marine Operations, Training COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- For more than 239 years, Navy corpsmen have been known as the enlisted force which has supported Marine operations and training both garrison and the field. These corpsmen carry out their responsibilities in harsh conditions alongside Marines. They...
26 January 2016 US, Republic of Korea Vietnam Veterans Honored in Chinhae CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Vietnam veterans from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) were honored during a ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Jan. 26. The ceremony, hosted by CFAC -- an official partner in the United States of America Vietnam War...
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...
28 January 2016 Ambassador Kennedy Makes First Visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwkauni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, made her first official visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016. Kennedy visited to gain a better understanding of MCAS Iwakuni’s community and witness the ongoing...
28 January 2016 Iron Fist 2016: Marines Train with Amphibious Assault Vehicle Gunner Simulator MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California -- As the cross-hairs of the scope landed on target, Cpl. Ishida, from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment, squeezed the trigger of the .50-caliber machine gun. The tremor from each round firing traveled up his arms and...
27 January 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry's Remarks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi BEIJING, China - SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. Minister, my friend, thank you very, very much. You and I have indeed met a great deal in the last three years. China and the United States have been able to find a level of new cooperation with respect to a number of issues. On Iran and the Iran nuclear...
27 January 2016 Soldier Learn About Korean Culture before Deployment FORT HOOD, Texas - With help from some local universities, Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team may avoid some common cultural pitfalls during the brigade's nine-month deployment to South Korea. Guest lecturers spoke to Soldiers from the 91st Engineer Battalion "Sabers," 1st ABCT, on a...
27 January 2016 Airman Helps Search for Vietnam War Remains TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) When Tech. Sgt. Robin Bailon enlisted in Air Force in 2000, she didn't expect her career to place her in Vietnam,...
27 January 2016 Lightning Support Prepared to Sustain, Support 25th Infantry Division Exercise WHEELER AAF, Hawaii - 25th Sustainment Brigade Soldiers conducted a Rehearsal of Concept Drill at Wheeler Gulch, Jan. 21. The drill was intended to brief Soldiers on the upcoming Lightning Forge exercise they have been preparing for since early October. "Lightning Forge is probably our biggest...
27 January 2016 Navy Corpsmen Continue Support of Marine Operations, Training COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- For more than 239 years, Navy corpsmen have been known as the enlisted force which has supported Marine operations and training both garrison and the field. These corpsmen carry out their responsibilities in harsh conditions alongside Marines. They...
26 January 2016 US, Republic of Korea Vietnam Veterans Honored in Chinhae CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Vietnam veterans from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) were honored during a ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Jan. 26. The ceremony, hosted by CFAC -- an official partner in the United States of America Vietnam War...
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...