07 December 2015 Yama Sakura 69 Kicks Off with Ceremony in Japan CAMP ITAMI, JAPAN --- An opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 69 was held at the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5, 2015.The ceremony marked the beginning of the annual bilateral training exercise between members of the United States Military and the...
07 December 2015 Japanese, American Female Service Members Discuss Challenges, Opportunities of Serving CAMP ITAMI, Japan (Dec. 7, 2015) -- Female Soldiers assigned to various U.S. Army Pacific and I Corps units met with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, Middle Army females at a women's mentorship meeting during Exercise Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5.The JGSDF Middle Army...
07 December 2015 Pacific Air Forces Commander Arrives in India NEW DELHI, India -- Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, arrived in India Dec. 4 to meet with Indian defense officials and discuss mutual cooperation during the first PACAF commander’s visit to the nation since 2011. Robinson is visiting at the invitation of Air Chief Marshall Arup...
07 December 2015 Andersen Hosts 64th Annual Operation Christmas Drop 'Push Ceremony' ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the...
07 December 2015 Marines Swim through Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Service members enrolled in the Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival strive to achieve the title of a water survival instructor by completing a training program in the classroom and practicing those lessons at the base pool aboard Marine Corps...
07 December 2015 U.S. Navy Chaplains in Singapore Reflect on Service, 240 Year Heritage of Chaplain Corps SINGAPORE (NNS) -- U.S Navy Chaplains assigned to Singapore honored the 240th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps by reflecting on their heritage and service to Sailors and Marines stationed across the globe. The Navy Chaplain Corps was established on Nov 28, 1775. Lt. Russ Ferguson, chaplain for...
04 December 2015 Bringing Home the Final USS Oklahoma Fallen Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) worked alongside caretakers of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) to disinter the last of the 388 unknown service members associated with the USS Oklahoma...
04 December 2015 Japanese Defense Minister Visits MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Japanese Defense Minister, Gen Nakatani, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015, during his tour through the U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.This visit provided Nakatani the opportunity to meet station officials...
04 December 2015 Hammack Wants Army Off-Grid WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 3, 2015) -- If a tsunami ever hits Oahu, Hawaii, where tens of thousands of troops are stationed, power would be knocked out across the island and military operations would be impacted because all of the electrical generators are located along the shore, Katherine...
04 December 2015 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period Extended JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force announced the comment period for Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Divert Activities and Exercises, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been extended from Dec. 1 until Dec. 14. The Air Force published the...
07 December 2015 Yama Sakura 69 Kicks Off with Ceremony in Japan CAMP ITAMI, JAPAN --- An opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 69 was held at the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5, 2015.The ceremony marked the beginning of the annual bilateral training exercise between members of the United States Military and the...
07 December 2015 Japanese, American Female Service Members Discuss Challenges, Opportunities of Serving CAMP ITAMI, Japan (Dec. 7, 2015) -- Female Soldiers assigned to various U.S. Army Pacific and I Corps units met with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, Middle Army females at a women's mentorship meeting during Exercise Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5.The JGSDF Middle Army...
07 December 2015 Pacific Air Forces Commander Arrives in India NEW DELHI, India -- Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, arrived in India Dec. 4 to meet with Indian defense officials and discuss mutual cooperation during the first PACAF commander’s visit to the nation since 2011. Robinson is visiting at the invitation of Air Chief Marshall Arup...
07 December 2015 Andersen Hosts 64th Annual Operation Christmas Drop 'Push Ceremony' ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the...
07 December 2015 Marines Swim through Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Service members enrolled in the Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival strive to achieve the title of a water survival instructor by completing a training program in the classroom and practicing those lessons at the base pool aboard Marine Corps...
07 December 2015 U.S. Navy Chaplains in Singapore Reflect on Service, 240 Year Heritage of Chaplain Corps SINGAPORE (NNS) -- U.S Navy Chaplains assigned to Singapore honored the 240th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps by reflecting on their heritage and service to Sailors and Marines stationed across the globe. The Navy Chaplain Corps was established on Nov 28, 1775. Lt. Russ Ferguson, chaplain for...
04 December 2015 Bringing Home the Final USS Oklahoma Fallen Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) worked alongside caretakers of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) to disinter the last of the 388 unknown service members associated with the USS Oklahoma...
04 December 2015 Japanese Defense Minister Visits MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Japanese Defense Minister, Gen Nakatani, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015, during his tour through the U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.This visit provided Nakatani the opportunity to meet station officials...
04 December 2015 Hammack Wants Army Off-Grid WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 3, 2015) -- If a tsunami ever hits Oahu, Hawaii, where tens of thousands of troops are stationed, power would be knocked out across the island and military operations would be impacted because all of the electrical generators are located along the shore, Katherine...
04 December 2015 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period Extended JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force announced the comment period for Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Divert Activities and Exercises, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been extended from Dec. 1 until Dec. 14. The Air Force published the...