23 April 2015 Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in Pacific Retire The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two MC-130P CombatShadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retire on April 15 here.The 17thSOS highlighted the beginning of the MC-130P Combat Shadow retirement with onefinal formation flight on Oct. 16, 2014 at Kadena but now they have sent...
22 April 2015 Multinational Team, Community Conduct Shoulder-to-shoulder Construction during Exercise Balikatan U.S. service members of the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy team with the Australian Army, Philippine Air Force, and the local community as they continue construction efforts during exercise Balikatan 2015 at the Engineering Civil Action Project (ENCAP) 1, Santa Lourdes National High School, April...
22 April 2015 Blue Ridge Partners with PLA(N) During Visit To Zhanziang School Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff First Class Petty Officers Association (FCPOA) participated in a community service (COMSERV) event at the Zhanjiang Special Education School, April 22.The visit marked the first COMSERV by a U.S. Navy ship...
22 April 2015 Pacific Fleet Welcomes Korean Mayors Ten mayors and local government officials from the Republic of Korea (ROK) got an inside look at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters as part of an International Visitor Leadership Program April 20.The program is designed to explore American values and traditions as the backbone of the U.S...
22 April 2015 Carl Vinson Hosts India, Sri Lanka Distinguished Visitors Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 hosted distinguished visitors from India and Sri Lanka on April 17 and 19 respectively.Included among the visitors were U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy Vice Adm. Jayantha Perera, Sri...
22 April 2015 12 Key Tasks Help Team Osan 'Get After' Priorities This is the first in a series of articles relating an overview of the 12 keytasks at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51stFighter Wing's command priorities and defends the freedom of 51 million peoplewill be explored through the 12 tasks prioritized as: runway...
21 April 2015 US 7th Fleet, Chinese South Sea Fleet Leaders Conduct 'Staff Talks' in Zhanjiang Senior navy leaders from the U.S. 7th Fleet and People's Liberation Army Navy PLA(N) met for a professional exchange of ideas in a variety of technical and operational topics on board the Chinese ship Mount Jinggang at PLA(N) South Sea Fleet Headquarters April 21.The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue...
21 April 2015 Building Schools 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' during Balikatan 2015 Sweating under from the tropical heat, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Sprouse pauses from mixing cement to introduce himself to Philippine Navy Seaman Apprentices Arturo Arandela and Raymond Baclason in the province of San Rafael, on the island of Palawan, Philippines, April 16. Although an apparent...
21 April 2015 Military Exercises Begin in Ukraine, Philippines Military training exercises begin today in Ukraine for Fearless Guardian, and in the Philippines for the 31st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, a Pentagon spokesman said today.During a briefing with Pentagon reporters, Army Col. Steve Warren said that about 300 Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne...
21 April 2015 From Colorado to the ROK: Three Generations Serving on the Peninsula Most Airmen arrive at Kunsan Air Base with the expectation of seeing new facesand forming new relationships at the start of their year-long unaccompaniedtour. But for a father and son of the Colorado Air National Guard, when theystepped onto the Korean Peninsula, they continued a family legacy...
23 April 2015 Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in Pacific Retire The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two MC-130P CombatShadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retire on April 15 here.The 17thSOS highlighted the beginning of the MC-130P Combat Shadow retirement with onefinal formation flight on Oct. 16, 2014 at Kadena but now they have sent...
22 April 2015 Multinational Team, Community Conduct Shoulder-to-shoulder Construction during Exercise Balikatan U.S. service members of the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy team with the Australian Army, Philippine Air Force, and the local community as they continue construction efforts during exercise Balikatan 2015 at the Engineering Civil Action Project (ENCAP) 1, Santa Lourdes National High School, April...
22 April 2015 Blue Ridge Partners with PLA(N) During Visit To Zhanziang School Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff First Class Petty Officers Association (FCPOA) participated in a community service (COMSERV) event at the Zhanjiang Special Education School, April 22.The visit marked the first COMSERV by a U.S. Navy ship...
22 April 2015 Pacific Fleet Welcomes Korean Mayors Ten mayors and local government officials from the Republic of Korea (ROK) got an inside look at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters as part of an International Visitor Leadership Program April 20.The program is designed to explore American values and traditions as the backbone of the U.S...
22 April 2015 Carl Vinson Hosts India, Sri Lanka Distinguished Visitors Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 hosted distinguished visitors from India and Sri Lanka on April 17 and 19 respectively.Included among the visitors were U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy Vice Adm. Jayantha Perera, Sri...
22 April 2015 12 Key Tasks Help Team Osan 'Get After' Priorities This is the first in a series of articles relating an overview of the 12 keytasks at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51stFighter Wing's command priorities and defends the freedom of 51 million peoplewill be explored through the 12 tasks prioritized as: runway...
21 April 2015 US 7th Fleet, Chinese South Sea Fleet Leaders Conduct 'Staff Talks' in Zhanjiang Senior navy leaders from the U.S. 7th Fleet and People's Liberation Army Navy PLA(N) met for a professional exchange of ideas in a variety of technical and operational topics on board the Chinese ship Mount Jinggang at PLA(N) South Sea Fleet Headquarters April 21.The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue...
21 April 2015 Building Schools 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' during Balikatan 2015 Sweating under from the tropical heat, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Sprouse pauses from mixing cement to introduce himself to Philippine Navy Seaman Apprentices Arturo Arandela and Raymond Baclason in the province of San Rafael, on the island of Palawan, Philippines, April 16. Although an apparent...
21 April 2015 Military Exercises Begin in Ukraine, Philippines Military training exercises begin today in Ukraine for Fearless Guardian, and in the Philippines for the 31st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, a Pentagon spokesman said today.During a briefing with Pentagon reporters, Army Col. Steve Warren said that about 300 Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne...
21 April 2015 From Colorado to the ROK: Three Generations Serving on the Peninsula Most Airmen arrive at Kunsan Air Base with the expectation of seeing new facesand forming new relationships at the start of their year-long unaccompaniedtour. But for a father and son of the Colorado Air National Guard, when theystepped onto the Korean Peninsula, they continued a family legacy...