18 March 2015 VFA-27 Improves Readiness with Japan Air Self-Defense Force The “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 27, an FA-18E Super Hornet squadron forward-deployed to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, concluded a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) detachment in cooperation with the Okinawa-based Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 204th Fighter Squadron,...
17 March 2015 PACOM Joint Intelligence Operations Center Honors Fallen Marine Family and service members of Joint IntelligenceOperations Center (JIOC), U.S. Pacific Command, gathered at the U.S. PacificFleet complex March 12 for a memorial service to honor the life and sacrificeof a fallen Marine.Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Allan Borchers was killed March12, 1990, while on sentry duty...
17 March 2015 USAF, U.S. Army Host 15th Annual NCO Exchange for Japan Air Self-Defense Force KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Army service members hosted an NCO exchange here March 3, giving seven Japan Air Self-Defense Force members a chance to work with their U.S. counterparts.The JASDF Airmen were each paired with Kadena Airmen or Soldiers in their respective jobs for almost...
17 March 2015 U.S. Army Garrison Japan Hosts 4th Annual Earthquake Functional Exercise CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 17, 2015) --The 4th annual earthquake functional exercise was conducted March 12 by U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Emergency Services. The exercise was held in the Emergency Operations Center on the Camp Zama installation. Ransom Bush, emergency manager for USAG...
17 March 2015 Asistant Secretary Remarks on U.S.-Republic of Korea Relations ASSISTANT SECRETARY RUSSEL: Thank you. Well I’ve had some very good meetings today and I want to begin by saying that the best meeting I had, I had last night with my good friend, Ambassador Mark Lippert. I’m very proud to call him a friend and a colleague. We think that his bravery under fire, his...
16 March 2015 Marine Analyst Visits Spartan Brigade to Build Exchange Program JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- What seemed to be a normal week at the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, turned out to be a little different as green, beige and black camouflage contrasted sharply with the Army Combat Uniform normally seen around the...
16 March 2015 Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Learns Littoral Combat Ship Capabilities during Visit to USS Fort Worth in Busan BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Chairman of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Choi, Yoon-hee visited the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) March 16 during the ship's inaugural port visit to Busan. While on board Fort Worth, Choi toured the ship and gained a better...
16 March 2015 Blue Ridge Resumes Patrols to Engage Pacific Allies YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 14, to resume patrols in the 7th Fleet area of operations, strengthening and supporting strong relationships and partnerships throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific.Forward deployed to...
16 March 2015 U.S. 7th Fleet Displays Its Regional Commitment at International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition ‘15 LANGKAWI, Malaysia (NNS) -- Sailors, aircraft and a ship from U.S. 7th Fleet arrived at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), March 15-16.Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron...
16 March 2015 U.S., Korean Navies Complete 31st Annual Salvage Exercise CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy diving and salvage experts wrapped up two weeks of advanced training during Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2015, March 14.Building on thirty years of partnership since SALVEX Korea began in 1985, approximately 180 U.S...
18 March 2015 VFA-27 Improves Readiness with Japan Air Self-Defense Force The “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 27, an FA-18E Super Hornet squadron forward-deployed to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, concluded a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) detachment in cooperation with the Okinawa-based Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 204th Fighter Squadron,...
17 March 2015 PACOM Joint Intelligence Operations Center Honors Fallen Marine Family and service members of Joint IntelligenceOperations Center (JIOC), U.S. Pacific Command, gathered at the U.S. PacificFleet complex March 12 for a memorial service to honor the life and sacrificeof a fallen Marine.Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Allan Borchers was killed March12, 1990, while on sentry duty...
17 March 2015 USAF, U.S. Army Host 15th Annual NCO Exchange for Japan Air Self-Defense Force KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Army service members hosted an NCO exchange here March 3, giving seven Japan Air Self-Defense Force members a chance to work with their U.S. counterparts.The JASDF Airmen were each paired with Kadena Airmen or Soldiers in their respective jobs for almost...
17 March 2015 U.S. Army Garrison Japan Hosts 4th Annual Earthquake Functional Exercise CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 17, 2015) --The 4th annual earthquake functional exercise was conducted March 12 by U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Emergency Services. The exercise was held in the Emergency Operations Center on the Camp Zama installation. Ransom Bush, emergency manager for USAG...
17 March 2015 Asistant Secretary Remarks on U.S.-Republic of Korea Relations ASSISTANT SECRETARY RUSSEL: Thank you. Well I’ve had some very good meetings today and I want to begin by saying that the best meeting I had, I had last night with my good friend, Ambassador Mark Lippert. I’m very proud to call him a friend and a colleague. We think that his bravery under fire, his...
16 March 2015 Marine Analyst Visits Spartan Brigade to Build Exchange Program JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- What seemed to be a normal week at the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, turned out to be a little different as green, beige and black camouflage contrasted sharply with the Army Combat Uniform normally seen around the...
16 March 2015 Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Learns Littoral Combat Ship Capabilities during Visit to USS Fort Worth in Busan BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Chairman of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Choi, Yoon-hee visited the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) March 16 during the ship's inaugural port visit to Busan. While on board Fort Worth, Choi toured the ship and gained a better...
16 March 2015 Blue Ridge Resumes Patrols to Engage Pacific Allies YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 14, to resume patrols in the 7th Fleet area of operations, strengthening and supporting strong relationships and partnerships throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific.Forward deployed to...
16 March 2015 U.S. 7th Fleet Displays Its Regional Commitment at International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition ‘15 LANGKAWI, Malaysia (NNS) -- Sailors, aircraft and a ship from U.S. 7th Fleet arrived at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), March 15-16.Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron...
16 March 2015 U.S., Korean Navies Complete 31st Annual Salvage Exercise CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy diving and salvage experts wrapped up two weeks of advanced training during Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2015, March 14.Building on thirty years of partnership since SALVEX Korea began in 1985, approximately 180 U.S...