19 April 2018 US, Mongolia Air Forces Initiate Steps for Greater Engagement JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. and Mongolia air forces discussed opportunities for future engagement between the two services at a recent Land Forces Talks (LFT) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia March 26-28.The Mongolian Air Force Command (AFC), a newly separated force of the Mongolian Armed...
19 April 2018 Lethality: U.S. Army Alaska Snipers Conduct Stress Shooting Drills JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Breathing heavily and hands shaking, a Soldier squeezes the trigger, and a round fires from the chamber of his M2010 rifle. His fellow sniper tracks the round’s path with a spotting scope, as it pierces the brisk Alaska air before connecting with a...
19 April 2018 USS Michael Murphy Returns Home from Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to Pearl Harbor, April 18, after a three-month deployment to the Western Pacific with the Carl Vinson Strike Group.During the deployment, the strike group conducted routine operations in the Indo-Pacific that helped maintain security and...
19 April 2018 3-D Printer-capable Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Print Replacement Part for F-35B AT SEA, USS WASP, Pacific Ocean -- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion (CBL) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing.This innovative technique is the process of replicating a digital 3-D model in the real world. 3-D...
18 April 2018 Bonhomme Richard Departs Sasebo, Concludes Forward-deployed Service SASEBO, Japan -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan, April 18, capping six years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific.Bonhomme Richard has been the flagship of the Amphibious Force 7th Fleet since April 2012 and will now transit to its new...
18 April 2018 U.S., Indonesia Airmen Talks Enhance Interoperability JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) hosted the Indonesian air force leadership here to discuss the continued partnership and integration of both air forces during Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks April 11 - 12.A2A talks are designed to foster military-to-military...
18 April 2018 Stennis Carrier Strike Group Cruiser-destroyer Warships begin Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training SAN DIEGO, California -- Cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) warships and their associated helicopter detachments from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed Naval Base San Diego for a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, April 16.SWATT events focus on...
18 April 2018 US Army Pacific G-8 Synchronization Conference HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) hosted their annual G-8 Synchronization conference April 4 -5, took place at the Hickam Officer's Club on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and the Mission Command Facility on Fort Shafter.The theme for this year's event was "Ready to Fight...Resourcing...
18 April 2018 Navy Establishes Command to Ensure Readiness of Warships Forward Deployed in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CNSG WP) was officially established in Japan to oversee the Forward Deployed Naval Force Japan (FDNF-J) surface ship maintenance, training, and certification on Apr. 11, 2018.In October 2017, U.S. Pacific Fleet established a Detachment,...
17 April 2018 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Groundbreaking Ceremony MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorezana participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on April 17.The groundbreaking...
19 April 2018 US, Mongolia Air Forces Initiate Steps for Greater Engagement JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. and Mongolia air forces discussed opportunities for future engagement between the two services at a recent Land Forces Talks (LFT) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia March 26-28.The Mongolian Air Force Command (AFC), a newly separated force of the Mongolian Armed...
19 April 2018 Lethality: U.S. Army Alaska Snipers Conduct Stress Shooting Drills JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Breathing heavily and hands shaking, a Soldier squeezes the trigger, and a round fires from the chamber of his M2010 rifle. His fellow sniper tracks the round’s path with a spotting scope, as it pierces the brisk Alaska air before connecting with a...
19 April 2018 USS Michael Murphy Returns Home from Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to Pearl Harbor, April 18, after a three-month deployment to the Western Pacific with the Carl Vinson Strike Group.During the deployment, the strike group conducted routine operations in the Indo-Pacific that helped maintain security and...
19 April 2018 3-D Printer-capable Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Print Replacement Part for F-35B AT SEA, USS WASP, Pacific Ocean -- Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion (CBL) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing.This innovative technique is the process of replicating a digital 3-D model in the real world. 3-D...
18 April 2018 Bonhomme Richard Departs Sasebo, Concludes Forward-deployed Service SASEBO, Japan -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan, April 18, capping six years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific.Bonhomme Richard has been the flagship of the Amphibious Force 7th Fleet since April 2012 and will now transit to its new...
18 April 2018 U.S., Indonesia Airmen Talks Enhance Interoperability JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) hosted the Indonesian air force leadership here to discuss the continued partnership and integration of both air forces during Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks April 11 - 12.A2A talks are designed to foster military-to-military...
18 April 2018 Stennis Carrier Strike Group Cruiser-destroyer Warships begin Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training SAN DIEGO, California -- Cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) warships and their associated helicopter detachments from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed Naval Base San Diego for a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, April 16.SWATT events focus on...
18 April 2018 US Army Pacific G-8 Synchronization Conference HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) hosted their annual G-8 Synchronization conference April 4 -5, took place at the Hickam Officer's Club on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and the Mission Command Facility on Fort Shafter.The theme for this year's event was "Ready to Fight...Resourcing...
18 April 2018 Navy Establishes Command to Ensure Readiness of Warships Forward Deployed in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CNSG WP) was officially established in Japan to oversee the Forward Deployed Naval Force Japan (FDNF-J) surface ship maintenance, training, and certification on Apr. 11, 2018.In October 2017, U.S. Pacific Fleet established a Detachment,...
17 April 2018 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Groundbreaking Ceremony MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorezana participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on April 17.The groundbreaking...