08 January 2018 Coalition in the Classroom - Japan Air Self-Defense Force Student Graduates Noncommissioned Officer Academy KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Every day, Team Kadena strives to build and improve relations with their partners in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Whether it’s through joint training operations in the field or bilateral exchange programs in the classroom, the two militaries work side-by-side...
08 January 2018 Mattis Welcomes Esper as Army Secretary during Ceremonial Swearing-In WASHINGTON -- During a ceremonial welcome for Army Secretary Mark T. Esper at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes today, Jan. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said the U.S. Military Academy graduate is the best person to lead the service forward.Esper, who has been on the job since Nov. 20, also...
08 January 2018 Army and Air Force Graduate Airpower Leadership Academy Together OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- As the Airpower Leadership Academy’s (ALA) third iteration concludes at Osan Air Base, there is something different about this session’s graduates.U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Burns, 35th Air Defense Artillery, becomes the first Soldier to graduate the 51st...
05 January 2018 Carl Vinson Strike Group to Deploy to Western Pacific SAN DIEGO -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group is scheduled to depart San Diego for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, Jan. 5.The strike group's 6,000 Sailors will deploy aboard four ships, including aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the guided-missile destroyer USS...
05 January 2018 Mattis Discusses U.S.-South Korean Exercises, Iran Protests WASHINGTON -- Joint South Korean-U.S. military exercises have been “deconflicted” with the Winter Olympics, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said here today, Jan. 4, 2018.The secretary also discussed the demonstrations in Iran during an impromptu news conference with Pentagon reporters.The military...
05 January 2018 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Flies Navy Jack in 2018 'Forged with Purpose' PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Sailors hoisted the colors crisp and promptly to start the New Year Jan. 1. Throughout 2018 the First Navy Jack will rise under Old Glory, renewing a culture of tradition and resolve at Pearl Harbor.Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, commander, Navy Region Hawaii, ordered the flying of...
04 January 2018 USS Hopper Returns to 7th Fleet on Deployment INDIAN OCEAN - The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 4.Hopper will conduct evolutions involving theater security cooperation, building partner capacity, and performing routine operations within the area.Hopper is a multi-mission ship with...
04 January 2018 USS Wasp (LHD 1) Arrives in Pearl Harbor for Port Visit JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a final port call en route to her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 28.Following its return from the Wasp's first deployment in more than a decade,...
04 January 2018 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Completes at-sea Fisheries Enforcement Patrol off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region. They conducted six boardings on Hawaii-based, U.S.-flagged...
04 January 2018 USS Pearl Harbor visits Singapore after 7th Fleet Return SINGAPORE - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore, Jan. 2.Pearl Harbor’s visit to Singapore will not only allow the ship to conduct routine maintenance but it will give Sailors and Marines the...
08 January 2018 Coalition in the Classroom - Japan Air Self-Defense Force Student Graduates Noncommissioned Officer Academy KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Every day, Team Kadena strives to build and improve relations with their partners in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Whether it’s through joint training operations in the field or bilateral exchange programs in the classroom, the two militaries work side-by-side...
08 January 2018 Mattis Welcomes Esper as Army Secretary during Ceremonial Swearing-In WASHINGTON -- During a ceremonial welcome for Army Secretary Mark T. Esper at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes today, Jan. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said the U.S. Military Academy graduate is the best person to lead the service forward.Esper, who has been on the job since Nov. 20, also...
08 January 2018 Army and Air Force Graduate Airpower Leadership Academy Together OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- As the Airpower Leadership Academy’s (ALA) third iteration concludes at Osan Air Base, there is something different about this session’s graduates.U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Burns, 35th Air Defense Artillery, becomes the first Soldier to graduate the 51st...
05 January 2018 Carl Vinson Strike Group to Deploy to Western Pacific SAN DIEGO -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group is scheduled to depart San Diego for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, Jan. 5.The strike group's 6,000 Sailors will deploy aboard four ships, including aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the guided-missile destroyer USS...
05 January 2018 Mattis Discusses U.S.-South Korean Exercises, Iran Protests WASHINGTON -- Joint South Korean-U.S. military exercises have been “deconflicted” with the Winter Olympics, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said here today, Jan. 4, 2018.The secretary also discussed the demonstrations in Iran during an impromptu news conference with Pentagon reporters.The military...
05 January 2018 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Flies Navy Jack in 2018 'Forged with Purpose' PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Sailors hoisted the colors crisp and promptly to start the New Year Jan. 1. Throughout 2018 the First Navy Jack will rise under Old Glory, renewing a culture of tradition and resolve at Pearl Harbor.Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, commander, Navy Region Hawaii, ordered the flying of...
04 January 2018 USS Hopper Returns to 7th Fleet on Deployment INDIAN OCEAN - The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 4.Hopper will conduct evolutions involving theater security cooperation, building partner capacity, and performing routine operations within the area.Hopper is a multi-mission ship with...
04 January 2018 USS Wasp (LHD 1) Arrives in Pearl Harbor for Port Visit JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a final port call en route to her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 28.Following its return from the Wasp's first deployment in more than a decade,...
04 January 2018 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Completes at-sea Fisheries Enforcement Patrol off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region. They conducted six boardings on Hawaii-based, U.S.-flagged...
04 January 2018 USS Pearl Harbor visits Singapore after 7th Fleet Return SINGAPORE - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore, Jan. 2.Pearl Harbor’s visit to Singapore will not only allow the ship to conduct routine maintenance but it will give Sailors and Marines the...