11 September 2017 Pacific Angel 17-2 to Begin in Vietnam TAM KY, Vietnam -- The Vietnam People’s Army and United States forces will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from September 10-18, 2017, as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017.PACANGEL 17 is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement. During this exchange,...
11 September 2017 51st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Scales More Than 2,200 Feet SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) shop climbed more than 2,200 feet at Bhukansan National Park during a training assignment.The EOD shop conducted a Mountain Mobility Course which allowed its members to learn procedures and...
11 September 2017 U.S. Increases Surveillance Support for Armed Forces of the Philippines Counterterrorism Efforts in Mindanao MANILA, Philippines -- The United States deployed the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Mindanao for additional surveillance in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterterrorism efforts.Compared to current surveillance platforms used in the region, the Gray Eagle has...
11 September 2017 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Medical Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal -- U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Nepal Army personnel conducted an Aviation Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) at the Shree Birendra Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13-18, 2017.The event was planned by the Pacific Air Forces International Health Specialists team...
11 September 2017 Ronald Reagan Holds Patriot Day, POW/MIA Observance WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducted a Patriot Day and POW/MIA observance, Sept. 11.The observance marks the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S., as well as honoring prisoners of...
11 September 2017 Pacific Partners Air Festival Enriches U.S., Japan Friendship MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A boom rolled across the flight line, announcing the start of what the brooding cloud layer had promised since dawn; within a matter of minutes rain came crashing down as individuals scattered to find cover. What seemed to put a damper on the start of the Pacific Partners...
11 September 2017 Recovery Marines Install M-31 Arresting Gear MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aircraft recovery conducted an annual certification on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017.After being removed for...
08 September 2017 Logistics and Safety Symposium Strengthens Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Representatives and specialists from multiple nations gathered at Gifu AB, Japan from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6, 2017 for the 2017 C-130 Logistics and Safety Symposium. This is the 4th annual symposium and the first time being held at Gifu, the second oldest Air Base in the...
08 September 2017 III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Stands Up New MEF Information Group CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony Sept. 8, 2017 as III MEF Information Group (MIG), highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare.“The re-designation of the MHG to the MIG...
08 September 2017 Rushmore Visits American Samoa during Oceania Maritime Support Initiative Mission PACIFIC OCEAN -- Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with embarked U.S. Coast Guard maritime law enforcement personnel, departed American Samoa after a scheduled two-day port visit, Sept. 5.Under the operational control of U.S. 3rd Fleet, Rushmore and embarked...
11 September 2017 Pacific Angel 17-2 to Begin in Vietnam TAM KY, Vietnam -- The Vietnam People’s Army and United States forces will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from September 10-18, 2017, as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017.PACANGEL 17 is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement. During this exchange,...
11 September 2017 51st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Scales More Than 2,200 Feet SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) shop climbed more than 2,200 feet at Bhukansan National Park during a training assignment.The EOD shop conducted a Mountain Mobility Course which allowed its members to learn procedures and...
11 September 2017 U.S. Increases Surveillance Support for Armed Forces of the Philippines Counterterrorism Efforts in Mindanao MANILA, Philippines -- The United States deployed the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Mindanao for additional surveillance in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterterrorism efforts.Compared to current surveillance platforms used in the region, the Gray Eagle has...
11 September 2017 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Medical Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal -- U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Nepal Army personnel conducted an Aviation Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) at the Shree Birendra Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13-18, 2017.The event was planned by the Pacific Air Forces International Health Specialists team...
11 September 2017 Ronald Reagan Holds Patriot Day, POW/MIA Observance WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducted a Patriot Day and POW/MIA observance, Sept. 11.The observance marks the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S., as well as honoring prisoners of...
11 September 2017 Pacific Partners Air Festival Enriches U.S., Japan Friendship MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A boom rolled across the flight line, announcing the start of what the brooding cloud layer had promised since dawn; within a matter of minutes rain came crashing down as individuals scattered to find cover. What seemed to put a damper on the start of the Pacific Partners...
11 September 2017 Recovery Marines Install M-31 Arresting Gear MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aircraft recovery conducted an annual certification on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017.After being removed for...
08 September 2017 Logistics and Safety Symposium Strengthens Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Representatives and specialists from multiple nations gathered at Gifu AB, Japan from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6, 2017 for the 2017 C-130 Logistics and Safety Symposium. This is the 4th annual symposium and the first time being held at Gifu, the second oldest Air Base in the...
08 September 2017 III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Stands Up New MEF Information Group CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony Sept. 8, 2017 as III MEF Information Group (MIG), highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare.“The re-designation of the MHG to the MIG...
08 September 2017 Rushmore Visits American Samoa during Oceania Maritime Support Initiative Mission PACIFIC OCEAN -- Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with embarked U.S. Coast Guard maritime law enforcement personnel, departed American Samoa after a scheduled two-day port visit, Sept. 5.Under the operational control of U.S. 3rd Fleet, Rushmore and embarked...