15 September 2017 Pacific Angel Engineers Improve Vietnam Schools Infrastructure TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam -- Over the last few days, U.S. and Vietnam People's Army engineers have been working side-by-side during Pacific Angel 17-2 here, dedicating time and resources to quality of life and infrastructure improvement projects.A team of 12 Vietnamese engineers and 16...
15 September 2017 Pacific Fleet Commander Meets with Afloat Training and Assessment Leaders SAN DIEGO - Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with leaders at Afloat Training Group Pacific (ATGPAC), along with representatives from Afloat Training Group San Diego and Engineering Assessment Pacific, on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 14.Swift discussed opportunities to improve...
15 September 2017 Tropic Agile Combat Employment Observers Collaborate on Fueling the Future KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Members from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and Pacific Air Forces converged at Kadena Air Base for a subject matter expert exchange as a part of exercise Tropic Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Aug. 28 - Sept. 15, 2017.Exercise...
15 September 2017 U.S. and Philippines Participate in Counterterrorism Crisis Response Drill MANILA, Philippines -- The governments of the Philippines and the United States will embark on a bilateral, interagency counterterrorism drill, Tempest Wind, in mid-September intended to test and improve the ability of both nations to rapidly plan, coordinate, and conduct counterterrorism...
15 September 2017 Oregon, Vietnamese Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Teams Build Bridges and Increase Interoperability through Training PORTLAND, Oregon -- Members of the Oregon National Guard’s CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package participated in the 2017 Disaster Management Engagement Activity held in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2017.The CERFP worked alongside representatives from the U.S. Marine Corps in order to share information...
14 September 2017 Meet the Army's 'Dungeon Dragons': the First Line of Defense on the Korean Peninsula OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- More than four stories below ground, Soldiers from the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade provide 24/7 real-time surveillance of the tactical ballistic missile threat on the Korean Peninsula. Known as the "Dungeon Dragons," these teams of Soldiers are essential in...
14 September 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 Helps Prepare Japan Air Self-Defense Force for F-35A MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan --Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 hosted members of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) Third Air Wing for an educational tour and class centered around the F-35A Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 13, 2017.The tour...
14 September 2017 Carrier Air Wing Five Completes Carrier Qualification WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) Five and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed carrier qualifications, Sept. 9-12.To certify, Ronald Reagan and CVW-5 were required to conduct approximately 200 sorties, take-offs and landings, as well as...
14 September 2017 Pacific Angel: U.S., Vietnam Continue to Build Partnership TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam -- U.S. service members and the Vietnam People's Army, along with several nongovernmental organizations and partner nations, combine their skills and resources to conduct humanitarian assistance as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 here, September 10 to...
14 September 2017 Arctic Security Expedition: Air Force Leaders Visit Eielson, Gain Insight to U.S. Arctic Ops EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Air Force senior leaders from Headquarters Air Force and several major commands, including the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, General Ellen Pawlikowski, visited Eielson Air Force Base and other locations in Alaska during an Arctic Security Expedition Sept...
15 September 2017 Pacific Angel Engineers Improve Vietnam Schools Infrastructure TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam -- Over the last few days, U.S. and Vietnam People's Army engineers have been working side-by-side during Pacific Angel 17-2 here, dedicating time and resources to quality of life and infrastructure improvement projects.A team of 12 Vietnamese engineers and 16...
15 September 2017 Pacific Fleet Commander Meets with Afloat Training and Assessment Leaders SAN DIEGO - Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with leaders at Afloat Training Group Pacific (ATGPAC), along with representatives from Afloat Training Group San Diego and Engineering Assessment Pacific, on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 14.Swift discussed opportunities to improve...
15 September 2017 Tropic Agile Combat Employment Observers Collaborate on Fueling the Future KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Members from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and Pacific Air Forces converged at Kadena Air Base for a subject matter expert exchange as a part of exercise Tropic Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Aug. 28 - Sept. 15, 2017.Exercise...
15 September 2017 U.S. and Philippines Participate in Counterterrorism Crisis Response Drill MANILA, Philippines -- The governments of the Philippines and the United States will embark on a bilateral, interagency counterterrorism drill, Tempest Wind, in mid-September intended to test and improve the ability of both nations to rapidly plan, coordinate, and conduct counterterrorism...
15 September 2017 Oregon, Vietnamese Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Teams Build Bridges and Increase Interoperability through Training PORTLAND, Oregon -- Members of the Oregon National Guard’s CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package participated in the 2017 Disaster Management Engagement Activity held in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2017.The CERFP worked alongside representatives from the U.S. Marine Corps in order to share information...
14 September 2017 Meet the Army's 'Dungeon Dragons': the First Line of Defense on the Korean Peninsula OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- More than four stories below ground, Soldiers from the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade provide 24/7 real-time surveillance of the tactical ballistic missile threat on the Korean Peninsula. Known as the "Dungeon Dragons," these teams of Soldiers are essential in...
14 September 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 Helps Prepare Japan Air Self-Defense Force for F-35A MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan --Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 hosted members of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) Third Air Wing for an educational tour and class centered around the F-35A Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 13, 2017.The tour...
14 September 2017 Carrier Air Wing Five Completes Carrier Qualification WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) Five and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed carrier qualifications, Sept. 9-12.To certify, Ronald Reagan and CVW-5 were required to conduct approximately 200 sorties, take-offs and landings, as well as...
14 September 2017 Pacific Angel: U.S., Vietnam Continue to Build Partnership TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam -- U.S. service members and the Vietnam People's Army, along with several nongovernmental organizations and partner nations, combine their skills and resources to conduct humanitarian assistance as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 here, September 10 to...
14 September 2017 Arctic Security Expedition: Air Force Leaders Visit Eielson, Gain Insight to U.S. Arctic Ops EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Air Force senior leaders from Headquarters Air Force and several major commands, including the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, General Ellen Pawlikowski, visited Eielson Air Force Base and other locations in Alaska during an Arctic Security Expedition Sept...