03 January 2017 PACOM Marks 70 Years of Protecting & Defending the U.S. CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), America’s largest and oldest unified combatant command, turned 70 on Jan. 1, 2017.Since 1947, U.S. PACOM sailors, soldiers, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen have stood watch across half the planet – from Hollywood to Bollywood to the Arctic...
03 January 2017 7th Fleet 2016 Wrap Up: A Year of Firsts YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Upgraded ships, new innovations and technologies, and partnerships were abound for U.S. 7th Fleet in 2016. Seventh Fleet teamed up with allies and partner nations in more than 110 exercises to exchange information, enhance capabilities and train together throughout 2016. Major...
29 December 2016 Last U.S. Ship Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy Decommissioned in Ceremony JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) decommissioned the ROKN ship Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), Dec. 28, closing the final chapter on the last U.S. ship transferred to the ROK Navy.USS Beaufort (ATS-2), an Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship, joined the U.S. fleet in 1972...
29 December 2016 2nd Infantry Division creates "Living Insignia" CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- The coming together of the various units within 2ID/RUCD to create the living patch promotes morale and contributes to the 100-year anniversary and traditions of the 2nd Infantry Division."This is the third time in the history of the division that we have gotten...
29 December 2016 94th Army Air and Missile Command Year in Review JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The 94th Army Air and Missile Command continues to provide joint and combined theater air and missile defense in order to meet operations plan requirements and support the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. The 94th AAMDC Soldiers sustained...
29 December 2016 Eighth Army G6 Team Strengthens C4I Partnerships with the Republic of Korea ICHEON, South Korea - Army communicators from the ROK and U.S. teamed up for a C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) Summit, hosted by ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command at the Combined Special Operations Component Command-Korea compound in Icheon December 1.Eighth Army...
28 December 2016 Ambassador Kennedy's Statement on Prime Minister Abe's Visit to Pearl Harbor Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor with President Obama is a tribute to the power of reconciliation and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.The close connections and shared values that unite our two nations allow us to work together to fight disease, explore the...
28 December 2016 Guam Navy Commands Win 2016 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMCEAD) Unit Guam and the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), homeported in Guam, were named the 2016 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award winners for small overseas and large sea categories, respectively.The award is part of...
28 December 2016 Ground Breaking Ceremony U.S.-Assisted Construction of Thai Police Training Center NONG SARAI, Thailand -- Ambassador Glyn Davies participated in a ground breaking ceremony on December 21, 2016 to mark the commencement of construction of a new Indoor Tactical Training Facility at the Royal Thai Police Tactical Training Center in Nong Sarai, Thailand.The U.S. Pacific Command’s...
28 December 2016 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan at Pearl Harbor OAHU, Hawaii -- PRIME MINISTER ABE: (As interpreted.) President Obama, Commander Harris, ladies and gentlemen, and all American citizens: I stand here at Pearl Harbor as the Prime Minister of Japan.If we listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and then retreating again...
03 January 2017 PACOM Marks 70 Years of Protecting & Defending the U.S. CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), America’s largest and oldest unified combatant command, turned 70 on Jan. 1, 2017.Since 1947, U.S. PACOM sailors, soldiers, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen have stood watch across half the planet – from Hollywood to Bollywood to the Arctic...
03 January 2017 7th Fleet 2016 Wrap Up: A Year of Firsts YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Upgraded ships, new innovations and technologies, and partnerships were abound for U.S. 7th Fleet in 2016. Seventh Fleet teamed up with allies and partner nations in more than 110 exercises to exchange information, enhance capabilities and train together throughout 2016. Major...
29 December 2016 Last U.S. Ship Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy Decommissioned in Ceremony JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) decommissioned the ROKN ship Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), Dec. 28, closing the final chapter on the last U.S. ship transferred to the ROK Navy.USS Beaufort (ATS-2), an Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship, joined the U.S. fleet in 1972...
29 December 2016 2nd Infantry Division creates "Living Insignia" CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- The coming together of the various units within 2ID/RUCD to create the living patch promotes morale and contributes to the 100-year anniversary and traditions of the 2nd Infantry Division."This is the third time in the history of the division that we have gotten...
29 December 2016 94th Army Air and Missile Command Year in Review JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The 94th Army Air and Missile Command continues to provide joint and combined theater air and missile defense in order to meet operations plan requirements and support the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. The 94th AAMDC Soldiers sustained...
29 December 2016 Eighth Army G6 Team Strengthens C4I Partnerships with the Republic of Korea ICHEON, South Korea - Army communicators from the ROK and U.S. teamed up for a C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) Summit, hosted by ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command at the Combined Special Operations Component Command-Korea compound in Icheon December 1.Eighth Army...
28 December 2016 Ambassador Kennedy's Statement on Prime Minister Abe's Visit to Pearl Harbor Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor with President Obama is a tribute to the power of reconciliation and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.The close connections and shared values that unite our two nations allow us to work together to fight disease, explore the...
28 December 2016 Guam Navy Commands Win 2016 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMCEAD) Unit Guam and the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), homeported in Guam, were named the 2016 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award winners for small overseas and large sea categories, respectively.The award is part of...
28 December 2016 Ground Breaking Ceremony U.S.-Assisted Construction of Thai Police Training Center NONG SARAI, Thailand -- Ambassador Glyn Davies participated in a ground breaking ceremony on December 21, 2016 to mark the commencement of construction of a new Indoor Tactical Training Facility at the Royal Thai Police Tactical Training Center in Nong Sarai, Thailand.The U.S. Pacific Command’s...
28 December 2016 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan at Pearl Harbor OAHU, Hawaii -- PRIME MINISTER ABE: (As interpreted.) President Obama, Commander Harris, ladies and gentlemen, and all American citizens: I stand here at Pearl Harbor as the Prime Minister of Japan.If we listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and then retreating again...