06 March 2017 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in MultiSail 2017 APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are participating in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2017, March 6-10.Participants include six U.S. Navy ships, two JMSDF ships, and a number of subsurface and other special units.MultiSail is a...
06 March 2017 Yokota Welcomes Pacific Air Force's First C-130J Super Hercules YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- Members of Team Yokota came out to welcome the first of 14 C-130J Super Hercules being assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing during an arrival ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Dillon, PACAF vice commander, along with...
06 March 2017 Carl Vinson Welcomes US Ambassador, Republic of the Philippines Guests SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Sung Kim and his guests visited Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), March 4.The ambassador's guests included senior leaders from the Republic of the Philippines: Secretary of National Defense retired Brig. Gen...
06 March 2017 Logistician Readiness Key to Army Success DAEGU, South Korea -- Senior leadership and soldiers from Eighth Army and several of its Materiel Support Commands hosted a visit by Army Materiel Command Deputy Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche, March 3-4.Throughout the four-day trip to Japan and South Korea, Wyche spent time with...
06 March 2017 Cope North 17 Concludes with Friendships Renewed, Skills Sharpened JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy wrapped up Exercise Cope North 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 3.The exercise’s 88th iteration began Feb. 15, 2017, and focused on...
06 March 2017 Flagship of Amphibious Squadron 11 Arrives in Okinawa for Patrol Preparations OKINAWA, Japan -- Flagship of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHR ARG), USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), arrived at White Beach, Okinawa, March 4.Bonhomme Richard is in port for the onload of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and other Marine...
06 March 2017 Kadena 909th Air Refueling Squadron Refuels USS Carl Vinson Super Hornets and Growlers OKINAWA, Japan -- The 909th KC-135s provided daily air refueling support to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) F/A-18 Super Hornets and Growlers embarked aboard CVN-70 during the carrier’s regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command...
03 March 2017 USS Green Bay Conducts Routine South China Sea Patrol SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea, March 2, after departing Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand.Green Bay recently returned to sea after successfully completing...
03 March 2017 Raptors Refuel above the Northern Territory TINDAL, Australia -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors, assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, approache a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in order to receive fuel in the skies above Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, March 2, 2017. Twelve F-22 Raptors and approximately 200 U.S. Air...
03 March 2017 USS Mustin Arrives in Guam APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived at Naval Base Guam for a routine port visit March 1.While in Guam, Mustin Sailors have the opportunity to experience the culture, go sightseeing and shopping and take part in Morale, Welfare and...
06 March 2017 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in MultiSail 2017 APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are participating in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2017, March 6-10.Participants include six U.S. Navy ships, two JMSDF ships, and a number of subsurface and other special units.MultiSail is a...
06 March 2017 Yokota Welcomes Pacific Air Force's First C-130J Super Hercules YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- Members of Team Yokota came out to welcome the first of 14 C-130J Super Hercules being assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing during an arrival ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Dillon, PACAF vice commander, along with...
06 March 2017 Carl Vinson Welcomes US Ambassador, Republic of the Philippines Guests SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Sung Kim and his guests visited Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), March 4.The ambassador's guests included senior leaders from the Republic of the Philippines: Secretary of National Defense retired Brig. Gen...
06 March 2017 Logistician Readiness Key to Army Success DAEGU, South Korea -- Senior leadership and soldiers from Eighth Army and several of its Materiel Support Commands hosted a visit by Army Materiel Command Deputy Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche, March 3-4.Throughout the four-day trip to Japan and South Korea, Wyche spent time with...
06 March 2017 Cope North 17 Concludes with Friendships Renewed, Skills Sharpened JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy wrapped up Exercise Cope North 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 3.The exercise’s 88th iteration began Feb. 15, 2017, and focused on...
06 March 2017 Flagship of Amphibious Squadron 11 Arrives in Okinawa for Patrol Preparations OKINAWA, Japan -- Flagship of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHR ARG), USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), arrived at White Beach, Okinawa, March 4.Bonhomme Richard is in port for the onload of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and other Marine...
06 March 2017 Kadena 909th Air Refueling Squadron Refuels USS Carl Vinson Super Hornets and Growlers OKINAWA, Japan -- The 909th KC-135s provided daily air refueling support to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) F/A-18 Super Hornets and Growlers embarked aboard CVN-70 during the carrier’s regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command...
03 March 2017 USS Green Bay Conducts Routine South China Sea Patrol SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea, March 2, after departing Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand.Green Bay recently returned to sea after successfully completing...
03 March 2017 Raptors Refuel above the Northern Territory TINDAL, Australia -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors, assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, approache a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in order to receive fuel in the skies above Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, March 2, 2017. Twelve F-22 Raptors and approximately 200 U.S. Air...
03 March 2017 USS Mustin Arrives in Guam APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived at Naval Base Guam for a routine port visit March 1.While in Guam, Mustin Sailors have the opportunity to experience the culture, go sightseeing and shopping and take part in Morale, Welfare and...