06 February 2017 Green Bay Embarks Marines from Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Feb. 2 after embarking elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).Green Bay arrived in Okinawa on Jan. 30 after departing from Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 25 for a multi-month...
03 February 2017 Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meetings with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Spokesperson Cmdr. Gary Ross provided the following readout:Secretary Mattis met with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today in Tokyo, Japan to reaffirm the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance.During the meeting, the secretary emphasized the priority the new...
03 February 2017 U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-225 Kicks Off Cope North 17 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in preparations of Cope North 17 Feb. 8, 2017.Cope North 17 is multi-national, bilateral training event including the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, Royal...
03 February 2017 Mattis Emphasizes U.S. Commitment in Meetings with South Korean Leaders WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized the U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and its alliance with South Korea in separate meetings with South Korean leaders today, Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross said.Mattis is on a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan.In a...
03 February 2017 Coronado Completes Underway Focused On Training, Operations At Sea SEMBAWANG, Singapore -- Following a four-day underway in the South China Sea, littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) pulled into Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for a scheduled maintenance period starting Feb. 3.At sea the crew conducted training exercises designed to maintain operational...
03 February 2017 America Completes Combat systems Ship Qualifications Trials PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) completed the final phase of combat systems ship qualifications trials (CSSQT) and follow-on operation testing of the ship's weapons systems Feb. 2.Command, control, computers, communications, combat and...
03 February 2017 Mattis Issues Budget Guidance, Says Fiscal 2017 submission Will Rise WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued budget directives Tuesday aimed at addressing shortfalls in the department and building a more lethal joint force.The budget directives have a quick trigger, with the first request -- for an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 budget -- due to the...
02 February 2017 Mattis Describes Overseas Trip as Opportunity to Listen to Allies’ Concerns WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will listen to the concerns of South Korean and Japanese leaders during his first trip overseas in his new positionThe secretary arrived today in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, and he spoke with reporters during the 20-hour flight from...
02 February 2017 U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Tigertails Tread in New Territory MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 “Tigertails” arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017.The Tigertails’ journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the air station is to support the strong,...
02 February 2017 Misawa Suppressing Enemy Air Defense Clears Way for Yokota Air Drops MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Massive dark clouds swooped in from the west, bringing snow and 60 mph winds--making it almost impossible to see your own feet at Draughon Range, Jan 31.Although this may seem unpleasant to the average person, Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron (36th AS), Yokota Air...
06 February 2017 Green Bay Embarks Marines from Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Feb. 2 after embarking elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).Green Bay arrived in Okinawa on Jan. 30 after departing from Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 25 for a multi-month...
03 February 2017 Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meetings with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Spokesperson Cmdr. Gary Ross provided the following readout:Secretary Mattis met with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today in Tokyo, Japan to reaffirm the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance.During the meeting, the secretary emphasized the priority the new...
03 February 2017 U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-225 Kicks Off Cope North 17 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in preparations of Cope North 17 Feb. 8, 2017.Cope North 17 is multi-national, bilateral training event including the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, Royal...
03 February 2017 Mattis Emphasizes U.S. Commitment in Meetings with South Korean Leaders WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized the U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and its alliance with South Korea in separate meetings with South Korean leaders today, Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross said.Mattis is on a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan.In a...
03 February 2017 Coronado Completes Underway Focused On Training, Operations At Sea SEMBAWANG, Singapore -- Following a four-day underway in the South China Sea, littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) pulled into Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for a scheduled maintenance period starting Feb. 3.At sea the crew conducted training exercises designed to maintain operational...
03 February 2017 America Completes Combat systems Ship Qualifications Trials PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) completed the final phase of combat systems ship qualifications trials (CSSQT) and follow-on operation testing of the ship's weapons systems Feb. 2.Command, control, computers, communications, combat and...
03 February 2017 Mattis Issues Budget Guidance, Says Fiscal 2017 submission Will Rise WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued budget directives Tuesday aimed at addressing shortfalls in the department and building a more lethal joint force.The budget directives have a quick trigger, with the first request -- for an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 budget -- due to the...
02 February 2017 Mattis Describes Overseas Trip as Opportunity to Listen to Allies’ Concerns WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will listen to the concerns of South Korean and Japanese leaders during his first trip overseas in his new positionThe secretary arrived today in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, and he spoke with reporters during the 20-hour flight from...
02 February 2017 U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Tigertails Tread in New Territory MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 “Tigertails” arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017.The Tigertails’ journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the air station is to support the strong,...
02 February 2017 Misawa Suppressing Enemy Air Defense Clears Way for Yokota Air Drops MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Massive dark clouds swooped in from the west, bringing snow and 60 mph winds--making it almost impossible to see your own feet at Draughon Range, Jan 31.Although this may seem unpleasant to the average person, Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron (36th AS), Yokota Air...