24 January 2017 China Lake Scientists Awarded Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Project of the Year CHINA LAKE, California -- In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Harvey and his team at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, along with collaborators from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Research Laboratory, were awarded a four-year grant from the Strategic...
24 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
23 January 2017 Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 Returns to Support Operation Deep Freeze WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 deployed to Antarctica in mid-January to support the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the nation's research program on the southernmost continent, which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF).NCHB 1...
23 January 2017 8th TSC Builds on Readiness, Partnership and Integration of the Multi-Domain Battle Concept HONOLULU, Hawaii - While we welcome a new Commander in Chief, new Secretary of Defense and pass the important milestones of the first six months of command for the 8th TSC, 130th EN Bde and 8th MP Bde commanders, it is important to look back at all that we have accomplished in sustaining the force...
20 January 2017 Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.With a load of mission essential weapons...
20 January 2017 Acting secretary of the Navy, Other Navy Leaders Announced Following Presidential Inauguration WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Sean J. Stackley assumed the responsibilities of acting secretary of the Navy Jan. 20 at noon. Stackley, who served as the assistant secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for more than eight years, will carry out the day-to-day...
20 January 2017 Republic of Korea Medical Officers Strengthen U.S. Alliance YONGSAN, SEOUL -- The Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital/121st Combat Support Hospital Commander, Col. Erica Clarkson presided over the 123rd cycle graduation of the Integrated Service of Republic of Korea Military Health Care Personnel Program (ISRMHCPP) January 12, 2017 at the BAACH Chapel.The...
20 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18 2017.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
20 January 2017 Yokota Airmen Enhance Search and Rescue Skills YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cold weather, snow and clouds is not an ideal scenario for a mission, but it served as a proper real world training scenario for members of the 459th Airlift Squadron as they completed hoist training at a landing zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13. “One of the most...
20 January 2017 13th Expeditionary Air Squadron Sets up Eagle Vision for Bilateral Exchanges with the Philippines CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- Typhoons, tsunamis, floods and even mudslides, the Asia-Pacific Region is well-acquainted with the devastation wrought by natural disasters. As populations increase among many Pacific nations, the need for disaster preparedness and response continues to grow. The U.S...
24 January 2017 China Lake Scientists Awarded Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Project of the Year CHINA LAKE, California -- In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Harvey and his team at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, along with collaborators from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Research Laboratory, were awarded a four-year grant from the Strategic...
24 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
23 January 2017 Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 Returns to Support Operation Deep Freeze WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 deployed to Antarctica in mid-January to support the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the nation's research program on the southernmost continent, which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF).NCHB 1...
23 January 2017 8th TSC Builds on Readiness, Partnership and Integration of the Multi-Domain Battle Concept HONOLULU, Hawaii - While we welcome a new Commander in Chief, new Secretary of Defense and pass the important milestones of the first six months of command for the 8th TSC, 130th EN Bde and 8th MP Bde commanders, it is important to look back at all that we have accomplished in sustaining the force...
20 January 2017 Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.With a load of mission essential weapons...
20 January 2017 Acting secretary of the Navy, Other Navy Leaders Announced Following Presidential Inauguration WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Sean J. Stackley assumed the responsibilities of acting secretary of the Navy Jan. 20 at noon. Stackley, who served as the assistant secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for more than eight years, will carry out the day-to-day...
20 January 2017 Republic of Korea Medical Officers Strengthen U.S. Alliance YONGSAN, SEOUL -- The Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital/121st Combat Support Hospital Commander, Col. Erica Clarkson presided over the 123rd cycle graduation of the Integrated Service of Republic of Korea Military Health Care Personnel Program (ISRMHCPP) January 12, 2017 at the BAACH Chapel.The...
20 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18 2017.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
20 January 2017 Yokota Airmen Enhance Search and Rescue Skills YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cold weather, snow and clouds is not an ideal scenario for a mission, but it served as a proper real world training scenario for members of the 459th Airlift Squadron as they completed hoist training at a landing zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13. “One of the most...
20 January 2017 13th Expeditionary Air Squadron Sets up Eagle Vision for Bilateral Exchanges with the Philippines CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- Typhoons, tsunamis, floods and even mudslides, the Asia-Pacific Region is well-acquainted with the devastation wrought by natural disasters. As populations increase among many Pacific nations, the need for disaster preparedness and response continues to grow. The U.S...