08 September 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Honors Yakima Fallen Service Members YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- The sun shown brightly as Sgt. Tatsumi Yamada swept grass clippings away from the monument. He worked diligently, assuring each severed blade made its way into the surrounding grass. Yamada was one of a number of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force noncommissioned...
08 September 2016 Creative Thinking Sends Missiles to New Zealand PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- What you know and who you know were equally important when a member of the 599th Transportation Brigade provided the key for sending Foreign Military Sales cargo to its rightful owners on Aug. 3. Carlos Tibbetts, terminal operations chief, made connections between U.S...
08 September 2016 Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers compete for Expert Field Medical Badge HONOLULU - The 25th Infantry Division hosted the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) award ceremony at Weyand Field, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 26. A total of 167 Soldiers competed for a chance to earn EFMB honors. Six Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers were among the 21 candidates who...
07 September 2016 US Pacific Command Forces to Come Together for Exercise Valiant Shield PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Forces from the U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2016 Sept. 12-23, in Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex. Participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), nine surface ships, the Bonhomme Richard...
07 September 2016 Pacific Pathway: Rising Thunder 2016 Kicks Off with Opening Ceremony YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A little rain could not stop Rising Thunder’s 23rd annual opening ceremony, Sep. 6 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. Soldiers with the 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, and the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force came together as they...
07 September 2016 Obama, South Korean President Reaffirm U.S.-South Korea Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 — While attending a regional summit meeting today in Vientiane, Laos, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their countries’ long-standing alliance and condemned North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches, according to a White...
07 September 2016 Ready Group Departs for Valiant Shield 2016 ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Combat Logistics Company 36 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 assigned to Marine Corps...
07 September 2016 Nations Come Together for HOSTAC, Emphasize Safety and Interoperability SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Navy and Coast Guard representatives from 11 countries came together for dialogue and information sharing during a Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC) conference in Singapore, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Conference participants represented Great Britain,...
07 September 2016 Supporting an Aviation Task Force Attached to a Brigade Combat Team HAWAII -- In February 2016, the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment (2-25 AVN), 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 25th Infantry Division, participated in Lightning Forge, a home-station decisive action training exercise that took place throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The exercise was...
07 September 2016 Dunford Greets Sailors, Visits USS Barry in Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016 — Hours before the USS Barry headed out to sea today, the highest ranking U.S. military officer paid a visit to this forward-deployed ship. As enlisted sailors in their dress whites saluted, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
08 September 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Honors Yakima Fallen Service Members YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- The sun shown brightly as Sgt. Tatsumi Yamada swept grass clippings away from the monument. He worked diligently, assuring each severed blade made its way into the surrounding grass. Yamada was one of a number of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force noncommissioned...
08 September 2016 Creative Thinking Sends Missiles to New Zealand PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- What you know and who you know were equally important when a member of the 599th Transportation Brigade provided the key for sending Foreign Military Sales cargo to its rightful owners on Aug. 3. Carlos Tibbetts, terminal operations chief, made connections between U.S...
08 September 2016 Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers compete for Expert Field Medical Badge HONOLULU - The 25th Infantry Division hosted the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) award ceremony at Weyand Field, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 26. A total of 167 Soldiers competed for a chance to earn EFMB honors. Six Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers were among the 21 candidates who...
07 September 2016 US Pacific Command Forces to Come Together for Exercise Valiant Shield PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Forces from the U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2016 Sept. 12-23, in Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex. Participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), nine surface ships, the Bonhomme Richard...
07 September 2016 Pacific Pathway: Rising Thunder 2016 Kicks Off with Opening Ceremony YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A little rain could not stop Rising Thunder’s 23rd annual opening ceremony, Sep. 6 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. Soldiers with the 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, and the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force came together as they...
07 September 2016 Obama, South Korean President Reaffirm U.S.-South Korea Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 — While attending a regional summit meeting today in Vientiane, Laos, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their countries’ long-standing alliance and condemned North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches, according to a White...
07 September 2016 Ready Group Departs for Valiant Shield 2016 ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Combat Logistics Company 36 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 assigned to Marine Corps...
07 September 2016 Nations Come Together for HOSTAC, Emphasize Safety and Interoperability SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Navy and Coast Guard representatives from 11 countries came together for dialogue and information sharing during a Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC) conference in Singapore, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Conference participants represented Great Britain,...
07 September 2016 Supporting an Aviation Task Force Attached to a Brigade Combat Team HAWAII -- In February 2016, the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment (2-25 AVN), 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 25th Infantry Division, participated in Lightning Forge, a home-station decisive action training exercise that took place throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The exercise was...
07 September 2016 Dunford Greets Sailors, Visits USS Barry in Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016 — Hours before the USS Barry headed out to sea today, the highest ranking U.S. military officer paid a visit to this forward-deployed ship. As enlisted sailors in their dress whites saluted, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...