02 August 2016 America's Squadron Defend Themselves during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the culminating event during exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 29, 2016.The purpose...
02 August 2016 U.S. and Timor-Leste Begin Bilateral Training DILI, EAST TIMOR -- U.S. Navy units from Commander, Task Force 75, U.S. Marines, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) service members kicked off the 4th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste during a opening ceremony at Port Hera Naval Base, Aug. 1.U.S. Navy Seabees...
02 August 2016 Tactical Air Control Party Airmen Raise the Bar at Cascade Challenge 2016 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Walking through terrain consistent to a wet sponge for hours that seemed like days; their boots are soaked and feet pruned.Dehydration sets in and cramping starts, but they keep going one step at a time because they know the pain is only temporary and there is a...
02 August 2016 Closing Ceremony brings Tiger Balm 16 to an End WAIMANALO -- The Singapore and U.S. armed forces concluded the 36th annual bilateral exercise Tiger Balm 16 at a closing ceremony at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI), here, on July 30.“This 36 year relationship between the Singaporean army...
02 August 2016 Kadena Airmen Ensure Soft Landing for Pararescuemen KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two boats race through the water to a designated landing zone and begin to circle, the crew’s eyes search the sky, while their ears listen and wait for all too familiar sound. First a rumble can be heard and the an MC-130J Commando emerges on the horizon and tracks a steady...
02 August 2016 Carter, Singapore’s Prime Minister Discuss Mutual Security Interests WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore affirmed the long-standing security partnership between their countries and discussed issues related to mutual security interests during a meeting at the Pentagon yesterday, Pentagon Press...
01 August 2016 U.S. and Indonesian Navies Enhance Maritime Partnerships, Advance Training Objectives during CARAT SURABAYA, INDONESIA -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia bilateral exercise and exchange, Aug 3-8.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali...
01 August 2016 Pacific Partnership Arrives in Malaysia KUANTAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership arrived in Kuantan Aug. 1, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), marking the first time Pacific Partnership has visited Malaysia, although Malaysia has provided teams to support the mission since 2006.Malaysian civilian and military...
01 August 2016 Rim of the Pacific 2016 Final Events Demonstrate Capable, Adaptive, Partners OAHU, HAWAII – Rim of the Pacific 2016 participants from eight nations showcased their amphibious landing and beach assault capabilities at Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Bellows Beach, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 30.Part of the “free play” phase of RIMPAC 2016,...
01 August 2016 Ordnance Marines, Pilots Train with High Explosives Down Under Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 ordnance Marines built, inspected and loaded high explosive ordnance during Exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. This...
02 August 2016 America's Squadron Defend Themselves during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the culminating event during exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 29, 2016.The purpose...
02 August 2016 U.S. and Timor-Leste Begin Bilateral Training DILI, EAST TIMOR -- U.S. Navy units from Commander, Task Force 75, U.S. Marines, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) service members kicked off the 4th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste during a opening ceremony at Port Hera Naval Base, Aug. 1.U.S. Navy Seabees...
02 August 2016 Tactical Air Control Party Airmen Raise the Bar at Cascade Challenge 2016 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Walking through terrain consistent to a wet sponge for hours that seemed like days; their boots are soaked and feet pruned.Dehydration sets in and cramping starts, but they keep going one step at a time because they know the pain is only temporary and there is a...
02 August 2016 Closing Ceremony brings Tiger Balm 16 to an End WAIMANALO -- The Singapore and U.S. armed forces concluded the 36th annual bilateral exercise Tiger Balm 16 at a closing ceremony at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI), here, on July 30.“This 36 year relationship between the Singaporean army...
02 August 2016 Kadena Airmen Ensure Soft Landing for Pararescuemen KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two boats race through the water to a designated landing zone and begin to circle, the crew’s eyes search the sky, while their ears listen and wait for all too familiar sound. First a rumble can be heard and the an MC-130J Commando emerges on the horizon and tracks a steady...
02 August 2016 Carter, Singapore’s Prime Minister Discuss Mutual Security Interests WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore affirmed the long-standing security partnership between their countries and discussed issues related to mutual security interests during a meeting at the Pentagon yesterday, Pentagon Press...
01 August 2016 U.S. and Indonesian Navies Enhance Maritime Partnerships, Advance Training Objectives during CARAT SURABAYA, INDONESIA -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia bilateral exercise and exchange, Aug 3-8.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali...
01 August 2016 Pacific Partnership Arrives in Malaysia KUANTAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership arrived in Kuantan Aug. 1, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), marking the first time Pacific Partnership has visited Malaysia, although Malaysia has provided teams to support the mission since 2006.Malaysian civilian and military...
01 August 2016 Rim of the Pacific 2016 Final Events Demonstrate Capable, Adaptive, Partners OAHU, HAWAII – Rim of the Pacific 2016 participants from eight nations showcased their amphibious landing and beach assault capabilities at Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Bellows Beach, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 30.Part of the “free play” phase of RIMPAC 2016,...
01 August 2016 Ordnance Marines, Pilots Train with High Explosives Down Under Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 ordnance Marines built, inspected and loaded high explosive ordnance during Exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. This...