20 May 2016 Live Fire Training Partners Airmen with Local Firefighters OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with members of Songtan Fire Department a joint training structural live fire exercise May 18, 2016, at Kyonggi-do Fire Academy. Osan fire and emergency services members train with Korean counterparts...
20 May 2016 Task Force Koa Moana Embarks from Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- Before any exercise or operational deployment there is always a rush of events happening to get the boat moving. “Even though it’s my first deployment, which made me really nervous, I was excited because I was ready to go to all these countries and to be a very important person...
19 May 2016 USS Frank Cable Continues Training for Upcoming Deployment PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors and Military Sealift Command mariners assigned to submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) increased underway readiness by simulating emergency drills and running flight operations, May 17. The crew practiced working as an integrated team to simulate a man overboard...
19 May 2016 Professional Exchange Strengthens Partnerships, Builds Proficiency For three days in March, two enforcement personnel from American Samoa patrolled the Pacific Ocean conducting at-sea law enforcement and fisheries boardings with the crew of USCGC Kukui (WLB 203). The Pacific Island Nations and the United States understand the Western and Central Pacific Ocean’s...
19 May 2016 Yokota Electricians Inflate Life Rafts YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- When a C-130 Hercules completes missions while soaring through the skies, the crew members need to know that they can safely react to an emergency. This is where the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and 374th Operations Support Squadron came into play when 14 C-130s were...
19 May 2016 Aircraft Munitions Maintenance Organization is 'The bomb' during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska, known for its high-operations tempo, kept members of the 354th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Munitions Maintenance Organization shop working at a fast-pace during the first of four total exercises scheduled for this calendar year. After weeks of...
19 May 2016 Carrier Air Wing 9 Commander Achieves 1,000th Trap SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 completed his 1,000th career carrier-arrested landing, or trap, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) May 11, flying a F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14.To Capt...
18 May 2016 Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Pacific Command Hosting Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum in Fiji CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) announced today that they will host the Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum (RESF) in Nadi, Fiji 24-27 May 2016. The RESF, which was launched in 2010 by USPACOM, provides a unique...
18 May 2016 Military Sealift Command Far East Supplies and Supports the Fleet, Enabling Success SEMBAWANG, SG -- At Military Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE), the combined efforts of military personnel and civilian mariners ensure the United States and partner nations are able to successful complete any mission with outstanding logistical support. In pursuit of United States Pacific Command’s...
20 May 2016 Live Fire Training Partners Airmen with Local Firefighters OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with members of Songtan Fire Department a joint training structural live fire exercise May 18, 2016, at Kyonggi-do Fire Academy. Osan fire and emergency services members train with Korean counterparts...
20 May 2016 Task Force Koa Moana Embarks from Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- Before any exercise or operational deployment there is always a rush of events happening to get the boat moving. “Even though it’s my first deployment, which made me really nervous, I was excited because I was ready to go to all these countries and to be a very important person...
19 May 2016 USS Frank Cable Continues Training for Upcoming Deployment PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors and Military Sealift Command mariners assigned to submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) increased underway readiness by simulating emergency drills and running flight operations, May 17. The crew practiced working as an integrated team to simulate a man overboard...
19 May 2016 Professional Exchange Strengthens Partnerships, Builds Proficiency For three days in March, two enforcement personnel from American Samoa patrolled the Pacific Ocean conducting at-sea law enforcement and fisheries boardings with the crew of USCGC Kukui (WLB 203). The Pacific Island Nations and the United States understand the Western and Central Pacific Ocean’s...
19 May 2016 Yokota Electricians Inflate Life Rafts YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- When a C-130 Hercules completes missions while soaring through the skies, the crew members need to know that they can safely react to an emergency. This is where the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and 374th Operations Support Squadron came into play when 14 C-130s were...
19 May 2016 Aircraft Munitions Maintenance Organization is 'The bomb' during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska, known for its high-operations tempo, kept members of the 354th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Munitions Maintenance Organization shop working at a fast-pace during the first of four total exercises scheduled for this calendar year. After weeks of...
19 May 2016 Carrier Air Wing 9 Commander Achieves 1,000th Trap SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 completed his 1,000th career carrier-arrested landing, or trap, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) May 11, flying a F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14.To Capt...
18 May 2016 Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Pacific Command Hosting Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum in Fiji CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) announced today that they will host the Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum (RESF) in Nadi, Fiji 24-27 May 2016. The RESF, which was launched in 2010 by USPACOM, provides a unique...
18 May 2016 Military Sealift Command Far East Supplies and Supports the Fleet, Enabling Success SEMBAWANG, SG -- At Military Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE), the combined efforts of military personnel and civilian mariners ensure the United States and partner nations are able to successful complete any mission with outstanding logistical support. In pursuit of United States Pacific Command’s...