07 October 2019 USS Boxer ARG, 11th MEU Complete Exercise Tiger Strike MALAYSIA – Marines and Sailors from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in exercise Tiger Strike Oct. 2-5, 2019, across several training locations in Malaysia to promote integration and interoperability between the U.S. and Malaysian Armed...
07 October 2019 Mad Foxes of VP-5 Participate in Malabar 2019 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Maritime forces from Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Indian Navy and the U.S. Navy concluded exercise Malabar 2019 October 4.The annual, multinational, maritime training exercise included participation from P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron...
07 October 2019 Low Cost Low Altitude Aerial Resupply SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 25th Sustainment Brigade, 25th Infantry Division conducted Low Cost Low Altitude Aerial Resupply Training and certified 25th Combat Aviation Brigade crews in LCLA operations with CH-47 Chinooks from 3-25 Aviation Regiment GSAB on Benson drop zone.The 536th Support...
04 October 2019 U.S. and Members of the Malaysian Armed Forces Participate in Exercise Tiger Strike 2019 BLUE BEACH, Malaysia – U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Division and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) participate in exercise Tiger Strike 2019 at Blue Beach, Malaysia, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 2019.Tiger Strike 19 is a realistic, relevant and challenging exercise that brings U.S...
04 October 2019 USS Oklahoma City Participates in Exercise Malabar with JMSDF and Indian Navy Santa Rita, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) joined forces Sept. 30 with ships, aircraft and personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Indian Navy (INN) and the U.S. Navy (USN) as part of exercise Malabar 2019.Malabar is an annual maritime...
04 October 2019 Air Traffic Controller Making the Pieces Fit Like Tetris OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- It’s like a game of Tetris, only instead of blocks, its aircraft and lives – the simplest mistake can prove fatal.For air traffic controllers, the job is in a constant state of flux. One second they’re easily controlling the ground or air traffic, then in a split...
04 October 2019 Cyber Blitz, Orient Shield Build Future Capabilities, Multi-domain Operations, Partnership YAUSUBETSU, Japan -- Concurrent events on two continents thousands of miles apart are helping to advance Army, joint and combined multi-domain operations, fielding of new technology and allied force interoperability, by bringing together lab-based and field-based experimentation to address...
04 October 2019 PACAF Senior Leaders Discuss Resiliency, Competition during Fall Conference JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commanders, command chiefs, directors and spouses from across the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility gathered here for the fall commander’s conference, Sept. 24 to 26.Themed “PACAF’s Role in Competition – From Cooperation to Conflict,” the...
04 October 2019 Thunder and Steel OKINAWA, Japan -- A U.S. Marine Regiment originally born in China, now based out of Japan, celebrates its 92nd anniversary by rededicating its Battle Colors.The 12th Marine Regiment rededicated their Battle Colors on Oct. 4, 2019, during a ceremony in front of their headquarters building on Camp...
03 October 2019 U.S., Republic of Singapore navies conduct SINKEX during Pacific Griffin SANTA RITA, Guam - Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 sank the decommissioned ex-USS Ford (FFG 54) Oct. 1 in waters approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Guam.Units from the U.S. and Republic of Singapore Navy participated in the sinking...