12 December 2018 U.S. Seventh Fleet Expands Cooperation with Indian Navy in New Delhi NEW DELHI – U.S. 7th Fleet and Indian Navy officials convened the 21st Executive Steering Group on bilateral naval cooperation in New Delhi, India, Dec. 12.Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer co-chaired the two-day conference with Indian Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. G. Ashok...
12 December 2018 U.S. Ambassador Hagerty Visits Yama Sakura 75 CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan --The U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Ambassador William Hagerty, met with officials and toured Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, during Yama Sakura 75, Dec. 12, 2018.Hagerty joined U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, Gen. Robert Brown, America’s First Corps...
12 December 2018 DOD Leaders Engage Warrior Division Soldiers in South Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Leaders from a variety of key departments within the Department of Defense visited military bases on the Korean peninsula. Part of their visit included interaction with 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Soldiers and leadership Dec. 4-7, 2018.More...
12 December 2018 Koku Jieitai, Pacific Air Forces Strengthen U.S. - Japan Alliance JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Chief of Staff, Gen. Yoshinari Marumo at Headquarters PACAF here Dec. 4, 2018.As part of his trip Marumo met PACAF directors to...
12 December 2018 United States Army Pacific Command, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Visits Japan For Exercise Yama Sakura CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, United States Army Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, traveled to Camp-Chitose, on Hakkaido, Japan Dec. 11, 2018 to visit with Servicemembers participating in Exercise Yama Sakura 75.Jones met with Northern Army...
11 December 2018 Exercise Yama Sakura 75 Kicks Off in Japan CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan -- Hundreds of U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) service members gathered Dec. 9, 2018 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, to kick off the bilateral Japanese and U.S. opening ceremony for the Japan-based exercise Yama Sakura 75.Yama Sakura 75 is...
11 December 2018 Operation Christmas Drop Commemorated With Push Ceremony ASAN, Guam -- Service members and civilians gathered to witness the ceremonial pushing of a box filled with humanitarian goods into a C-130 during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony held at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Dec. 10.The airborne holiday bounty is bound for far-flung islands...
11 December 2018 USS Greeneville and Emory S. Land host Philippine Delegates Aboard Ship, Submarine during Port Visit PUERTO PRINCESA, Republic of the Philippines – The crews of USS Greeneville (SSN 772) and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) welcomed Philippine officials aboard today for a tour and opportunity to meet and have lunch with submarine force crewmembers.Cmdr. Terry A. Nemec, Greeneville’s...
11 December 2018 374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind Operation Christmas Drop ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD).While OCD continues on as the longest running airdrop training...
11 December 2018 U.S. Airmen Share Holiday Spirit with Hirosaki Orphans HIROSAKI, Japan -- With children and adults alike counting down the days to Christmas, Team Misawa service members and families visited with orphans living in Hirosaki, Japan, bringing community and holiday cheer, Dec. 8.Members of the 35th Operations Group (OG) hosted the event, sharing the holiday...