23 January 2020 Osan Defenders Continue ‘Fight, Tonight’ Tradition OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- For eight days, life was a grueling blur for a special group of new students. Although these elite ‘scholars’ had triumphed many tests previously, they were put to the ultimate challenge here: passing the 51st Security Forces Squadron’s Combat Readiness Course at...
23 January 2020 America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU Complete Carrier Qualifications 7th FLEET, Japan -- Aviators assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed carrier qualifications aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Jan. 21.America regularly conducts flight operations with VMM-265(REIN) to...
22 January 2020 Commander Task Force-72 Participates in Sea Dragon Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and its maritime partners kicked off operations for the multilateral exercise Sea Dragon 2020, Jan 20.Maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Commander Task Force (CTF) 72 will train with units from the U.S., Royal Australian Air Force...
22 January 2020 Pacific Reach 2019 | Brigade Inspection Tests Soldier, APS Watercraft Readiness U.S. Army Pacific -- The Pacific Reach 2019 (PR-19) Brigade Inspection Reconnaissance Exercise Program (BIREP) in support of Army Prepositioned Stock 4 (APS-4) provided an excellent training event while simultaneously validating watercraft readiness and the readiness of Soldiers who deployed to draw...
22 January 2020 Coast Guard Medevacs Cruise Ship Mariner from Kiribati to Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard successfully medevaced a 46-year-old mariner from Christmas Island to Hawaii, Saturday.An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew transported the crew member to Oahu, where he was brought by ambulance to Queen's Medical Center. While in flight, he was...
22 January 2020 U.S. Ambassador Kim Announces Php 5.1 Million in Relief Assistance for Communities Affected by Taal Volcano NASUGBU, BATNGA, Philippines -- During a visit to a school serving as an evacuation center in Nasugbu, Batangas on January 22, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim announced the provision of Php 5.1 million ($100,000) in U.S. government support to those affected by the January 12 Taal...
21 January 2020 U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begin Exercise Forest Light Western Army KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, Japan -- More than 145 Okinawa-based U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will join around 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members, for bilateral training exercise Forest Light Western Army Jan. 18 – 31, 2020, in Kyushu, Japan.The exercise will consist...
21 January 2020 Navy Names Future Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller during MLK, Jr. Day Ceremony WASHINGTON - Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly named a future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ceremony honoring African Americans of the Greatest Generation in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 20.The backdrop for the day’s ceremony paid homage to...
21 January 2020 7th Fleet Hosts Commander’s Roundtable Aboard USS Blue Ridge YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval leaders from across the Indo-Pacific convened for a professional exchange of ideas on operational topics aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Jan. 17.The Fleet Commander’s Roundtable (FCRT), hosted by Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, included...
21 January 2020 USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in San Diego after Record-setting Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived at Naval Air Station North Island Jan. 20, marking the end of a 10-month deployment to the U.S. 6th, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation.The strike group deployed April 1 from Norfolk, Virginia, in support of maritime stability and...