07 July 2015 Seabees Renovate Two Schools in the Federated States of Micronesia KOLONIA, Pohnpei -- Pacific Partnership celebrated the completion of two elementary school renovations during ribbon cutting ceremonies July 3 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). U.S. Seabees and one U.S. Marine assigned to Task Force Forager, the Pacific Partnership contingent...
07 July 2015 B-52s Demonstrate Strategic Reach Two B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned July 2 from a 44-hour, nonstop mission to Australia.The mission, which was closely coordinated with the Australian Department of Defence, demonstrated the United States' ability to project its...
02 July 2015 U.S._Republic of Korea Remember Cost of Defending Freedom OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- While Americans prepare to celebrate their nation's Independence Day, community leaders at Osan commemorate sacrifices made by the first U.S. maneuver unit to enter combat in the Korean War during the annual Task Force Smith memorial ceremony July 2 at Jukmiryeong War...
02 July 2015 Northern Edge 2015; Reserve, National Guard, Active-duty Units Work Together As with all training and operational events, the U.S. military would not be successful without a total force and joint effort, and Northern Edge 2015 is no different. Reserve units such as the 507th Air Refueling Wing, based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and the 459th Air Refueling Wing,...
02 July 2015 Global Hawk Returns to Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft arrived here the night of Thursday, July 2.Two additional aircraft are scheduled to arrive at the base this week as part of the Global Hawk's second deployment to Misawa AB.The unmanned aircraft are part of a scheduled rotation to Misawa,...
02 July 2015 Australia, US Alliance on Display for Talisman Sabre 2015 More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the biennial military training exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia July 5-21.Talisman Sabre, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint Operations Command, will incorporate...
02 July 2015 Kadena, Marine Units Integrate for Large Force Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Flying squadrons from Kadena were a part of a joint service exercise with units from the U.S. Marine Corps to practice air-to-air superiority while protecting ground troops June 30 at Kadena Air Base.For this large force exercise, the Kadena's own 44th and 67th Fighter...
02 July 2015 623rd Air Control Flight Partners with Japan Air Self-Defense Force The 623rd Air Control Flight "Lightsword" combined with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during a temporary deployment to Iruma Air Base, Japan, to strengthen bilateral relations June 22-26.The ACF's main mission is to integrate bilateral air and missile defense operations through...
01 July 2015 I Corps Participates in Combined Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 Several hundred I Corps Soldiers will participate in the sixth iteration of the combined, biennial exercise Talisman Sabre, July 4 through 19, in Australia. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise that will certify I Corps' combat readiness as a Combined Force Land Component Command (CFLCC)...
01 July 2015 Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 Closing Closing ceremonies commenced today at the Five Hills Training Area in Tavantolgoi, Mongolia, marking the official end to Exercise Khaan Quest 2015. For the past two weeks, Mongolian Armed Forces hosted over 20 nations in this 13th iteration of the exercise. Khaan Quest is an annual multinational...