06 May 2015 Pacific Agility Builds Partnership through Subject Matter Expert Exchange The Indonesian air force hosted a Pacific Agilityinternational subject-matter expert exchange April 20 through 24 to help buildpartnerships across the Pacific region and promote interoperability.Thefive-day event included Indonesian air force and U.S. Air Force service membersfrom several different...
06 May 2015 Philippine Air Force Marks Milestone, Integrates with U.S. Air Force AWACS Crew For the first time in Philippine Air Forcehistory, PAF air battle managers controlled aircraft while airborne byintegrating with the U.S. Air Force's 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron aspart of Exercise Balikatan 2015.Five PAF air battle managers have flownin the AWACS each day since the exercise...
06 May 2015 Nepal Earthquake Relief: Airmen Arrive for Support The U.S. Air Force's 36th Contingency Response Group arrives in a C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft May 5 at Kathmandu, Nepal, bringing in more personnel to provide aid after the earthquake. After the country was hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, The Nepalese Government requested the U.S...
06 May 2015 Wild Weasels Enter the Fray at Red Flag Pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron andmaintainers from the 35th Maintenance Group are currently engaged in the aerialtraining exercise Red Flag held at Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases,Alaska.The exercise, created in 1975, brings participants from differentair bases and services together, to...
05 May 2015 USS Shiloh Arrives in Busan to Enhance Relationships with Republic of Korea The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a port visit, May 4."It is always good to be back in Busan" said Capt. Kurush F. Morris, commanding officer of Shiloh. "Our visit is aimed at building friendship and goodwill with the people of...
05 May 2015 USS Fort Worth in Subic The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) stopped in Subic Bay, on May 4to resupply and refuel before continuing routine operations in the 7th Fleetarea of responsibility.This is the first stop in the Philippines for Fort Worth, which iscurrently on her maiden 16-month rotational deployment in...
05 May 2015 Military Delivering Supplies as US Promises More Aid to Nepal Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys soared overNepal on Tuesday as the U.S. announced $11 million more in aid for thedevastated nation. Speaking at a U.S. Embassy compound in Kathmandu, AlfonsoLenhardt, acting administrator for the U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment, announced the additional funds for...
05 May 2015 A Win-win for Theatre High-altitude Area Defense in Guam For the past month the sounds of heavyequipment and the cries of "oo-rah!" from U.S. Marines has been a constantpresence on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. These sounds ended April 29 when theengineers of Combat Logistics Battalion-3 from Marine Corps Base Hawaiicompleted their site improvement...
05 May 2015 Kunsan Air Base Team Tests Wolf Pack Readiness in BM-15-3 The sound of phones ringingrippled through the dormitories of the 8th Fighter Wing at approximately 4 a.m.,as operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 15-3 kicked off here atKunsan Air Base April 28.For the next six days, Airmen and their unitswere inspected and evaluated on simulated wartime...
04 May 2015 Fort Worth Makes Stop in the Philippines The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) stopped in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, May 4 to resupply and refuel before continuing routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.This is the first stop in the Philippines for Fort Worth, which is currently on her maiden...