24 September 2019 Orient Shield 2019, a Soldiers View CAMP KENGUN, Japan -- U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers are learning valuable lessons from each other during the bilateral field exercise Orient Shield (OS) 19 in Japan, Sept. 5-24, 2019. OS 19 is a premier U.S. Army and JGSDF bilateral field training exercise that is...
24 September 2019 Finding Solutions Through the U.S. and Japanese Alliance CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. and Japanese Military and engineer leaders are coming together this week at the Bilateral Strategic Initiative Review (BSIR) to discuss opportunities to more efficiently and effectively work together to address challenges that construction companies face when working on U.S...
24 September 2019 U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Mass Rescue Tabletop Exercise in Saipan SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam coordinated a Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) tabletop exercise for emergency responders in Saipan, Sept. 18.The day-long training held at the CNMI Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) Emergency Operations...
23 September 2019 Cyber Domain Links Communication, Improves Pacific Region Readiness SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- In a U.S. unilateral training exercise, air defense, fires, aviation and maritime elements merged proficiencies to enhance readiness in the Pacific Region.The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade partnered with 17th Field Artillery Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, and...
23 September 2019 New Chief of Naval Operations Visits Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday met with 7th Fleet Sailors during a regional visit to Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Sept. 23.During the visit, Gilday spent time aboard the 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and met with the fleet’s new commander, Vice...
23 September 2019 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marines Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight in MV-22 Ospreys MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin completed a trans-Pacific flight in MV-22 Ospreys for the fourth time, transiting from Darwin, Australia to their home station on Marine Corps Base Hawaii on September 19.The flight consisted of four MV-22 Ospreys from...
23 September 2019 Wolf Pack Honors POW/MIAs Who Are Gone but Not Forgotten KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing came together to pay a special tribute to service members who are, and were, prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) during a week-long memorial from Sept. 16 to 20.“People associate POW/MIA with U.S. military only, but we are not...
20 September 2019 Navy, Marine Corps Achieve First in Arctic Exercise SEWARD, Alaska -- Sailors and Marines from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Alaska successfully used a critical naval system in the Arctic region for the first time, Sept. 16, as part of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019.The...
20 September 2019 G-8: Army Operations in the Pacific Crucial to Future Battlefield Success WASHINGTON -- As the Army prepares to potentially allocate $8.6 billion toward its six modernization priorities in fiscal year 2020, a senior Army leader said the service should recognize Soldiers' ongoing work in the Pacific.Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette, the Army's G-8, said during an Association of...
20 September 2019 USS Emory S. Land trains with Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service FREMANTLE, Australia -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) participated in a bilateral training evolution with the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), Sept. 13, as part of the ship’s fall deployment to foster positive relations with regional partners.The training...