27 March 2018 Chitose, Misawa Bilateral Exchange Airmen Reunite Year Later MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Ten Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen from the 2nd Fighter Wing at Chitose Air Base, Japan, took part in the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 21.Stemming back to 1995, the semi-annual exchange program strengthens bilateral ties by...
26 March 2018 Michael Murphy Begins Joint Patrols in Oceanic Region PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and the U.S. Coast Guard began joint maritime security patrols designed to reduce and eliminate illegal fishing in the Western Pacific, March 26.The guided-missile destroyer and embarked Coast Guard personnel began a mission called the Oceania Maritime...
26 March 2018 Course Prepares New Chiefs for Leadership Role JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, chief master sergeant, is an elite tier of enlisted professionals that provide a unique and vital service to the force.To help new chief master sergeants in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) prepare for their new...
26 March 2018 US, UK, Japan Begin Health Engagements in Yap for Pacific Partnership YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- The Pacific Partnership 2018 medical team from the U.S., United Kingdom and Japan began the first of more than a dozen health engagements in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia at Nimgil Clinic and Yap Memorial Hospital, March 22-23.More than 35 sailors,...
26 March 2018 Carl Vinson Completes Bilateral Exercise with Japan PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group completed a bilateral exercise in the Western Pacific with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), March 23.Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conducted combined operations with Japanese helicopter...
26 March 2018 US Marines, Australian Defence Force Aid to Cyclone Marcus Aftermath DARWIN, NT, Australia -- swept through Darwin, NT, Aus., March 19, 2018.The service members worked together to clear tree branches and debris from roadways and sidewalks that were obstructed by the wreckage the cyclone caused to Larrekeyah Defence Precinct and Robertson Barracks.Service members also...
26 March 2018 Maintenance Airmen Bring F-16 to Life MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- After 450 days of being grounded for extensive maintenance, tail number 400, an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, took flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18.In October 2016, tail number 400 sustained critical electrical and internal damage,...
22 March 2018 Senior Officials: U.S. Must Keep Pace with Adversaries in Missile Defense The fiscal year 2019 budget request for ballistic missile defense seeks to ensure the United States stays ahead of adversaries that are advancing their capabilities, defense officials said on Capitol Hill today.The United States military remains the strongest in the world, but its advantage is...
22 March 2018 Navy Leaders Host Head of Indian Navy to Expand Partnership Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson hosted Indian Navy chief Adm. Sunil Lanba at the Pentagon March 21.The two heads of Navy met with Secretary of Navy Richard V. Spencer and discussed ways to improve interoperability to include additional naval exercises and staff talks."The relationship...
21 March 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 Begins in Micronesia YAP, Micronesia -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission, began today aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick in Yap, Micronesia.Military personnel from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Japan and...