13 October 2017 The Last Tactical Training Mission YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- “We might see Mount Fuji today,” said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but...
13 October 2017 Mission Oriented Protective Posture Up, be Ready KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – The 18th Wing conducted a no-notice exercise Oct. 11 through 13, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.Units conducted training in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during the exercise. Members wore the equipment during normal and exercise-related operations and varied...
13 October 2017 Vipers, Growlers Integrate, Enhance Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Five U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, accompanied by more than 200 personnel, traveled across the Pacific Ocean from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 4, as part of a six-month Theater Support Package within the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
13 October 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Attends Fiends Centennial OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- General Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander and former 36th Fighter Squadron commander, the squadron’s 93rd “Fiend One”, visited the base for three days to attend events in honor of the 36th FS, Flying Fiend’s, centennial celebration.Osan was the...
13 October 2017 PACOM’s South Asia Disaster Exercise Wraps Up DHAKA, Bangladesh — The eighth annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (PR DREE), came to a successful close during a ceremony on Oct. 12 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of the five-day exercise was civil-military integration and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response in...
13 October 2017 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Supports KAMANDAG for the First Time CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan -- Approximately 100 U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to support the first iteration of the Philippines-led exercise KAMANDAG, at various sites on the island of Luzon, Philippines, October 2-11, 2017. Four...
13 October 2017 U.S. Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines Advance Sealift Capabilities MANILA, Philippines – For the first time, U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) embarked and launched on a Philippine Navy sea lift vessel, the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), off the coast of Luzon, Oct. 2-9, in order to expand both militaries’ operational support capabilities.This kind of integrated...
12 October 2017 Air Force Releases Findings on 2016 C-130H Mishap JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces completed an Accident Investigation Board following an April 2016 fatal mishap involving a C-130 Hercules and a 710th Special Operations Wing, Philippine Air Force airman at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines.The cause of the...
12 October 2017 Readout from the U.S. Pacific Command-Japan Joint Staff Bilateral Conference U.S. Pacific Command spokeswoman Maj. Cassandra Gesecki provided the following readout: On Wednesday Oct. 11, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris hosted Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii to discuss the...
11 October 2017 U.S., Japan, South Korea Sharpen Skills with Nighttime Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force units sharpened their combat skills during a sequenced bilateral mission near the Sea of Japan Oct. 10, 2017.Using Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as a power projection platform, two B-1B...