10 October 2017 In Face of North Korean Threats, Fort Greely Stands Ready on Frontline FORT GREELY, Alaska -- A small, remote Alaskan post bordered by mountains and moose herds, Fort Greely is America's major line of defense against long-range enemy rockets.Inside its heavily-guarded Missile Defense Complex, rows of ground-based interceptor missiles that are tucked away in underground...
10 October 2017 One Team, One Forecast OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Being “Ready to Fight Tonight” means constantly being prepared to defend Osan Air Base and the Republic of Korea (ROK) no matter the conditions, to include weather.The 51st Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Weather Flight provides the base with weather warnings...
10 October 2017 U.S. Air Force Bombers Integrate with Royal Australian Air Force in Exercise Black Dagger JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a bilateral integration training mission with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Exercise Black Dagger near Townsville in North-Eastern Australia, Oct. 2, 2017.The...
05 October 2017 USS Sampson Departs for Deployment with Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed its homeport of Naval Station Everett for a scheduled deployment, Oct. 3.Sampson is assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, which has spent the past year preparing for deployment. CSG 9 completed a series of...
05 October 2017 Southeast Asia Regional Counterterrorism Workshop Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WASHINGTON, DC -- The State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, in partnership with the Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training and the National Counterterrorism Center, conducted a regional workshop for...
05 October 2017 Kunsan National University Students Receive Wolf Pack Welcome KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- More than 30 Environmental Engineering Students from Kunsan National University visited Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 29, 2017 as a part of a Wolf Pack community outreach event.To keep in line with their environmental curriculum, the students spent...
05 October 2017 Ambassador Jennifer Zimdahl Galt's Remarks at Balance Magic Closing Ceremony AMBASSADOR GALT: Brigadier General Ganzorig, Colonel Khash-Erdene, Lieutenant Colonel Kim, Lieutenant Colonel Honda, soldiers, officers, and non-commissioned officers of the Mongolian Armed Forces Unit 084 Special Tactics Unit, the Special Forces Training Center, soldiers from the U.S. 1st Special...
04 October 2017 Fleet Activities Yokosuka Honors USS John S. McCain YOKOSUKA, Japan -- More than 2,000 service members, civilians and families lined the streets of Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Oct. 4, rendering salutes and showing support for the families and crew of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) as they caravanned to an on-base memorial for their fallen...
04 October 2017 Redeployment Assistance Team Ensures Bilateral Training Relocation Kicks-off without Delay TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- Transporting more than 100,000 lbs. of cargo and 100 U.S. Air Force Airmen over 1,000 miles to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan didn’t happen on a whim, it required months of coordination between eight agencies from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron to the Japan Ministry of...
04 October 2017 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Set to Deploy SAN DIEGO -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) are scheduled to depart San Diego for a regularly-scheduled deployment, Oct. 6.Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, and Bunker Hill will join USS Halsey...