04 October 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Kicks Off Exercise Kamashika Wrath HARAMURE,Japan -- Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, kicked off exercise Kamashika Wrath at Haramura, Japan, Sept. 30, 2017.The exercise allows Marines to test mission performance and meet training requirements by placing them in...
04 October 2017 Medical Technicians Act as Enlisted Physician Extenders MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Every component of Misawa needs to stay fit to fight and ready to immediately execute orders, sorties and missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.Independent duty medical technicians are commonly known for being the jack of all trades within the medical field--they...
03 October 2017 U.S., Sri Lanka Partner for First-Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- U.S. and Sri Lankan maritime forces will work together for the first–ever Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise with the arrival of U.S. Navy elements in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Oct. 1, 2017.CARAT Sri Lanka 2017 is part of a series of bilateral CARAT...
03 October 2017 U.S. Marines and Armed Forces Philippines Launch Inaugural KAMANDAG MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, together with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts, launch the inaugural exercise KAMANDAG today at multiple locations on the island of Luzon, Philippines.KAMANDAG, which will run until...
03 October 2017 Operation Deep Freeze: Vital mission in Antarctica Continues JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), kicked off with the Antarctic Season Opening Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2017.The festival will...
03 October 2017 Army Surgeon General and Command Sergeant Major Tour Korea U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS - PYEOUNGTAEK, Republic of Korea -- The Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, visited the Republic of South Korea September 20-22, 2017. Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald C. Ecker, command sergeant major, Medical Command (MEDCOM), accompanied the surgeon general.Dual-hatted...
03 October 2017 Ghost Brigade Learns from Global Partners at Home JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- During the month of September, two battalions from the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team trained with the Indian and Japanese armed forces to enhance interoperability and to increase the brigade’s readiness.The two separate training missions consisted of Rising...
02 October 2017 Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Pacific Command Reinforce ‘Historic Alliance’ CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Gen. Eduardo Año, Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, met with Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), for the Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at PACOM headquarters Sept. 28. The MDB-SEB helps coordinate...
02 October 2017 Ronald Reagan Arrives in Hong Kong HONG KONG -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) anchored in Hong Kong Harbor Oct. 2.Ronald Reagan is the flag ship for Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, embarked with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and...
02 October 2017 Exercise KAMANDAG begins in the Philippines MANILA, PHILLIPINES -- In collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade will participate in the inaugural Exercise KAMANDAG from Oct. 2-11, 2017, at multiple locations on the island of Luzon, Philippines.The purpose of this Philippines-led military exercise...