11 August 2017 Marines and Japan Self Defense Force Members Participate in Opening Ceremony of Exercise Northern Viper 17 HOKUDAIEN, Japan -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, participated alongside members of the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) in the opening ceremony of Northern Viper 2017 on Aug. 10, 2017 in Hokudaien, Japan.The ceremony marked the start...
11 August 2017 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Explosive Ordnance Disposal Receives Maintenance, Operational Training KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- "The machine is only as smart as its operator,” said U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis Finborg, 8th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal logistics section chief.This week, 15 Airmen assigned to the explosive ordinance disposal flight from both...
11 August 2017 U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Visits the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller visited the Philippines August 9 to 11 to meet with Philippine military and U.S. Embassy leadership to discuss matters of partnership and future engagements.During his visit, he met with Chief of Staff...
11 August 2017 Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Exercise Improves Iwakuni Readiness MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines, forcing the evacuation of roughly 20,000 service members and civilians from the two largest U.S. military bases in the country. Nearly one foot of ash accumulated on the bases leading to the collapse of...
11 August 2017 Team Kadena Fuels Joint Operations Training for Army: Kadena Air Base Enables U.S. Army Training On KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan and the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) converged on Kadena July 31, 2017 through Aug. 3, 2017, for a battalion collective training exercise.The exercise tested the unit readiness to respond to planned...
11 August 2017 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams Vie for Best in the Pacific SCHOFILD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The ability to blend technical knowledge, speed, precision, discipline, and patience while racing a clock and standing face to face with explosives. . .that's a day in the life for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team.Every year, the best Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)...
10 August 2017 Commander, US Third Fleet Visits USS Theodore Roosevelt during COMPTUEX PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Pacific Ocean - Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, visited the aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while at sea conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Aug 9.While on board, Tyson addressed the Sailors and Marines 1MC, elaborating...
10 August 2017 U.S. Forces, Japan Commander: We Are, and Must Remain, Ready to Defend Japan YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The following is a statement from Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, commander of U.S. Forces, Japan regarding continued US military operations in Japan:As the commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, there is no higher priority for me than the defense of Japan and the continued peace and...
10 August 2017 Service Members Exercise New Warfighting Concepts during ARCTIC Agile Combat Employment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 250 service members participated in exercise Arctic ACE here early July in an effort to validate new warfighting concepts.The first of its kind, Arctic ACE was designed to exercise Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations,...
10 August 2017 Rear Adm. Fort becomes Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- With a reading of his orders to a packed "all-hands call" of Sailors, Airmen and DoD civilians, Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort became commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Aug. 9.Commander, Navy Region Hawaii has leadership...