31 July 2017 Marines, sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17 Participated in Opening Ceremony for Exercise TAFAKULA on Tongatapu Island, Tonga TONGATAPU ISLAND, Tonga -- Marines and sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17 participated in an opening ceremony for Exercise TAFAKULA July 17, 2017 in Tongatapu Island, Tonga.The ceremony marks the start of two weeks of infantry and law enforcement training between U.S. Marines and sailors, Tonga’s...
31 July 2017 US, Japan Conclude Mine Countermeasures Exercise MUTSU BAY, Japan -- U.S. naval forces and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force concluded 2JA mine countermeasures exercise (MCMEX) after 10 days of unit-level and combined MCM-related drills on July 28.2JA MCMEX is an annual bilateral exercise held between the U.S. and Japan to strengthen...
31 July 2017 U.S.-Australia Team up for TS17 Command and Control from Bonhomme Richard CORAL SEA -- Through a locked door painted with a mural depicting the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), various aircraft, and the words "In God we trust, all others we track," is one of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) nerve centers. Here, information on...
31 July 2017 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Logistics Internship Program Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their joint internship program July 28.The program was created back in the sixties as a training opportunity for...
31 July 2017 North Korea’s ICBM Lands in Japan’s Economic Zone, Official Says WASHINGTON -- The North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile that was launched July 28 from Mupyong-ni traveled about 620 miles before splashing down in the Sea of Japan about 103 miles from the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, the Pentagon director of press operations said today, July 31, 2017The...
28 July 2017 U.S. Delivers Two C-208B Aircraft to Philippine Air Force VILLAMOR AIR BASE, Philippines (July 27, 2017) —The U.S. formally delivered two new Cessna 208B (C-208B) Grand Caravan Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) during a handover ceremony, Thursday.The delivery of the aircraft is part of a $33...
28 July 2017 Combat Ready: Wake Island Avengers Prepare Mission Commanders NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada -- Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, trained to qualify as mission commanders during exercise Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 10 to 28.Mission commanders are responsible for...
27 July 2017 All Under Control: Pacific Air Forces’ Tallest Control Tower Back in Service ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-1B Lancer roars above the MSN-7 Mobile Tower System situated in the middle of Andersen Air Force Base’s flightline. With lightning thundering in the distance, the controller radios in a warning to the pilots as they depart Andersen’s airspace. The rain comes...
27 July 2017 USS Green Bay Visits Brisbane BRISBANE, Australia -- Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) pulled into Brisbane, Australia for a routine port visit, July 27.The visit to Brisbane comes upon completion of exercise Talisman Saber 2017. Talisman Saber is a biennial combined Australian...
27 July 2017 ‘Up-Gunned Expeditionary Strike Group’ Concept Moves Forward in Talisman Saber CORAL SEA -- Flanked by a U.S. destroyer and four Australian frigates, the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group successfully executed elements of the ‘Up-Gunned ESG’ concept while participating in more than two weeks of live action training as part of Talisman Saber 2017.The field training...