07 September 2017 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Visits USS Ronald Reagan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The U.S. Ambassador to Japan visited the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sept. 6.Ambassador William F. Hagerty met with senior leaders from Ronald Reagan and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70. The visit was Ambassador Hagerty’s first to Ronald...
07 September 2017 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Conducts Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Training at Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force 6th Air Defense Missile Group, 21st Fire Unit from Shariki Sub Base, Tsugari City, conducted a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployment training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 7.The PAC-3 interceptor, a surface-to-air missile...
07 September 2017 51st Medical Group Participate in Ulchi Dragon Lift OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members from the 51st Medical Group Field Response Team participated in Operation Ulchi Dragon Lift on August 31, 2017. The intent of the operation was to train and assess U.S. and Republic of Korea forces’ ability to conduct mission command in a contingency...
07 September 2017 Tropic Agile Combat Employment Fuels Joint Cooperation between Air Force, Marines KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 assigned to Camp Foster, Japan, and Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group, assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, partnered to develop advanced fueling solutions for contingency operations during...
07 September 2017 Soldiers Reaffirm Commitment to South Korean Defense in Annual Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- Key leaders, senior and junior Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command joined U.S., Korean and United Nations forces in the Republic of Korea for the annual exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian from Aug. 21-31.Ulchi Freedom Guardian, also...
07 September 2017 U.S. Forces Japan Commander Praises U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Cooperation on Fighter Aircraft YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Six Republic of Korea (ROK) KF-16 fighter aircraft that had diverted to Yokota AB, Japan, Thursday were able to continue their flight to Alaska Sunday after the U.S. Air Force was able to reschedule the mid-air refueling support necessary to cross the Pacific Ocean.The...
06 September 2017 U.S. and Indonesian Navies Embrace Long-standing Partnership, Advance Training Objectives during CARAT SURABAYA, Indonesia -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 23rd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise and skills exchange, Sept. 7-13.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali Seas...
06 September 2017 Swift joins naval leaders in Seoul for International Seapower Symposium SEOUL, Republic of Korea - Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet joined other naval leaders and subject matter experts from around the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the maritime security environment throughout East Asia during the 13th International Seapower Symposium (ISS) in Seoul,...
06 September 2017 U.S., Japanese Defense Leaders Condemn North Korean Nuke Test WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera discussed North Korea's Sept. 2 test of a nuclear device in a telephone conversation yesterday, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.Mattis and Onodera both condemned the test as a destabilizing...
06 September 2017 The Wolfpack Wrestles Beverly Pack 17-3 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing and the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, who are deployed as part of a Theater Security Package, conducted a regularly-scheduled exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, August 21 to...