01 August 2017 U.S., Multiple Nations Partner for Mobility Guardian JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. -- Nearly 30 partner nations will participate alongside the U.S. during Air Mobility Command's Mobility Guardian, which is scheduled to kick off across Washington state July 31, 2017, and conclude August 12, 2017.The exercise aims to enhance the U.S. military's global...
01 August 2017 Carrier Air Wing 5 Conducts Navigation Training over Historic Solomon Island Sites SOLOMON SEA (NNS) -- Thirty-six aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conducted navigation training in the Solomon Islands, July 31, flying near historic naval aviation sites.The flights, organized as overland navigation training, provided a unique opportunity for the crews of CVW-5 to learn about...
01 August 2017 Khaan Quest 2017 Opening Ceremony FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA -- Khaan Quest 2017, a multinational peacekeeping exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) and co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), kicked off with the opening ceremony at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia on July 23, 2017.This year’s Khaan...
01 August 2017 Partnership Proves Powerful during Pacific Angel 17-3 LAUTOKA, Fiji -- Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-3 concluded July 24 in the Republic of Fiji after positive patient care and civil engineering programs made a difference in the lives of nearly 4,000 Fijian patients and seven partner nation participants across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.“The U.S.-Fiji...
01 August 2017 2-1 Air Defense Artillery Conducts Field Training Exercise KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted a week-long Battalion Field Training Exercise at Kunsan Air Base on July 23. Members of A/2-1 trained on operation, manning, sustainment, and employment of the Patriot Weapons...
01 August 2017 Republic of Korea Army Equipment Testing Chief Gets Taste of Network Evaluation Integration 17.2 FORT BLISS, Texas -- The equipment testing and evaluating chief of the Republic of Korea army caught a glimpse of how U.S. Army operational testing adds up to increased readiness through modernization.Brig. Gen. In Hwang became acquainted with Network Evaluation Integration 17.2, the Soldier-led...
31 July 2017 U.S. Bombers Conduct Bilateral Missions with Allies in Response to North Korean ICBM Launch JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their...
31 July 2017 THAAD Successfully Intercepts 15th Target KODIAK, Alaska -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army soldiers of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, conducted a successful missile defense test today using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.A medium-range target ballistic missile (MRBM) was...
31 July 2017 Pacom Commander Lists Threats, Discusses Strategy in Indo-Asia-Pacific WASHINGTON -- North Korean nuclear capabilities, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria making inroads in the Philippines are the three major challenges facing the Pacific community, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said at the 4th Japan-U.S. Military...
31 July 2017 U.S. Bombers Conduct Bilateral Missions with Allies in Response to North Korean ICBM Launch JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their...