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 Final RED FLAG - Alaska of 2017 Provides Joint, Multi-domain, Multinational and Fast Combat Training EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s that time again when aircraft from U.S. and partner nations soar through the Alaskan sky as RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) has officially kicked-off for the final time this season. RF-A 17-3 is scheduled to run from July 27 to August 11.As one of the Air Force’s...
31 July 2017 Exercise GUAMEX Kicks Off for Regional Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Partners YIGO, Guam -- Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft from New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base to participate in a multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the coast of Guam, July 31 - Aug. 12. Exercise GUAMEX 2017 is aimed at increasing...
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...