07 July 2017 Okinawa Maintenance Logistics Group Marines Save Life on Mt. Fuji CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- “Uncommon valor is a common virtue” has always been a representation of the way U.S. Marines interact in their day to day lives. The Marine Corps is held to a higher standard because of the profound actions performed by Marines not only on duty, but off.Cpls. Otto...
06 July 2017 U.S., Indian and Japanese Maritime Forces to Participate in Malabar 2017 CHENNAI, India -- Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2017, July 7-17, 2017.Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of...
06 July 2017 Royal New Zealand Navy, U.S. Navy Conduct Bilateral Operations PACIFIC OCEAN -- HMNZS Te Kaha (F77), an Anzac-class frigate from the Royal New Zealand Navy, conducted bilateral operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the Western Pacific, June 30 - July 5.The Royal New Zealand Navy provided HMNZS Te Kaha to augment U.S. 7th Fleet forces after the USS...
06 July 2017 Pacific Angel 17 Delivers Humanitarian Assistance and Training in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- Over the course of ten days, more than 100 active duty U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Nevada Air National Guard, and five other Pacific nations delivered humanitarian assistance and performed subject matter expert exchanges with their partners in the Philippines during Pacific...
06 July 2017 Yokota's C-130J Completes First Operational Mission YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The C-130H Hercules has ensured the 374th Airlift Wing remains the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for peacetime and contingency operations. Continuing this legacy is its newer model the C-130J Super Hercules, which has completed its first operational mission by...
06 July 2017 Seventh Pacific Regional Search and Rescue Workshop AUK, NEW ZEALAND -- When a mariner is found at sea it is no accident. In fact it is often the result of hours of deliberate search and rescue planning and continually nurtured partnerships across jurisdictions and borders. Search and rescue governance is an important element in the Pacific where...
06 July 2017 Kunsan Air Base Civil Engineers Excel in Airfield Damage Repair KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen with the 8th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squadron conducted Airfield Damage Repair training June 29, 2017 at Kunsan Air Base, testing their ability to rapidly repair facilities and structures critical to flight operations on the base.Though the...
05 July 2017 Republic of Korea-US Alliance Demonstrates Precision Firing Capability YONGSAN GARRISON, Seoul, South Korea -- Eighth U.S. Army and Republic of Korea (ROK) military personnel conducted a combined event exercising assets countering North Korea’s destabilizing and unlawful actions on July 4.This exercise utilized the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and the Republic...
05 July 2017 USS John S. McCain Participates in Talisman Saber 17, Field Training Exercise North DARWIN, Australia -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) participated with four Royal Australian Navy ships, the Royal Australian Air Force, and United States Marine Corps during Field Training Exercise North (FTX-N).FTX-N is a precursor to Talisman Saber 17...
05 July 2017 Wolf Pack Conducts Wing Verification KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Nine F-16 pilots and two intelligence officers rounded out a week’s worth of academics, studying, mission planning and simulations by presenting their knowledge and planned mission to members of the Wolf Pack June 30, 2017, at Kunsan Air Base to earn their...