13 February 2017 Bonhomme Richard Completes Unit-level Training in Record Time SASEBO, NAGASAKI, Japan -- Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) returned to Sasebo, Japan after completing unit-level training with Afloat Training Group Western Pacific (ATGWP), Feb. 13.Above and below decks, Sailors and Marines worked hard to meet the goals set in front of them,...
13 February 2017 US, Coalition Air Forces Build Relationships through Munitions SOUTH CHINA SEA - Sailors aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) are training and conducting operations at sea following the ship’s departure from Singapore, Feb. 10.After a short, but productive in-port period conducting engineering maintenance, the Coronado crew is executing a busy...
13 February 2017 Army Divers Plunge into the Pacific during Exercise 'Deep Blue' JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR - HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Army Pacific Divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, conducted their annual Deep Blue exercise aboard the Logistic Support Vessel - 4, the Lt. Gen William B. Bunker.The primary purpose of the exercise was to reinforce the...
13 February 2017 America Amphibious Ready Group Successfully Conducts Group Sail PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) successfully completed a multi-ship training exercise, Group Sail, Feb. 10 off the coast of southern California.Group Sail is one of the pre-deployment underways which allow the three ARG ships, amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA...
13 February 2017 Pacific Air Forces Commander Visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Talks of Changing Pacific Theater JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 5 to 7, to thank Airmen for their dedication to the command’s mission, and learn...
10 February 2017 USS Green Bay, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Arrives in Sattahip Ahead of Cobra Gold SATTAHIP, Thailand (NNS) -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Sattahip, Thailand for a port visit, Feb. 10.The visit is meant to strengthen Thailand and the United States relations as the two treaty allies...
10 February 2017 F-22 Raptors to Deploy to Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal as Part of Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- At the direction of Adm. Harry Harris Jr., U.S. Pacific Command commander, Pacific Air Forces will send 12 F-22 Raptor aircraft and approximately 190 Airmen to Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal in early February to conduct combined exercises and...
10 February 2017 U.S. Marines, Japanese Soldiers Put Rounds Down Range during Exercise Iron Fist 2017 CAMP PENDLETON, California -- U.S. Marine instructors with the 1st Marine Division Schools ‘Pre-Scout Sniper Course’ and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) Western Army Infantry Regiment conducted a known-distance, live-fire sniper range during exercise Iron Fist 2017,...
10 February 2017 USS Michael Murphy Arrives in Solomon Islands HONARIA, Solomon Islands - The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) arrived in Honiara for a goodwill port visit, Feb. 10.Ship visits like this create opportunities for the United States and Pacific Island nations to strengthen security cooperation and ensure a safer and more...
10 February 2017 Vikings Conduct Live Ordnance Training at Cope North ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 participated in live-ordnance firing during exercise Cope North at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2017.Cope North is a multi-national, bilateral training event including the U.S. Navy,...