17 October 2016 USS Zumwalt, Navy's Most Advanced Surface Warship, Commissioned in Baltimore BALTIMORE (NNS) -- The Navy's newest and most technologically advanced warship, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was commissioned into active service Saturday, Oct. 15, at North Locust Point in Baltimore.Zumwalt, the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers, features a state-of-the-art...
17 October 2016 RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 Lifts Off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 lifted off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Oct. 6.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Joint Pacific...
17 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Conducts Drills in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) conducted a second iteration of drills with two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) in international waters, Oct. 13-15.The BHR ESG conducted a series of training events with...
17 October 2016 USS Germantown Arrives in Cambodia SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (NNS) -- Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 16.Germantown and the embarked Combat Logistics Battalion of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in...
14 October 2016 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hosts ROK, Japanese Counterparts for Trilateral Discussions WASHINGTON D.C. – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford hosted Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Sun Jin Lee, and Japanese Chief of Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano for a trilateral meeting at the Pentagon Oct. 14.Joining General Dunford were Commander,...
14 October 2016 With Pacific Pathways, Army Puts Multi-domain Into Action WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Overseas training is helping groom Army units in the Pacific theater for future missions that may require cross-domain tactics to defeat enemies, according to senior leaders. One set of exercises, Pacific Pathways, has allowed Army units to broaden their training as...
14 October 2016 Strengthening U.S.-South Korea Alliance Focus of Bilateral Meeting WASHINGTON -- American and South Korean military leaders met at the Pentagon today to discuss the alliance between the two countries and ways to make the alliance even stronger.Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stressed to his counterpart, South Korean Army Gen...
14 October 2016 USNS Millinocket Flexes in Philippine Archipelago during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) recently participated in Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX), transporting and supporting equipment and personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3d Marine...
14 October 2016 World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Flag Returns to Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- A Imperial Japanese navy flag recovered from battleship Nagato by a Sailor assigned to high-speed transport USS Horace A. Bass (APD 124) in 1945 was donated to the National Park Service Oct. 13 at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Nagato was the flagship of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto...
14 October 2016 Air Contingent Performs Airdrop Exchange BRIGADIER GENERAL BENITO N EBUEN AIR BASE, LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines -- Members of the 18th Air Expeditionary Squadron exchanged airdrop best practices with their Philippine Air Force counterparts here as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent.The focus of the exchange was low-cost,...