25 July 2016 Divers Train Together during Rim of the Pacific 2016 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Theater Engineer Brigade, trained with Canadian Pacific Dive Team and Australian Clearance Dive Team 4 in using a side scan sonar system during RIMPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,...
25 July 2016 Rim of the Pacific Dive Decontamination: Bringing New Ideas to the Surface HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Those participating forces exercised a wide range of capabilities, ranging from complex war-fighting to maritime security operations and sea control to humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The realistic training syllabus included amphibious operations, gunnery, missile,...
22 July 2016 Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Meets With New Zealand Minister of Defence U.S. Pacific Command spokesperson Cmdr. Dave Benham provided the following readout:Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), met today with New Zealand Minister of Defence Gerry Brownlee at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.After Adm. Harris welcomed Minister Brownlee with an honors...
22 July 2016 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-361 Participates in Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing currently deployed with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as part of the unit deployment program, worked alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Okinawa emergency...
22 July 2016 USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), arrived in Manila on July 20 for a routine port call that highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the Philippines and the United States.During the visit, service...
22 July 2016 Royal New Zealand Air Force Meets With Plane Crash Survivors They Helped Rescue During RIMPAC 2016 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 20, 2016) – Service members from the Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 5 Air Squadron met with survivors of a July 15 plane crash that occurred off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 20. The squadron was one of several multinational forces...
22 July 2016 Rescue Teams Hone Skills during Pacific Thunder 16-2 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea –A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are making low passes over mountaintops, providing covering fire for two HH-60 Pave Hawks carrying Air Force rescue teams as they all coordinate to find pilots down behind enemy lines. A distress call is heard on the radio over the roaring of...
21 July 2016 Second Rim of the Pacific Sinking Exercise Concludes PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016 sank the decommissioned USS Crommelin (FFG 37) July 19 in waters 15,000 feet deep and 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii.RIMPAC units, including the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate Her...
21 July 2016 Tiger Balm 2016 Kicks Off on Oahu with Focus on Partnership WAIMANALO, Hawaii - Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Broncos," 25th Infantry Division; 29th Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard; and the 9th Infantry Brigade, 6th Division, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) held an opening ceremony for Tiger Balm 16 at the 298th Regiment,...
21 July 2016 74th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Co. Wins USARPAC Team of the Year Competition Two Years Running SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - The best U.S. Army-Pacific Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams gathered together July 11-15, here, to compete in the annual EOD Team of the Year (TOY) competition hosted by 8th Military Police Brigade's 303rd EOD Battalion. The weeklong event showcased USARPAC's best...