21 July 2016 USS Shoup Hosts Congressional Staff Members The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) welcomed six staff members of various congressional members to observe underway operations, during Rim of the Pacific 2016, July 18th.The staff members arrived aboard Shoup in an MH-60S helicopter from the Nimitz-class...
21 July 2016 Military Sealift Command, USARPAC Voyage through Pacific Pathways SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 20, 2016) -- Despite continued conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, the U.S. remains committed to a refocus of strategic priorities to the Pacific region. While long-running conflicts and territorial disputes dominate regional issues in the Pacific, each military...
21 July 2016 Under Secretary of the Navy Visits Newest Amphib during RIMPAC 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 Two MC-130J Aircraft Set Wheels on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S. Airmen with the 353rd Special Operations Group stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma,...
20 July 2016 Statement from Adm. Harry Harris on the Passing of U.S. Rep. Mark Takai CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- On behalf of all the 380,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coastguardsmen, and civilians that comprise U.S. Pacific Command, I join the people of Hawaii in mourning the passing of U.S. Rep. and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Takai. He'll be missed by the entire PACOM...
20 July 2016 Exercise Cope Taufan 16 Kicks Off in Malaysia PANGKALAN UDARA BUTTERWORTH AIR BASE, Malaysia --“We are doing high end force integration efforts, because that’s the way…if we had to fight…we would fight together in this security environment,” said Col. Travis Rex, United States Air Force Exercise Director.The high end force integration efforts...
20 July 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Visits Chinese North Sea Fleet; Underscores Importance of International Law QINGDAO, China -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Chinese North Sea Fleet headquarters, July 20 to meet with fleet commander Vice Adm. Yuan Yubai.The goal of the five-day trip is to improve mutual understanding and encourage professional interaction between the two...
20 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,...
20 July 2016 Misawa Fighter Squadrons Deploy during Mass Movement MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- During a mass movement starting July 12 and spanning roughly a week, more than 500 Airmen from across Misawa Air Base departed for exercises Cope Taufan 16 and Pitch Black. Every summer, Airmen from Misawa depart to various temporary duty locations, allowing them to gain...
20 July 2016 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Validates Air Missile Defense Readiness in the ROK PORT OF BUSAN, South Korea - In a monumental first, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, executed an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, validating the unit's ability to integrate external ballistic missile defense assets into the Korean theater of operation by sea, July 13 at the Port of Busan...