08 July 2016 Underwater Construction Team 2 Deployment Supports Theater Engagement and U.S. PACFLT JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKHAM , Hawaii -- “In five months we completed six missions spanning five countries. The work ranged from heavy underwater construction to teaching very technical diver's life support equipment repair classes,” said Chief Equipment Operator Jim McVicar, officer-in-charge,...
08 July 2016 Decatur Hosts Midshipmen for Summer Training Program SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Eighteen Midshipmen from colleges around the U.S. embarked guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) for their 2016 summer training surface warfare cruise, July 7. The purpose of the midshipman summer training program is to allow them the opportunity to experience the...
08 July 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 Co-hosts Joint Disaster Management Symposium LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016 held a Joint Disaster Symposium at Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH), June 30.The symposium gave Pacific Partnership personnel attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), members of the Armed Forces of the...
08 July 2016 Commanders Stress Pacific Exercise’s Value to Regional Prosperity JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 07, 2016 — The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise promotes cooperation that contributes to prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, top U.S. commanders said during a July 5 news conference here.Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than...
08 July 2016 First in Asia Battalion Changes Command TORII STATION, Okinawa -- The 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group assembled beneath the Okinawan sun on Border Landing Zone at Torii Station June 29 for a Change of Command Ceremony that bookmarked the latest chapter in the storied lineage of the unit.The Battalion's colors were handed over by...
07 July 2016 ROK-U.S. Alliance Agrees to Deploy THAAD to the Korean Peninsula North Korea's nuclear test and multiple ballistic missile tests, including the recent intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launches, highlight the grave threat that North Korea poses to the security and stability of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the entire Asia-Pacific region.In response to...
07 July 2016 USS Patriot Arrives in Osaka OSAKA, Japan (NNS) -- Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Osaka, Japan, July 6 for a regularly scheduled port visit during a summer patrol of U.S. 7th fleet area of operations.The port visit to Osaka is an opportunity for Sasebo-based Sailors to enjoy the culture...
07 July 2016 Next Generation Expeditionary Command and Control 2 Debuts at Rim of the Pacific PEARL HAWAII, Hawaii -- As part of continuous modernization efforts and in response to demands from forward deployed commanders, PMW 790 has developed the DJC2 NGE to support global operations with lower size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements. The previous DJC2 has supported joint task force...
07 July 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Joint Leadership Walk with Community IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The Honorable Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Japanese government officials...
07 July 2016 South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing Prepares for Osan Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Approximately 300 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, are set to deploy mid-July to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support...