PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) completed a Fleet Battle Experiment (FBE) for the future Navy variant CMV-22B Osprey. Commander, Naval Air Forces conducted the FBE, July 22 through Aug. 4.The experiment explored, analyzed and documented the characteristics of...

Senior officials from the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) met August 1-3 in Honolulu with senior officials from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) for the 11th Lao-United States Bilateral Defense Dialogue. The meeting was led by Brigadier General Kenchanh Nangthalasy, Director...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Eastern Army Helicopter recently invited members of the 459th Airlift Squadron to attend the 2nd Tachikawa Helicopter Conference July 26, 2016 at Camp Tachikawa, Japan.The conference gathered approximately 50 representatives from a variety of U.S. and Japanese military...

SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrived in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines Aug. 8 as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG). The regularly scheduled port call reinforced the U.S. Navy's commitment to...

QINGDAO, China - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) arrived in Qingdao, China, Aug. 8, for a scheduled port visit.Benfold’s visit advances maritime cooperation and encourages a positive naval relationship with the People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) North Sea...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Several B-1B Lancers and more than 300 Airmen with the 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Aug. 6 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s (USPACOM) Continuous Bomber Presence mission. The B-1s last...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got the ship underway from Pearl Harbor with more than 1,100 friends and family members aboard for a Tiger Cruise, Aug. 5. Tiger Cruise allows friends and family members of Sailors to experience life on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier,...

WASHINGTON -- Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a senior-level videoconference yesterday to share information among the three countries regarding the two recent North Korean missile launches, according to a Defense Department statement.At this meeting, South...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, Joint National Training Capability accredited exercise, officially started Aug. 4 with familiarization day, followed by 10 days of simulated combat sorties. Originally operated under the name COPE THUNDER, the...

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