23 March 2023 SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross Jan. 20 to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his exploits during the Korean War at a ceremony at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.The Navy Cross is an upgrade of the Silver Star Medal previously awarded to...
23 March 2023 JB Elmendorf-Richardson Selected to Host New Joint Integrated Test and Training Center ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) – The Department of the Air Force selected Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, to host the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center (JITTC), which is the first center capable of joint and multinational force training.The JITTC will provide the ability for attendees...
23 March 2023 America, Makin Island and 13th MEU Conduct Integrated Operations EAST CHINA SEA – Aircraft assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted forward arming and refueling ship (FARS) operations from amphibious assault ships USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS America (LHA 6) on March 16, 2023.The F-35B Lightning II aircraft of Marine Fighter Attack...
23 March 2023 SECNAV Challenges DON Leadership to Champion Navy-Marine Corps Resilience, Readiness WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro hosted a Department of Navy (DON) Resilience off-site March 17 with senior Navy and Marine Corps leaders to discuss opportunities and identify action items that will promote well-being, improve quality of life, advance integrated...
22 March 2023 Australia Welcomes United Sates Marines Back to Darwin Defence Australia -- United States Marines have arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the 12th rotation of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D).Over the next seven months, up to 2,500 Marines will conduct combined training exercises with their Australian Defence Force counterparts, as...
22 March 2023 Logistics in Peacetime is Hard Enough; Now Add Water, Distance, and Being Shot At: USFJ DCOM TOKYO, Japan -- Brigadier General James B. Wellons, deputy commander, U.S. Forces Japan, participated on a panel at the Defense Security Equipment International conference in Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 17, 2023.The panel, comprised of military officers from each service of Japan’s Self Defense Forces as...
21 March 2023 CTF 74 Visits U.S. Submarine in Australia HMAS STIRLING, Australia -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited Perth, Australia, to meet with the Sailors of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) during its port visit to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base HMAS Stirling, March...
21 March 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia National Police Conduct at-sea Engagements to Combat Illegal Fishing, Strengthen Skills SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCGC) and Federated States of Micronesia National Police conducted a successful at-sea engagement to combat illegal fishing in Yap State on March 16, 2023.The crews of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and the FSS Tosiwo Nakayama (P901) conducted a joint patrol...
21 March 2023 Yokota AFWERX Team Seeks to Invest, Innovate, Inform YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Twenty members from Yokota Air Base attended the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan exhibition on March 16, in Tokyo, to seek out new, cutting-edge technology in a trip organized by YokoWERX, an AFWERX spark cell at Yokota that helps innovative Airmen...
20 March 2023 U.S. and Republic of Korea Enhance Combat Readiness with Combined Air Training USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. conducted a combined aerial exercise in conjunction with the deployment of U.S. B-1B Strategic Bombers to the Korean peninsula on March 19, which was the 7th day of the Freedom Shield 23 exercise which began on March 13.In the...