14 November 2018 U.S., Japan, Australia to Conduct Mine Warfare Exercise OKINAWA, Japan -- The U.S. Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are scheduled to begin Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2018 off the coast of southern Japan, November 17.This is part of an annual exercise series with the U.S. Navy and JMSDF, joined for the...
14 November 2018 Submarine Group 7 reinforces partnership with TNI during Submarine Force Staff Talks SURABAYA, Indonesia -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG7) and members of his staff met with Indonesian Navy representatives in Surabaya, Nov. 14, kicking off a week of relationship-building events that include staff talks, office calls and subject matter exchanges.The U.S...
14 November 2018 Naval Beach Unit 7, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Integrated Training SASEBO, Japan -- Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 conducted a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) interoperability exchange with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Sasebo, Japan on November 8.Sailors departed the Yokose LCAC facility in LCAC 09, transited the Sasebo Outer Harbor, and then entered and...
14 November 2018 C-17 Weapons Instructor Course teams up with 535th Airlift Squadron for Indo-Pacific indoctrination JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The C-17 Weapons Instructor Course got its first look at the Indo-Pacific region when it flew with the 535th Airlift Squadron for the first time at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Oct. 5-8.Students enrolled in the C-17 Weapons Instructor Course,...
14 November 2018 U.S. Army participates in 14th annual Disaster Management Exchange in Nanjing, China U.S. Army PACIFIC, Hawaii -- Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army (PLA) will participate in a Disaster Management Exchange (DME) in Nanjing, China from Nov. 13-18. This is the 14th iteration of this exchange between the PLA and...
14 November 2018 Osan Airmen Innovate Loading Operations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Maintenance Group developed a new approach to weapon loading operations expanding innovation Nov. 2.In order to minimize the down time of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during exercise and real-world contingencies, crews performed loading operations after...
13 November 2018 CARAT Exercise Kicks off with U.S., Brunei Navies MUARA, Brunei -- The U.S. and Royal Brunei Navies commenced the 24th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise at Muara Naval Base, Brunei, Nov. 12.The sea phase will take place in the South China Sea with ships and aircrafts from both partner navies including the...
13 November 2018 Armistice Day Centennial Remembrance Ceremony Held in Sasebo to Honor Fallen of the Great War SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 9, 2018) Though they fell a century ago on fields and in seas far from home, the American and Japanese dead of World War I were remembered in a ceremony held in Sasebo Nov. 9, 2018.Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo held the Armistice Day Centennial Remembrance Ceremony with...
13 November 2018 USS Green Bay Arrives in Port Moresby for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Support PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (November 13, 2018) -- USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived in Port Moresby today marking second time a U.S. ship has visited Papua New Guinea in two months.The ship is in Port Moresby to provide security and support the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
13 November 2018 Tent Systems Form Building Blocks to Restore Living Conditions to Yutu Survivors SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- Local and federal government agencies collaborated Nov. 9, 2018, to provide temporary shelters to Saipan-based residents whose homes were heavily impacted by Super Typhoon Yutu.The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government and the...