17 January 2018 Liquid Oxygen and Load: Fuels Airmen Breathe Life into Aviation JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- As a C-17 Globemaster III gains altitude, air pressure decreases, reducing the amount of oxygen in a pilot’s blood. If unprepared, permanent damage to vital organs can happen within minutes. To prevent this, aircrew rely upon liquid oxygen.Airmen from the...
17 January 2018 Marine Wing Support Squadron -171 Back at it Again with Kamoshika Wrath HARAMURA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) completed exercise Kamoshika Wrath 18-1 at Training Area 7 in Haramura, Japan, January 13, 2018.Kamoshika Wrath offered the Marines opportunities to construct a vertical take-off landing pad, conduct zone reconnaissance...
16 January 2018 USS Wasp Arrives in Sasebo to Join Forward Deployed Naval Forces SASEBO, Japan -- Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived to Sasebo, Japan on Jan. 14, completing a 28,400-mile journey from Norfolk, Va. that began in late August.Wasp, which has undergone significant upgrades to be able to land and launch the U.S. Marine Corp's F-35B Joint Strike Fighter,...
16 January 2018 Army Secretary Visits 25th Infantry Division SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Army Secretary Mark Esper visited Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division Jan. 11 to gain an understanding of the division's capability to train and support Soldiers and conduct successful operations in the Pacific area of responsibility.Esper, the 23rd Secretary of the...
16 January 2018 Combat Mobility Flight, Airlift Squadron Complete Drop Training YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The sun begins to set in the distance and reddish-orange color consumes Mt. Fuji as four C-130J Super Hercules soar through the skies during golden hour to drop bundles during a training scenario.Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight and...
11 January 2018 Warming Up during Sentry Aloha 18-1 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Jan. 10, 2018 marked the beginning of Sentry Aloha 18-1, a large-scale fighter exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard.Sentry Aloha exercises are held to provide the Air National Guard (ANG), U.S. Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies...
11 January 2018 Liquid Oxygen and Load: Fuels Airmen Breathe Life into Aviation JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- As a C-17 Globemaster III gains altitude, air pressure decreases, reducing the amount of oxygen in a pilot’s blood. If unprepared, permanent damage to vital organs can happen within minutes. To prevent this, aircrew rely upon liquid oxygen.Airmen from the...
11 January 2018 US Naval Forces Korea Conducts Change of Command BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Michael E. Boyle relieved Rear Adm. Brad Cooper as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) during a change of command ceremony at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet base.The ceremony marked the 36th time CNFK has changed command since its establishment...
10 January 2018 III Marine Expeditionary and 7th Fleet Come Together for Staff Talks in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) joined for staff talks at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 8-9, to strengthen the relationship between the Navy and Marine Corps teams forward deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific.The talks provided an...
10 January 2018 Aircraft Flight Equipment Airmen Maintain Pilot Safety JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON (JBER), Alaska -- For every pilot in the air, there are Airmen on the ground ensuring their equipment is well-maintained and operable.At JBER, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shops are responsible for maintaining, inspecting and servicing all equipment aircrew require...