20 November 2017 USS Wayne E. Meyer Conducts Search and Rescue PACIFIC OCEAN -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) rescued three mariners from a sinking vessel, Nov. 18.At approximately 8:20 a.m., Nov. 18, Wayne E. Meyer responded to a distress call from Motor Vessel IKENA. Wayne E. Meyer, which was conducting routine...
20 November 2017 U.S., China Armies Open 13th Annual Disaster Management Exchange CAMP RILEA, Oregon -- The 13th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange Table Top Exchange (TTE) and Practical Field Exchange (PFE) portions commenced on Nov. 16 with an opening ceremony at Camp Rilea, Ore.Hosted by U.S. Army Pacific, the DME allows hands-on and side-by-side interaction...
20 November 2017 A First for the 'First of the First' with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, joined the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 20, 2017. This is the first time Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, will deploy as the Ground Combat Element...
20 November 2017 Namhae Memorial, a Legacy of Humanity USAG DAEGU, South Korea -- Every fall when the leaves begin to turn and the air takes on a chill, one man sets about his work in honoring the memory of 11 fallen U.S. Airmen by keeping a promise his father made more than 70 years ago. This year, the Namhae memorial ceremony was held on Nov. 3 in...
20 November 2017 Bio Completes Vent Survey by 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight completed a ventilation survey within the Mortuary Affairs embalming station at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2017.The survey entailed checking the air flow of the ventilation system...
17 November 2017 USS Pinckney to Participate in Association of Southeast Asian Nations International Fleet Review PACIFIC OCEAN -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) is scheduled to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Fleet Review in Pattaya Bay, Thailand, Nov. 18-20.The Royal Thai Navy is hosting the gathering, designed to further relations,...
17 November 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Trains to Fuel Airpower in Contaminated Environments MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 trained to keep aircraft in the fight while working inside a simulated-hazardous environment at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017.The Marines conducted hot refuel on F-35B...
17 November 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Completes Sustainment Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed a three-week sustainment training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 16.Completing the exercise indicates the strike group's readiness for executing missions across all warfare areas. The group successfully conducted a...
17 November 2017 Combat Logistics Regiment 3 completes Korea Marine Exchange Program 18.1 CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Engines roaring, hydraulics hissing and machinery clanging, the Workhorse of the Pacific returned to its headquarters Nov. 14, 2017 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR 3), 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), also known as the Workhorse,...
17 November 2017 Under Threat of invasion 75 years ago, Alaskan Natives Joined the Army to Defend Homeland KWETHLUK, Alaska -- When the Japanese raided and occupied parts of Alaska during World War II, the Army called on native Alaskans to defend the northern territory.Given no pay, more than 6,300 Alaskans -- aged from just 12 to 80 years old -- signed on to be sentries for the newly-created Alaska...