14 November 2017 USS Olympia Returns from Western Pacific Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii following the successful completion of a Western Pacific deployment, Nov. 9.Olympia participated in several coordinated...
14 November 2017 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152's Professional Military Education, a Flight You Wouldn't Want to Miss MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Sand shifts below service members’ feet as sulfur engulfs the air and humidity lingers across the island. The weight of reality and historical value settles among them as they take in the view of where so many of their fellow service members lost their lives. This...
14 November 2017 Coast Guard Conducts Long-range Medevac for Citizen of Ecuador from Remote Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A 39-year-old citizen of Ecuador arrived in stable condition to Queen's Medical Center, Friday, after being medically evacuated 1,353 miles from Kiribati to Hawaii by the Coast Guard.Miguel Alberto Devena was safely transported aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point...
14 November 2017 First Japanese-built F-35A Lands at Misawa Air Base MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative landed the first Japanese-made F-35A on Misawa AB's runway, Nov. 2.Maj. Elijah Supper piloted the brand-new aircraft from the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out...
14 November 2017 U.S. Marines and Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Senior Enlisted Spread Knowledge CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Service members with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force participated in an educational event hosted by the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy here Nov. 8.The event was held to educate enlisted service members of the JGSDF about the Marine Corps rank structure and...
14 November 2017 Old Glory: Linking the Past and Present OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The beaches of Normandy, the ports at Pearl Harbor, atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, and Ground Zero in New York City; all of these places have one thing in common: The American Flag. The American Flag has symbolized victory, defeat, liberation and hope...
13 November 2017 Three-Carrier Strike Force Exercise to Commence in Western Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups will commence a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific, Nov. 11-14.Units assigned to the strike force will conduct coordinated operations in international...
13 November 2017 I Corps signal and Communications Team Enables the Mission CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- During Warfighter Exercise (WFX) 18-2 the I Corps G6 team is using the training exercise to ensure they are able to support and provide the critical communications infrastructure to prepare units for decisive action missions.I Corps' most recent warfighter exercise is...
13 November 2017 Arming 35th Fighter Wing Operators with Munitions, Purpose MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron conducted a weapons and ammunitions tour for operations personnel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8.Maintenance and ammunitions Airmen immersed pilots, intelligence, aircrew flight equipment and squadron aviation resource management personnel...
13 November 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Harbor Ops Conducts Facilities-response Training Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Harbor Operations conducted facilities response training, or FRT, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 6-7, 2017.U.S. Navy sailors took part in the training to learn how to control potential oil or fuel spills in the waters...