20 October 2017 Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader Discusses Region's Network of Allies WASHINGTON -- North Korea's actions have stressed the need for strong relationships with allies throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Pacific Command said here recently.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro said success against North Korea's nuclear program...
20 October 2017 USAF, USN and JGSDF: Iron Spear Exercise Sharpens Alliances MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members banded together to practice an array of offensive/defensive firepower during exercise Iron Spear, Oct. 11 through 13.Through joint, bilateral planning and mission...
20 October 2017 USS Preble, USS Halsey Depart Pearl Harbor for Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- The guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Halsey (DDG 97) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for a regularly-scheduled deployment, Oct. 16.Preble, with embarked helicopter detachment from Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 37, and Halsey...
20 October 2017 599th, Partners Offload National Training Center Cargo PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- 599th Transportation Brigade and partners offloaded cargo and equipment from the M/V Jean Anne here on Oct.10 in support of 25th Combat Aviation Brigade's return from training at National Training Center.The Jean Anne sailed to Honolulu from San Diego, California, where it...
19 October 2017 DPAA Accounts for 183 Missing Service Members in Fiscal Year 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) accounted for 183 formerly missing persons from past conflicts. Also, the agency individually identified the remains of 18 additional personnel, who were previously accounted for as part of group burials,...
19 October 2017 Naval Surface Forces Assessing If Ships Ready for Sea SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces has ordered Ready For Sea Assessments (RFSA) for all surface warships. Surface combatants forward deployed to Japan are being assessed first through a review of critical mission areas for each ship.The RFSAs began last month with a...
19 October 2017 Rugged Alaska Terrain Sees Field Artillery Soldiers Test New Laser Targeting System FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Ten Field Artillery Soldiers tested the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System at the Cold Regions Test Center here recently.The JETS-TLDS is a modular advanced sensor suite of three components, the hand-held target location module, precision azimuth...
19 October 2017 Alaskan Leaders Visit Eielson to Discuss the F-35A EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Fifty-four F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft are slated to arrive at Eielson beginning in Spring of 2020, with the final F-35 being delivered in 2022.The addition of two F-35 fighter squadrons to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska will help deter possible...
19 October 2017 Deputy Secretary Shanahan Hosts Vietnam War Commemoration WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan welcomed the directors of “The Vietnam War” documentary to the Pentagon today and spoke directly to Vietnam vets as the Defense Department continued its commemoration of the Vietnam War, Oct. 17, 2017.Shanahan thanked directors Ken Burns and...
18 October 2017 U.S. Air Force - Japan Air Self-Defense Force Participate in Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Improving interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, becomes increasingly important to accomplish the bilateral mission.Three members from the 374th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight and six JASDF...