13 October 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Attends Fiends Centennial OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- General Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander and former 36th Fighter Squadron commander, the squadron’s 93rd “Fiend One”, visited the base for three days to attend events in honor of the 36th FS, Flying Fiend’s, centennial celebration.Osan was the...
11 October 2017 U.S., Japan, South Korea Sharpen Skills with Nighttime Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force units sharpened their combat skills during a sequenced bilateral mission near the Sea of Japan Oct. 10, 2017.Using Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as a power projection platform, two B-1B...
11 October 2017 USS Chief Visits Busan Ahead of Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) arrived in Busan Oct. 10 for a routine port call as they make final preparations for the Multinational Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MN MIWEX).MN MIWEX consists of ships, aircraft and explosive ordnance units who will...
11 October 2017 U.S. Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines Advance Sea Lift Capabilities MANILA, Philippines -- For the first time, U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) embarked and launched on a Philippine Navy sea lift vessel, the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), off the coast of Luzon, Oct. 2-9, in order to expand both militaries’ operational support capabilities.This kind of integrated...
11 October 2017 U.S., Japan Strengthen Strategic Alliance through Tsuiki Aviation Training Relocation TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 100 members from various 35th Fighter Wing units forward-deployed alongside six F-16 Fighting Falcons to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2 to 6 for an aviation training relocation (ATR).The ATR allowed Airmen to practice deployed contingency operations and execute...
11 October 2017 Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan's Travel to Tokyo and Seoul WASHINGTON, DC -- Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to Tokyo and Seoul for a Deputies-level trilateral meeting hosted by the Republic of Korea on October 18. The trilateral meeting will focus on strategic coordination related to the urgent threat from DPRK’s advancing nuclear...
11 October 2017 Army Mariners Shooting Up "Tomatoes" on the Open Ocean PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Soldiers with the 605th Transportation Detachment, 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command unleashed a barrage of bullets into the Pacific Ocean during a waterborne range, Oct. 4 2017, approximately 40 miles south of Pearl Harbor. The training took place...
11 October 2017 Mattis Details Three Lines of Effort in Memo to DoD Personnel WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is on a wartime footing and the pursuit of global security and stability requires that the U.S. armed forces remain the world's preeminent fighting force, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an Oct. 5 memorandum to all DoD personnel.The topic of the memo was...
10 October 2017 75 Years Later, Eagles Still Soar in the Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 celebrated their 75th anniversary Oct. 10 aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with a formation flight.VFA-115 is one of the oldest active aviation squadrons in the Navy, a legacy going back...
10 October 2017 USS Tucson visits Chinhae during Western Pacific Deployment CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, Oct. 7, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson can conduct a multitude of missions and maintain...