31 July 2017 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Logistics Internship Program Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their joint internship program July 28.The program was created back in the sixties as a training opportunity for...
31 July 2017 North Korea’s ICBM Lands in Japan’s Economic Zone, Official Says WASHINGTON -- The North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile that was launched July 28 from Mupyong-ni traveled about 620 miles before splashing down in the Sea of Japan about 103 miles from the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, the Pentagon director of press operations said today, July 31, 2017The...
14 July 2017 U.S. and Coalition Partners Demonstrate Global Defense Capabilities SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, Alaska --...
14 July 2017 Navy and Marine Corps to Deploy F-35B PEARL HARBOR -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) co-hosted the Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Summit alongside Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at COMPACFLT Headquarters June 27-28.During the summit Rear Adm. John Palmer delivered remarks to more than 50 service members and civilians to...
14 July 2017 Misawa F-16s Receive System Upgrade to Boost Tactical Power MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As years pass technology continuously progresses, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics systems, a warfighting computer reaping the benefits of man’s technological advancements.The 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 fleet began an avionics upgrade this week to further enhance...
14 July 2017 Malabar 2017 Community Relations Takes Sailors to the Hoop CHENNAI, India -- Sailors assigned to Nimitz Carrier Strike Group participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai, India, July 11 during Malabar 2017.The COMREL brought together U.S. Navy Sailors and Indian youth to further diplomacy and...
14 July 2017 Kilo Company Marines Gear Up for Talisman Saber 2017 AT SEA -- As the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025 – a Marine Corps initiative to prepare Marines for the battlefield of the future – BLT 3/5 is using Talisman Saber to test state-of-the-art concepts and technologies. The concepts that prove successful may shape the way future Marines fights our...
13 July 2017 Marines Participate in Live-fire Weapons Training at Fuji, Japan COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017.Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire...
13 July 2017 644th Combat Communications Squadron Hosts Biannual Combat Readiness Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 30 Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron participated in exercise Dragon Forge June 12-16, 2017, at Andersen South, Guam.Exercise Dragon Forge is a 164-hour training exercise designed to teach, train and build combat skills, while instilling...
13 July 2017 Army Engineers Provide Vital Surveys for U.S. Ports, Waterways BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Survey Team, responding to a temporary need for experienced surveyors, conducted project condition surveys for the Alaska District in June on the Aurora and Harris harbors in Juneau and the North Harbor in Petersburg.The Buffalo...