19 June 2017 Bilateral Exchange Program Strengthens Interoperability YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force joined Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing as part of the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, May 31, 2017 through June 9, 2017.The goal of the program is for Japanese and U.S. service members to share job knowledge and...
19 June 2017 U.S. and Philippine Naval Forces Enhance Cooperation, Strengthen Alliance during Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama CEBU, Philippines -- The U.S and Philippine navies will participate in the Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama June 19-25 in the vicinity of Cebu.Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama is designed to enhance the complexity and diversity of training opportunities, while strengthening the longstanding...
19 June 2017 USS Lake Erie Sailors, Personnel Complete Relief Mission in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- U.S. Sailors from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) completed their contributions to the humanitarian assistance mission in Sri Lanka, June 17.More than 400 Sailors participated in the mission in Sri Lanka, where recent heavy rainfalls brought...
19 June 2017 Air Traffic Control Airmen Keep the Skies Safe JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Looking up to the skies on any given day, multiple aircraft can be seen flying around the Anchorage area. From commercial, civilian, and military aircraft, it would be an understatement to say the skies are busy.Thanks to the dedicated Airmen and civilians...
19 June 2017 Underwater Recovery Team Searches for MIA's in Vietnam NORTHERN VIETNAM -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deployed an Underwater Recovery Team (URT) comprised of Department of Defense civilians and U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force service members to northern Vietnam in search of two U.S. Navy aviators who went missing during the Vietnam War,...
16 June 2017 U.S., Japan Partnerships Guarantee Critical care MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Once a patient is deemed incapable of receiving care at Misawa Air Base due to medical restraints, the 35th Medical Support Squadron aeromedical evacuation team engineers an expedited mobility plan utilizing Pacific Air Forces assets to relocate the patient for critical...
16 June 2017 USS Sterett Sailors Build Relationships in China ZHANJIANG, China -- Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) spent time in port here building relationships with their People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) counterparts through both leisure and professional activities.Activities commenced June 13 with Sailors travelling to a...
16 June 2017 U.S. Forces Japan Participates in Annual Non-combatant Evacuation Operation Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Military members and family members participated in the annual exercise Focused Passage 17 here this week, arriving in a pair of C-17 Globemasters and a C-130 Hercules to simulate what might happen during a non-combatant evacuation (NEO).The military members and family...
16 June 2017 2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Grimacing, they run through the rain, their water-logged bulletproof vests getting heavier by the second while their teammate’s encouraging shouts grow louder.A finish line is crossed, usually denoting completion, but in this case, representing simply a line of demarcation...
15 June 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives in Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit, June 14.Prior to the visit, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed routine operations in the 7th Fleet...