13 June 2017 U.S. Marines and Sailors Hold Shipboard Live-Fire Drill, Continue Integration on Deployment PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked on those ships conducted a live-fire ship's self defense drill, June 11 and 12 respectively.The exercise was meant...
13 June 2017 First to Fight: Panton's Celebrate 100th Anniversary KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 35th Fighter Squadron gathered at Kunsan Air Base on June 12, 2017 to observe a historical base fly-over commemorating 100 years of their squadron’s history in the defense of American and now South Korean interests.The 35th FS heritage dates back...
13 June 2017 Mattis Asks Congress for Stable Budgets, End to Sequestration WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis today launched a full-throated attack on looming across-the-board spending cuts during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, saying "no enemy in the field has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration."The sequestration provision...
13 June 2017 USS Michael Murphy to Return from Western Pacific Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) will return to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 13, after a successful five-month deployment.While deployed to the Western Pacific under the U.S. 3rd Fleet Forward construct, Michael Murphy promoted...
13 June 2017 U.S. Marines and Sailors Hold Shipboard Live-Fire Drill, Continue Integration on Deployment MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines conducted the third annual High Intensity Tactical Training championship preliminaries at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2017.The event brought together the Marine Corps’ toughest male and female athletes to face off in...
13 June 2017 14th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base plants SEAD at Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 14th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, took to the skies for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, June 8 to 23.“The premise of Red Flag is to provide realistic combat training that is ultimately essential to the success of air and space operations,” said Capt. Ty Perich, a...
12 June 2017 USS Lake Erie, U.S. Service Members Render Assistance in Sri Lanka after Devastating Floods COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11 to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. The United States Pacific Command...
12 June 2017 USS Coronado Makes Technical Port Visit to Cam Ranh, Vietnam for Expeditionary Maintenance CAM RAHN, Vietnam -- USS Coronado (LCS 4) is conducting an Expeditionary Preventive Maintenance Availability in Cam Ranh, Vietnam June 11-15 as part of a technical visit to the international port.The technical port visit marks the first demonstration of expeditionary maintenance capabilities for the...
12 June 2017 Ceremony Celebrates O'Neil's Time at U. S. Army Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Mark J. O'Neil, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), was honored during a Flying "V" ceremony held at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, June 9.The Flying "V" ceremony was held to honor O'Neil for his distinguished service as he prepares to depart...
12 June 2017 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense-Force Collaborate on Ronald Reagan PHILIPPINE SEA -- Officers and enlisted personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense-Force (JMSDF) embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to conduct collaborative training and combined operations with staff members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and Commander,...