07 June 2017 Singapore Area Coordinator Hosts 2017 Safety Fair SINGAPORE -- The month of June is Safety Awareness Month and the Singapore Area Coordinator (SAC) held its annual SAC Safety Fair June 2, to help raise awareness about the importance of safety in the workplace, at home and during recreation.The two-hour event, featured displays from community...
06 June 2017 CARAT Thailand Concludes Following Eight Days of Bilateral Training, Operations At Sea SATTAHIP, Thailand -- After eight days of bilateral training events ashore and at sea, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) concluded the 23rd-annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, at Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand, June 6.As the premier naval...
06 June 2017 Los Angeles-class Attack Submarine Visits Busan PUSAN, South Korea -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) arrived at Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) June 6, for a routine visit during a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.During the visit, Sailors will experience the culture and history of the ROK, as...
06 June 2017 Combat Ammunition Production Exercise Tests Wolf Packs Combat Readiness KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The art of war is a dynamic entity influenced by Airmen who hone their craft and apply it to the battlefield.Within the ammo community, the Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) is a canvas they use to enhance their ability to build and produce munitions...
06 June 2017 Operation Colony Glacier: Bringing Service Members Home JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Operation Colony Glacier, an annual mission to recover remains and aircraft debris from a 1952 crash of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II onto Colony Glacier, began June 5 and is scheduled to continue until June 30.Fifty-two military service members...
06 June 2017 Helicopter Crash Drill at Camp Walker USAG DAEGU, Republic of Korea -- The Army always make an effort to prepare for emergencies through many kinds of training systems. United States Army Garrison Daegu Fire Department conducted CH-47 Egress Training at the Camp Walker Heliport, May 31.CH-47 is a transport helicopter, which usually...
06 June 2017 Pearl Harbor Assists Coast Guard with at-sea Rescue PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) altered course during a rescue and assistance (RNA) exercise to provide assistance in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion (WPB-87352) in a real life RNA mission during which the two ships rendered aid to the vessel "Skipjack," June 1.Pearl...
05 June 2017 Australian, U.S. Ministers Work Together to Ensure Strength of Alliance SYDNEY, Australia -- The United States does not take its alliance with Australia for granted, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said here, June 5, 2017.Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister Marise Ann Payne hosted Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for the 27th...
05 June 2017 U.S. Military Presents New Weapons and Equipment to Philippine Marine Corps Commandant for Counterterror Fight MANILA, Philippines -- Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat accepted new counterterrorism weapons and equipment from United States Embassy military representatives during a transfer ceremony at PMC Headquarters in Taguig, June 5.Officials from the Joint United...
05 June 2017 U.S. Air Force Intelligence Integrates with Japan Air Self-Defense Forces Counterparts MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts dedicated more than 50 hours, from May 22 to 26, to familiarizing four Japan Air Self-Defense Forces intelligence analysts from multiple bases throughout Japan, on skills and techniques required for Red Flag-Alaska...