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...
05 June 2017 Green Bay Sets Sail, All of Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group Now Deployed SASEBO, Japan -- USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its forward-deployed base of Sasebo, Japan on Jun 2, becoming the final ship in the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group to set sail on a routine deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.The amphibious ships, together with the 31st Marine Expeditionary...
05 June 2017 Navy Honors Historical "Station HYPO" Code-breaking Efforts 75 Years Later PEARL HARBOR -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, honored the Navy’s “Station HYPO” code breakers in a ceremony focused on their historical significance during World War II and the Battle of Midway, June 2.Adm. Swift is the 35th commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet since it was...