27 March 2017 US Marines, Sailors Work with Sri Lanka Navy, Marine Corps for Second Time on Deployment COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) engagement.This is the second military-to-military exchange with Sri Lanka for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th MEU during their multi-month...
27 March 2017 Peacekeeping Leaders Address Shared Challenges Nepal -- The Staff Training Events (STEs) are designed to improve multinational readiness and coordination in the U.N. Force Headquarters operational-level environment by developing staff officers’ capabilities in operations, logistics, planning and civil-military coordination.Nations from the...
27 March 2017 Coronado Sailors Strengthen Relations Through Participation in LIMA 2017 LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) moored in Langkawi, Malaysia to participate in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2017, March 25.LIMA is the premier aerospace and maritime exhibition in Southeast Asia, and in 2017 the exhibition...
27 March 2017 U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Participate in Exercise with Korean Marines YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea -- United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft began conducting training this week in support of the Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP).The F-35B, which belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, represents the future of Marine...
27 March 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Undergoes Tanuki Wrath MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 conducted Exercise Tanuki Wrath at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 21-24, 2017.The exercise is the capstone event for MWSS-171’s annual training plan, serving as a building block for increasing...
27 March 2017 Shanti Prayas III Improves Multinational Interoperability PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- A common theme amongst U.N. peacekeepers participating in Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III is improving multinational interoperability.According to attendees of the exercise, the phrase ‘multinational interoperability’ means developing the common tactics,...
27 March 2017 Ready at a Moment's Notice: 1st Air Defense Artillery Conducts Bilateral Training KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Self-Defense Force members conducted bilateral training with U.S. Soldiers and Airmen March 14 and 16 to strengthen relations and increase readiness.U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, demonstrated to the Japan Air...
27 March 2017 Red Devils Arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils” left Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 11, 2017, and arrived at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 15.The squadron is in Iwakuni for a six month rotation under the Unit Deployment...
22 March 2017 U.S. Air Force Bomber Conducts Bilateral Training Missions with Japanese and South Korean Counterparts JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- On March 21st a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer conducted a bilateral mission in the vicinity of Japan with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagles, followed by a bilateral mission with Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15K Slam Eagles and F-16s...
22 March 2017 Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Visits Kathmandu KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, visited Kathmandu, Nepal to participate in the opening ceremony of a U.S.-sponsored multinational U.N. Peacekeeping exercise (Shanti Prayas) and to meet with Nepali leaders. Joining Ambassador Alaina...