22 March 2017 Republic of Korea Service Chiefs Make Historic Visit to U.S. Aircraft Carrier U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATION -- The chiefs of staff for the Republic of Korea's (ROK) army and air force and the ROK chief of naval operations visited aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at sea, March 20.The visit by ROK army Gen. Jang, Jun-gyu, ROK air force Gen. Jeong, Kyeongdoo, and ROK...
22 March 2017 C-130J Super Hercules Completes First Training Sortie YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The C-130J Super Hercules completed its first training sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 20, 2017. The aircraft soared over the skies of Japan, stopped at Misawa AB to for the aircrew to become proficient within the Super Hercules before returning to Yokota.This...
22 March 2017 Green Bay, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Conclude Amphibious Integration Training EAST CHINA SEA -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed amphibious integration training (AIT), March 19.AIT is designed to strengthen the ties between Sailors and Marines by conducting a diverse set of amphibious missions...
22 March 2017 Tripler Army Medical Center Helps Expand the Pacific Command Blood Safety Program with Partner Nation HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center (Tripler) supported the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Blood Safety Program mission in Cambodia earlier this month.Lt. Col. Teresa M. Terry, the chief of Transfusion Medicine Service in Tripler's Department of Pathology, worked with the PACOM Joint Blood...
22 March 2017 Personnel, Sustainment Airmen Establish Morale, Rest for Key Resolve 2017 Participants OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- They started with nothing but a few empty, pre-manufactured K-span buildings and 24 concrete pads.Within 72 hours of arrival, they established a fully operational deployed life support area called Rush Park and began accepting follow on forces Monday, Feb. 27.The...
21 March 2017 C7F, USS Coronado Highlight US Participation at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Assets from the U.S. Navy and Air Force are on display from March 21-25 at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2017.Founded in 1991, LIMA is a biennial event that has become a premier destination for aerospace and maritime manufacturers. The U.S...
21 March 2017 Clean water Boosts Capabilities for Peacekeeping Mission PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- For many in developing nations, having clean water for everyday usage is a luxury, not the standard.To have clean water in these nations, it would have to be either purified for various usages or shipped from various locations, requiring the necessary logistics to get it to and...
21 March 2017 Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base Aggressor Pilots Take to the Australian Air for Exercise Diamond Shield NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, touched down at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, for Exercise Diamond Shield 2017.With a dedicated support team topping nearly 150 personnel, over 20 pilots assigned to...
21 March 2017 The Indo-Asia Pacific and the Multi-domain Battle Concept HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The United States Armed Forces are at a crossroads, facing both institutional and operational challenges. The character of war continues to change at a quick pace, requiring military leaders to reassess some of their core beliefs. This situation has led to the testing and...
21 March 2017 Remembering 75 Years of History MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- “The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth,” said Thomas E. Ricks, author of “Making the Corps.”U.S. Marines...