30 January 2017 New Jersey Air National Guard 119th Fighter Squadron Prepares for Osan Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Approximately 200 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 119th Fighter Squadron from Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey, are set to deploy in February to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in...
30 January 2017 Regional Health Command-Pacific Conducts Bi-lateral Engagement with United Kingdom HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Regional Health Command-Pacific, also known as RHC-P, conducted a bilateral, senior leader engagement with military medical leads from the United Kingdom, Jan. 25, 2017.RHC-P Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Bertram Providence, along with other RHC-P and United States Army Pacific...
30 January 2017 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Blasts Off KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, from Camp Pendleton, California, are deployed to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, and trained with 17th Special Operations Squadron members by loading a high mobility artillery rocket system Jan. 23.The HIMAR system is a...
30 January 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Kicks Off Exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 HARAMURA, Japan -- Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 arrived at Japan Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, to conduct exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1, Jan. 22, 2017.The exercise is part of a biannual, unit-level training primarily focusing on establishing a forward operating...
30 January 2017 Joint Air Load Training Enhances Readiness OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - With snow on the ground, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Soldiers battled the elements learning the procedures of joint air load operations from Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan...
25 January 2017 USARPAC Commander Delivers Keynote Address at Asia Forecast 2017 Forum FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Gen. Robert B. Brown, commander, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), delivered the keynote address and took questions while at the Asia Forecast 2017 forum being held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, January 25, 2017.Brown discussed the U.S...
20 January 2017 Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.With a load of mission essential weapons...
20 January 2017 Acting secretary of the Navy, Other Navy Leaders Announced Following Presidential Inauguration WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Sean J. Stackley assumed the responsibilities of acting secretary of the Navy Jan. 20 at noon. Stackley, who served as the assistant secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for more than eight years, will carry out the day-to-day...
20 January 2017 Republic of Korea Medical Officers Strengthen U.S. Alliance YONGSAN, SEOUL -- The Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital/121st Combat Support Hospital Commander, Col. Erica Clarkson presided over the 123rd cycle graduation of the Integrated Service of Republic of Korea Military Health Care Personnel Program (ISRMHCPP) January 12, 2017 at the BAACH Chapel.The...
20 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18 2017.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...