14 December 2016 US Navy Korea Families Experience Korean History during Republic of Korea Navy Hosted Tour CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- Sailors and family members from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) visited the Republic of Korea Naval Academy (ROKNA) in Jinhae as part of a ROK Navy hosted culture and heritage tour.The one-day tour consisted of a visit to the academy museum, a 16th century...
14 December 2016 Mobility Airmen Ensure Tradition of Operation Christmas Drop Continues ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron work to uphold the tradition of Operation Christmas Drop by organizing the delivery of bundles to the people of 54 Micronesian islands, Dec. 3-13.The 734th AMS and Operation Christmas Drop, a private organization of 372...
14 December 2016 U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange Participants Hold Expert Academic Exchange KUNMING, China – Senior leaders with U.S. Army Pacific, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and representatives from various disaster management agencies recently held an expert academic dialogue (EAD) during the U.S.- China disaster management exchange November 13-19 at Kunming, Yunnan Province,...
14 December 2016 Pushing Planes: a Labor of Love ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Throughout Operation Christmas Drop’s 65 years, C-130s have been taking off, aircrews have been delivering bundles of donated goods to the remote islands around the Pacific and at the end of every mission the OCD team has celebrated hard-earned success. The amount of...
13 December 2016 Japan, U.S. Forces Unite in Yama Sakura 71 CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, Japan -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army united together for a bilateral training exercise known as Yama Sakura 71, Dec. 1-13 on Camp Kengun, Japan.The purpose of the exercise is to enhance U.S. and Japan’s combat readiness and interoperability while...
13 December 2016 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Singapore, Reaffirms Strong Partnership SINGAPORE -- The Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm Bill Moran, visited Singapore Dec 12-13 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy’s strong partnership and ties with the Republic of Singapore Armed Forces.During the two-day visit, Moran met with the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Lai...
13 December 2016 Like Clockwork: 18th Munitions Squadron Conducts Tactical Ammunition Rapid Response Package KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Forklifts are driven to and fro in a warehouse as cargo is transported to pallets and readied for the long trip ahead. Airmen work quickly to tie down the cargo and as levers crank straps taught, and the package is secured, another forklift appears with another package and...
13 December 2016 Advanced U.S. Maritime Patrol Aircraft Visits Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron TEN (VP-10) departed Sri Lanka on Sunday, December 11, aboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota. The Poseidon arrived in Colombo on December 4, where its sailors met with Sri Lanka military personnel...
12 December 2016 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Det 6 Returns from Deployment GUAM (NNS) -- Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Det. 6 returned to Guam after a seven-month deployment in the western Pacific and South China Sea.The detachment departed Guam May 25, and supported Commander Amphibious Force 7th Fleet from Naval Air Facility Atsugi and aboard...
12 December 2016 Enlisted Marines Keeping Birds in the Air CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 542 are working through freezing temperatures to keep the squadron's AV-8B Harriers in the air during the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2016.During the ATR the Marines with the power line...