03 November 2016 Amphibious Squadron 11 Completes Patrol SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 completed their three-month, Indo-Asia-Pacific region patrol as part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), Nov. 3. The Bonhomme Richard ARG/Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team consisted of amphibious assault ship...
03 November 2016 Kadena Air Crew Members Prepare for Weapons Load Competition KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As weapons load crew team members wait for the competition to begin, a quiet, anxious calm hovers at their spots on the flightline.The call to attention rings out across their spots and suddenly there’s an organized frenzy of movement.The 67th and 44th AMU held the third...
14 October 2016 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hosts ROK, Japanese Counterparts for Trilateral Discussions WASHINGTON D.C. – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford hosted Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Sun Jin Lee, and Japanese Chief of Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano for a trilateral meeting at the Pentagon Oct. 14.Joining General Dunford were Commander,...
14 October 2016 World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Flag Returns to Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- A Imperial Japanese navy flag recovered from battleship Nagato by a Sailor assigned to high-speed transport USS Horace A. Bass (APD 124) in 1945 was donated to the National Park Service Oct. 13 at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Nagato was the flagship of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto...
14 October 2016 Air Contingent Performs Airdrop Exchange BRIGADIER GENERAL BENITO N EBUEN AIR BASE, LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines -- Members of the 18th Air Expeditionary Squadron exchanged airdrop best practices with their Philippine Air Force counterparts here as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent.The focus of the exchange was low-cost,...
14 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG completes amphibious exercise in Philippines SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, departed Subic Bay as scheduled following Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 33, Oct. 12.Launched from ships of the BHR ESG, U.S. Marines trained...
13 October 2016 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hosts Republic of Korea Counterpart for 41st ROK-MCM Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford hosted the 41st Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. Military Committee Meeting (MCM) at the Pentagon today.The Republic of Korea delegation was led by ROK Chairman General Sun Jin Lee and included Rear Adm. Chung An Ho, acting chief director...
13 October 2016 Honolulu-based Cutter Assists 12 Mariners Aboard Cargo Vessel Off Alaska DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — The crew of USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) assisted in the rescue and safe transit of a 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day operation in the Gulf of Alaska. The Resolve Pioneer, a seagoing tugboat based in Dutch Harbor, arrived on scene Saturday and...
13 October 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, US Forces Sharpen Base Defense Skills during Guard and Protect Observation and Exchange Event CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade joined U.S. service members for the annual Guard and Protect, an observe and exchange event, Oct. 6-8 aboard Camp Foster, and various U.S. military installations across Okinawa, Japan. The three-day event...
11 October 2016 US, ROK Navies Hone Mine Countermeasure Capabilities at First Combined Mine Warfare Event CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) and the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN), will join 10 United Nations Sending States in the first Combined Mine Warfare Event, Oct. 11-22.The event combines the 3rd annual United Nations Command (UNC) Naval Component...