11 March 2016 30th Naval Construction Regiment Partners with Republic of Korea Seabees for Foal Eagle JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) is working hand-in-hand with Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabees for exercise Foal Eagle, March 10. The regiment is forward deployed to provide command and control for Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 4, NMCB...
11 March 2016 Remembrance Ceremony for 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake Victims Held at Commander U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Members of the Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo community came together to remember the victims of the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake on the event's fifth anniversary, March 11.The ceremony was held at the base flagpoles where both American and Japanese flags were flown...
11 March 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Wraps Up Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, Rejoins the Great Green Fleet WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) rejoined the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) March 11, upon completion of her Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) tasking in the Western Pacific.The JCSSG is the...
11 March 2016 Face of Safety: Occupational Safety Managers Assist Airmen Pushing Combat Capabilities OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISEThose three words have blared across Osan Air Base day and night throughout the past four days and nights.Members of Team Osan are participating in combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 with aircraft combat sorties, base...
11 March 2016 USS Emory S Land Visits Sasebo SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a port visit, March 11.While in port, Emory S. Land is scheduled to provide maintenance services to afloat units."Emory S. Land's repair department is excited and genuinely looks forward to working with...
11 March 2016 USFJ Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. John Dolan released the following statement today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake: “It has been five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, and the...
10 March 2016 Air Force, Army, Republic of Korea Military Conduct Joint Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan was tested March 10, 2016, when Republic of Korea and U.S. military branches banded together in a multi-service, multi-cultural, chemical detection and decontamination exercise scenario here during Beverly Midnight 16-01. In the scenario, a Humvee and a...
10 March 2016 U.S. Forces Japan Commander Visits Komatsu Air Base KOMATSU AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, visited Komatsu Air Base, Japan, during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 9, 2016. Since taking his post as commander of USFJ,...
10 March 2016 Wolf Pack Security Forces, Augmentees Work Together to Defend the Base KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Security Forces members and augmentees work together during base-wide exercises throughout the year to sharpen their ability to ‘Fight Tonight’ and defend the base. “During augmentee training, Airmen are taught everything from basic Law Enforcement to...
10 March 2016 Osan Weather Forecasters Essential to Flying Operations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- If there’s one thing that can ruin a good plan, it’s inclement weather. During exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01 here, the 51st Operations Support Squadron weather flight makes sure aircrews and leadership in the emergency operations center have the most recent...