02 March 2021 Hagåtña Fury 21 | CLR-3 Marines put ‘Fight Now’ Concept to the Test CAMP Kinser, Okinawa, Japan -- During exercise Hagåtña Fury 21, Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3) honed expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) and distributed maritime operations capabilities across U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), alongside elements of 3d...
17 October 2017 U.S., Philippine Airmen Join Forces for Pacific Responder 17 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Members from the 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) and Philippine air force (PAF) united for the first Pacific Responder exercise Sept. 23-29, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The week-long engagement focused on leadership planning and disaster response...
02 May 2017 Central Intelligence Agency Director Meets with Alliance Leaders YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea (ROK) – Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Mike Pompeo met with ROK and U.S. leaders during a three-day visit to engage in detailed security discussions and reaffirm the ironclad commitment of the United States to the ROK-U.S. Alliance.Director...
15 July 2016 Third U.S. Navy P-8 Rotational Deployment Begins in Singapore SINGAPORE - The U.S. 7th Fleet will rotationally deploy two P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Singapore from July 15 through August 12 in support of shared maritime security initiatives. The aircraft are assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 that is forward deployed to Japan and participating...
06 July 2016 33rd Rescue Squadron and Helicopter Maintenance Unit Bring the Thunder KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted training for Exercise Pacific Thunder here June 20.Pacific Thunder is an annual exercise that demonstrates readiness for combat search and rescue contingencies.The 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit and 33rd Rescue Squadron...
11 December 2015 Night Training Gets K-9 Out of 10 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9s are also trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of...
10 December 2015 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Hosts Missile Defense Agency, Japanese for Live-fire Test of SM-3 Block IIA Missile POINT MUGU, California (NNS) -- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California hosted a live-fire test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, a 21-inch diameter Standard Missile variant cooperatively developed by the United States and Japan for...
10 December 2015 Aircraft with a Cold Shoulder JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- If driving in snow is a hassle, imagine flying. Instead of every turn being a skidding accident waiting to happen, blocky wings couldn't get the right lift and flying straight would be an impossible task.While the roads and parking lots on base have snow...
06 April 2015 Yokota Air Base Increases Airlift Hub's Capabilities The 730th Air Mobility Squadron opened the operations of its new MechanizedMaterials Handling System in a ceremony March 23, 2015, at Yokota Air Base,Japan.Replacing the MMHS installed in 1992, the new $32M systemincreases the capabilities of the 730th in velocity and storage."TheMMHS automates and...
03 April 2015 Carter Asia Trips to Affirm Defense Ties, Build on Initiatives Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit Asia twice over the next two months to affirm defense relationships with allies and build upon key initiatives of the U.S. strategic rebalance to the region, Pentagon officials announced today. In a written statement, officials said Carter will begin his first...