19 March 2021 USS Bunker Hill operates with Royal Australian Navy INDIAN OCEAN -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) completed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Anzac (III) (FFH 150) in the Indian Ocean, March 10.This exercise is the first time that USS Bunker Hill operated with...
14 October 2016 USNS Millinocket Flexes in Philippine Archipelago during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) recently participated in Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX), transporting and supporting equipment and personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3d Marine...
05 October 2016 Team 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Supports Rotational Units OSAN AIR BASE -- Soldiers from the 517th Movement Control Team out of Camp Henry recently joined forces with the 138th Movement Control Team in order to conduct Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group or ADACG operations at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The reception staging and onward movement...
04 October 2016 Frank Cable Departs Subic Bay SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, Sept. 30 after a successful port visit. The Frank Cable team, consisting of more than 500 Sailors and civilian mariners, is currently on deployment to provide...
03 October 2016 Sri Lanka Navy Assists USS Hopper with Emergency Medical Evacuation WATERS OFF THE COAST OF SRI LANKA (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) was assisted by the Sri Lanka navy in an emergency medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Sept. 30 to help a Sailor in need of medical attention. At approximately 9 p.m., Sept. 29, Hopper notified Commander, Destroyer...
20 July 2016 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Validates Air Missile Defense Readiness in the ROK PORT OF BUSAN, South Korea - In a monumental first, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, executed an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, validating the unit's ability to integrate external ballistic missile defense assets into the Korean theater of operation by sea, July 13 at the Port of Busan...
19 July 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducting Japan Observer Exchange Program CAMP HANSEN, Japan -- 31st MEU and JGSDF are conducting several interoperability exercises to include swim qualification; Shallow Water and Egress Trainer; small boat basic skills training; and close air support skills training during the 12-day program.The JOEP will allow the JGSDF troops to...
18 July 2016 Quality Assurance Airmen Ensure Cargo Aircraft Are Mission Ready KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Aircraft maintainers hold themselves to a high standard when performing their daily duties, because they know one mistake could lead to devastating consequences.Kadena Air Base is home to six different airframes and a partner unit that hosts two additional airframes...
15 July 2016 Vice President Biden Visits Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies during Trilateral Collaboration HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Vice President Joe Biden met with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam during a trilateral meeting hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for...
22 June 2016 National Guard Chief Nominee Says New World Requires Agile Forces WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Today’s National Guard is in the best shape it’s been in for its almost 380 years of history, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed Services Committee here June 21.Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel has been nominated to...