03 August 2016 Pitch Black 16 Launches Flight Operations MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Iwakuni Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 commenced air operations for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 alongside the Royal Australian Air Force at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 1, 2016. Pitch Black 16 is a biennial, three week, multinational,...
03 August 2016 25th Infantry Division Soldiers Participate in Knowledge Exchange with Armed Forces of the Philippines FT. MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division recently participated in a knowledge exchange with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The exchange was part of an ongoing series of combined exercises with partner nations throughout the Pacific Rim called Pacific Pathways...
03 August 2016 Kadena F-15s Return from Cope Taufan KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- After a few weeks of training, it was time for the 44th Fighter Squadron to come home. Multiple F-15 Eagles from the 44th returned to their nest from Malaysia Aug. 2, after participating in Exercise Cope Taufan.Cope Taufan is biennial exercise between the U.S. Air Force...
03 August 2016 Power Projection: 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron showcases "Fight Tonight" Readiness OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan welcomed the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing during their deployment as the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package.TSPs on the Korean Peninsula have been vital to the...
02 August 2016 Indo-Asia Pacific Partners Strive for Global Health Interoperability at Kickoff of Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 16 KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MALAYSIA -- Now in its second year, APMHE-16 is a multilateral event focused on global health interoperability. This year's exchange is co-hosted by the Malaysian armed forces health services and the United States Pacific Command surgeon.Malaysia’s Chief of Defence, General...
02 August 2016 US, Indonesian Navies Host Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia Bilateral Exercise INDONESIA, Surabaya (NNS) -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia bilateral exercise and exchange, Aug 3-8.The exercise will take place on the ground in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java and Bali...
02 August 2016 America's Squadron Defend Themselves during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the culminating event during exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 29, 2016.The purpose...
02 August 2016 U.S. and Timor-Leste Begin Bilateral Training DILI, EAST TIMOR -- U.S. Navy units from Commander, Task Force 75, U.S. Marines, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) service members kicked off the 4th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste during a opening ceremony at Port Hera Naval Base, Aug. 1.U.S. Navy Seabees...
02 August 2016 Tactical Air Control Party Airmen Raise the Bar at Cascade Challenge 2016 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Walking through terrain consistent to a wet sponge for hours that seemed like days; their boots are soaked and feet pruned.Dehydration sets in and cramping starts, but they keep going one step at a time because they know the pain is only temporary and there is a...
02 August 2016 Closing Ceremony brings Tiger Balm 16 to an End WAIMANALO -- The Singapore and U.S. armed forces concluded the 36th annual bilateral exercise Tiger Balm 16 at a closing ceremony at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI), here, on July 30.“This 36 year relationship between the Singaporean army...