22 September 2016 US, Japanese Forces Conclude Rising Thunder with Urban Assault Course YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- Loud shots echoed across the training area as the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, maneuvered through the urban assault course Monday, Sept. 19. The course was the culminating event of Rising Thunder 2016,...
22 September 2016 Regional Health Command-Pacific's Trained and Ready Combat Medic Critical to Medical Readiness HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The link to survival on the battlefield is a trained and ready force. Providing a globally ready medical force is one of Regional Health Command-Pacific’s, known as RHC-P, top four priorities. As the lead Army medical command in the Pacific, RHC-P emphasizes medical skills...
22 September 2016 Valiant Shield 16: Preparing for High End Combat Means Low End Technology ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing are practicing on how to function without the aid of advanced technological command and control systems during operations at Exercise Valiant Shield 16 on Guam and around the Mariana Islands Range Complex. The training...
22 September 2016 Kadena Air Refueling Squadron Trains S. Korea Air Force F-15, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Aircrews KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Republic of Korea Air Force F-15 Eagles and Airmen of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron simultaneously trained for separate missions over the Pacific Ocean last week thanks to an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Kadena Air Base.The 909th Air...
21 September 2016 Rising Thunder 2016 Culminates at Yakima Training Center YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – The Yakima Valley shook today from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Type 10 tanks and U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment’s 60mm mortars. The two nations completed a combined arms live-fire exercise showcasing their ability to work together towards a...
21 September 2016 Joint Forces Conduct Concept of Operations Exercise during Valiant Shield 2016 PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- Air and surface units from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force conducted a concept of operations simulated exercise during Valiant Shield 2016, Sept. 17.The concept of operations simulation is designed to improve the interoperability and tactics between...
21 September 2016 U.S., Japanese Refine Urban Assault Skills YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash.– Loud shots echoed across the training area as the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment partnered with the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, began to maneuver through the urban assault course, Sept. 19, 2016. The course was part of the culminating event of...
21 September 2016 Camp Zama, Japanese First Responders Conduct 2016 Full-scale Exercise CAMP ZAMA, Japan - - U.S. Army Garrison Japan conducted its annual full-scale exercise Sept. 12-16 on Camp Zama. Lt. Col Barry Winnegan, director of emergency services for USAG Japan, said the exercise involved various units and organizations that teamed up with local Japanese first responders,...
21 September 2016 Repair, Replace, Repeat: III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines Salvage Repairable Gear CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan -- All over the Pacific, from Australia to Fuji and countless places in between, III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines are using communication devices, operating tactical and a variety of other assets to support their mission. The dramatically different environments that...
20 September 2016 Bonhomme Richard Launches NATO Missile PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) successfully engaged a target drone with a NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile during a fleet firing exercise off the coast of the U.S. territory of Guam as part of the exercise, Valiant Shield 2016 (VS16), Sept. 18...