12 October 2018 Misawa's Munitions Flight is F-16's "Bomb Shop" MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- "Ammo!" yell 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions Airmen following a loud boom of their miniature cannon echoing across the room.This war cry threads Ammo personnel together with a sense of pride for their unit.With attention to detail and extreme care, these experts handle,...
11 October 2018 Ronald Reagan Strike Group, JMSDF Participate in Cooperative Deployment PHILIPPINE SEA - The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) conducted maritime operations during a cooperative deployment in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 9-10.During the cooperative deployment the Ronald Reagan Strike Group...
11 October 2018 The 35th Fighter Wing Kicks Off RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 kicked off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 4 with primary flying operations being executed over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Misawa Air Base’s 35th Fighter Wing is serving as the lead unit throughout the Pacific Air...
11 October 2018 Loud and Proud, Dream Team Leads Charlie, 2-1 Air Defense Artillery Launcher Platoon DAEGU, South Korea -- When you think of the name "Dream Team" this dynamic, female duo is not what you might imagine as the lead team on a PAC-3 Patriot Missile Launcher. They rehearse with precision at a fast pace so that they are ready to protect populations and infrastructure.The Patriot mission...
11 October 2018 Air Force Leaders Say Increased Funding is Improving Readiness WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein thanked Congress for providing the resources necessary to restore the service’s readiness while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Readiness and...
11 October 2018 U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Makes Third Visit to Vietnam in Nine Months HANOI, Vietnam -- On the occasion of the ninth annual United States-Vietnam Defense Policy Dialogue, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs for the United States, Randall G. Schriver, met with the Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, on...
10 October 2018 4 Ways the U.S. is Responding to the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami On September 28, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, followed by more than 500 aftershocks. As of October 10, more than 2,010 people have been killed, nearly 10,680 have been severely injured, and nearly 82,780 people have been displaced. Thousands of homes...
10 October 2018 USS Antietam Joins Royal Thai Navy Ships for Cooperative Deployment The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and Royal Thai Navy ships HTMS Krabi (OPV 551) and HTMS Taksin (FFG 422) conducted a cooperative deployment in the East China Sea on Oct. 9, 2018.The event focused on navigation, communication and ship handling skills, improving interoperability...
10 October 2018 Malaysia, U.S. Reinforce New Level of Partnership with Maritime Exercises As part of a growing number of maritime exercises held each year between the U.S. and Malaysia, Sailors from both partner navies kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2018 in Lumut, Oct. 8.2018 marks a significant growth in the relationship between the U.S. and Malaysia as both...
10 October 2018 Military Sealift Command’s USNS Wally Schirra Rescues Distressed Fishermen The crew of Military Sealift Command's fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) rescued five Filipino fishermen off an adrift and distressed boat in the South China Sea, Oct. 8.According to the rescued individuals, all personnel from the boat survived despite being adrift for...