03 August 2018 On Scene, Unseen: RIMPAC Submarines Showcase Capability in Undersea Domain PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Multinational submarine forces conducted high-tech scenario-based exercises in the undersea domain enhancing partnership and cooperation during the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) June 27 through August 2.The Virginia-class...
03 August 2018 Robotics Autonomous CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 2nd Platoon, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, engaged in charge employment training July 31-Aug. 2, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.The training taught EOD technicians to confidently and...
02 August 2018 The finale of Rim of Pacific in Southern California MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- It was no ordinary amphibious assault as Canadian soldiers jumped out the back of assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) operated by U.S. Marines of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion.The AAVs mimicked splashing out of a naval vessel and swiftly brought the...
02 August 2018 The Dirty Dozen challenges JBER Services Members, Community JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson “Arctic Diamonds” are hosting the “Dirty Dozen” Aug. 30, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Hillberg Ski Area at JBER, Alaska.“The first sergeants’ “Dirty Dozen” is a team-building exercise which tests the team’s abilities in...
02 August 2018 Rim of the Pacific Exercise Features Last Flight for RQ-7B Shadow MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- After years of service to the armed services, the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system was retired after its final flight during the culmination event for the Rim of the Pacific exercise at Pyramid Rock Beach here July 29.Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 3 was the...
02 August 2018 General Brooks Remarks, United Nations Command Repatriation Ceremony OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- GOOD EVENING. I AM GENERAL VINCENT K. BROOKS, THE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND.I WELCOME THE MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WHO HAVE JOINED THE COMMAND IN PROPERLY HONORING THE REMAINS OF FALLEN WARRIORS FROM THE KOREAN WAR AS WE SEND THEM AWAY FROM THIS ANCIENT...
02 August 2018 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conducts Underwater Mine Countermeasures during RIMPAC 2018 SAN DIEGO, California -- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel are conducting underwater mine countermeasure (MCM) operations with a mobile diving center, staged at Naval Base Point Loma, in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018 in the southern California (SOCAL) area of...
01 August 2018 Red Flag-Alaska 18-3 Takes Off Early August JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 18-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment is scheduled to begin Aug. 9 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex scheduled...
01 August 2018 Vibrant Ceremony Marks Opening of Garuda Shield 2018 PUSLATPUR, Indonesia -- With well-rehearsed precision, Indiana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held a joint ceremony here July 30 with their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Army to mark the opening of the twelfth iteration of Garuda...
01 August 2018 Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains WASHINGTON -- All Americans welcome the return of remains from the Korean War.The July 27 honorable carry ceremony at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains covered by the United Nations flag. Now the work of identification begins.These remains are presumed to be American, but...