11 July 2016 Submarine Rescue Symposium Held at JBPHH during Rim of the Pacific 2016 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – Approximately 50 submarine officers and civilian contractors from seven nations attended a Rim of the Pacific 2016 submarine rescue symposium hosted at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 9. The symposium offered those in attendance an opportunity to strategize how...
11 July 2016 Soldiers Master Their Craft with Expert Infantryman Badge Training CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- During the month of May, Infantry Soldiers from across the Korean Peninsula pushed themselves through grueling tests of physical and mental capabilities in an attempt to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman Badge.Of the 627 Soldiers who made the attempt, only 131 earned...
11 July 2016 Philippine Air Contingent Wraps Up Activity, Cooperation CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- The second detachment of the U.S. Air Contingent to the Philippines, U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 expeditionary detachment, recently completed training alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines for routine operational missions that enhance...
08 July 2016 Demonstrating Capable, Adaptive, Partners During 25th RIMPAC It's hard to imagine that when RIMPAC began in 1971, only five nations participated - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since then, it's grown to become the world's largest international maritime exercise.This year marks the 25th RIMPAC, and we have more...
08 July 2016 Underwater Construction Team 2 Deployment Supports Theater Engagement and U.S. PACFLT JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKHAM , Hawaii -- “In five months we completed six missions spanning five countries. The work ranged from heavy underwater construction to teaching very technical diver's life support equipment repair classes,” said Chief Equipment Operator Jim McVicar, officer-in-charge,...
08 July 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 Co-hosts Joint Disaster Management Symposium LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016 held a Joint Disaster Symposium at Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH), June 30.The symposium gave Pacific Partnership personnel attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), members of the Armed Forces of the...
08 July 2016 Commanders Stress Pacific Exercise’s Value to Regional Prosperity JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 07, 2016 — The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise promotes cooperation that contributes to prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, top U.S. commanders said during a July 5 news conference here.Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than...
08 July 2016 First in Asia Battalion Changes Command TORII STATION, Okinawa -- The 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group assembled beneath the Okinawan sun on Border Landing Zone at Torii Station June 29 for a Change of Command Ceremony that bookmarked the latest chapter in the storied lineage of the unit.The Battalion's colors were handed over by...
07 July 2016 USS Patriot Arrives in Osaka OSAKA, Japan (NNS) -- Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Osaka, Japan, July 6 for a regularly scheduled port visit during a summer patrol of U.S. 7th fleet area of operations.The port visit to Osaka is an opportunity for Sasebo-based Sailors to enjoy the culture...
07 July 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Joint Leadership Walk with Community IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The Honorable Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Japanese government officials...