10 February 2014 Americans, Koreans Honor Bayonet Hill Soldiers Few can say they have had the privilege of honoring the memory of veterans while standing on the very ground they fought on, but that is exactly what personnel from across the base took part in, Feb. 7.Few can say they have had the privilege of honoring the memory of veterans while standing on the...
10 February 2014 Key Resolve/Foal Eagle Exercise 2014 The Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command announced that the annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises will take place.Key Resolve, scheduled for Feb. 24 - Mar. 6, 2014, is an annual command post exercise that ensures the ROK-U.S. Alliance is prepared to defend the ROK, while...
07 February 2014 Combined Forces Command Representatives Visit 1st Signal Brigade Representatives of Combined Forces Command?'s Combined Staff Command, Control and Communications Systems Office, including ROKA Brig. Gen Song Kyung-ho, assistant chief of staff and Col. Choi Nag-jung, chief of plans and operations division visited the 1st Signal Brigade on Jan 24. The purpose of...
07 February 2014 COMPACAF Talks Force Shaping during All-call General Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, met with PACAF Airmen Feb. 4 at the Hickam Officer's Club during two separate "all-calls" centered on force management topics.In 2013, the Department of Defense was mandated to cut $43 billion from its budget - approximately 10 percent, in less...
07 February 2014 Locklear: U.S. Must Remain ‘Out and About’ to Succeed in Pacific The key to succeeding in the Asia-Pacific region is to be there, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said yesterday during a media forum sponsored by the State Department.Speaking in Tokyo, Locklear pointed to the success of Operation Damayan following Typhoon Haiyan...
05 February 2014 Army Aviators Become Sea Warriors The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade added a different twist to the primary joint training exercise Koa Kai 14-1 around the islands of Kauai and Ni'ihau Jan. 22-31."Koa Kai," Hawaiian for "Sea Warrior," is an integrated maritime exercise that prepares independent deployable units in multiple warfare...
05 February 2014 Yokota Hosts Japanese Disaster Preparedness Exercise 374th Airlift Wing partnered with members from Japanese government agencies and first responders for the first bi-lateral disaster preparedness exercise since 2009 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2014. According to Maj. Edward Walker, director of inspections for the 374 AW, the event was to help...
05 February 2014 Commander of U.S. Pacific Command to Visit Okinawa Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, will present awards February 7th to service members who participated in relief efforts during Operation Damayan in the Republic of the Philippines. The U.S. military logged a total of 2,748 flight hours in support of Operation Damayan...
04 February 2014 Pacific Utility and Logistics Support Enablers-Watercraft Get Underway The 10th Regional Support Group began 2014 actively engaged with the implementation of Pacific Utility and Logistics Support Enablers-Watercraft throughout the East Asia-Pacific. This daunting task combines competencies of the 7th Sustainment Brigade and two watercraft crews from Joint Base...
03 February 2014 Marines Train Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Helo Cast, Amphibious Insertions “One minute!” shouted Staff Sgt. Thomas Maloney, systems platoon sergeant, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division.Gear in hand, soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unbuckled, stood up and shuffled to the rear of the aircraft. “30 seconds!” Maloney shouted over the deafening...