17 April 2014 Langley AFB F-22s Partner with Kadena F-15s, JASDF F-22 Raptors from the 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Va., partnered with 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagles and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force out of Naha Air Base April 4.For the first time since the F-22s arrived on Kadena in January, the three units...
16 April 2014 Frank Cable Sailors host QA Seminar with Royal Malaysian Navy Sailors from the Quality Assurance (QA) team aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted officers from the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) for a Submarine Safety Program (SUBSAFE) seminar in Sepangar, Malaysia, April 15.The purpose of the seminar was to give the RMN officers some insight...
16 April 2014 Bonhomme Richard on Call for Korean Ferry Rescue Efforts The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is responding to the scene of Korean passenger ship Sewol that sank near the island of Jindo off the southwestern coast of the Republic of Korea April 16. The ship had more than 450 people embarked and was traveling from Incheon,...
15 April 2014 PACOM's Lead Communicator Visits Korea to Discuss Troop Relocation More than 190During her trip to Korea, U.S. Pacific Command's lead communicator, Rear Adm. Nancy A. Norton, visited USAG Humphreys to assess the progress of the construction of the new Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) facilities and infrastructure for the troop...
15 April 2014 Marines, Sailors Showcase Humanitarian Capabilities during ASEAN Conference More than 190 Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Force embarked as Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force ASEAN to showcase the MAGTF’s territorial defense, humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities in support of U.S. Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, during his visit alongside...
15 April 2014 90th Fighter Squadron Pilots, Equipment Tested at Tyndall AFB Air Force Capt. William Albert could feel the missile bay door opening on his F-22 Raptor as the Air Intercept Missile-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile was launched outside, the rocket motor then engaged, giving the missile speed and shooting it out into the sky near Tyndall Air Force...
14 April 2014 Frank Cable Sailors, Civilian Mariners Team Up to Increase Capabilities Sailors aboard submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) team up with their Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariner counterparts in the ship's engineering spaces to learn ship systems and begin to develop an engineering plant qualifications program for Sailors that has not existed since the...
14 April 2014 Helicopter Squadron 367's Scarface Deal Lethal Strikes Marines and sailors with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 maintain a busy workload week in and week out in Hangar 101 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.The squadron’s mission is to maintain each aircraft and complete assigned missions, as well as maintaining force...
11 April 2014 US Navy Logistics Ship Joins Search for MH370 INDIAN OCEAN - The 7th Fleet supply ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) joined an international task force led by Australian Defence Force searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 off the Western Coast of Australia today.The U.S. 7th Fleet deployed Chavez in response to a formal Joint...
11 April 2014 ROTC Cadets Train at JBER, Prepare to Lead Soldiers JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The mission was supposed to be simple: occupy a position overlooking an enemy supply route, wait for the insurgent resupply patrol to pass, and kill or capture them all.That was the order University of Alaska Fairbanks Army ROTC Cadet Laramie Yancey...