19 October 2015 USA Sets Record While Winning Gold in Formation Skydiving POHANG, South Korea -- Team USA parachutists set a world record as they beat out China to take the gold in women's formation skydiving, Oct. 7, during the Military World Games here.Four female members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team performed 35 formations in 35 seconds during their...
16 October 2015 USS Fort Worth Completes Harbor Phase of Exercise Malabar CHENNAI, India (NNS) -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) completed the harbor phase of exercise Malabar in Chennai, India Oct. 15.Malabar 2015 is a complex, high-end warfighting exercise that has grown in scope and complexity over the years and is the latest in a continuing series...
16 October 2015 Air Defenders Get 'Lift' from Aviators during Sling Load Training OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea--Soldiers from 6-52 Air Defense Artillery, Iron Horse, trained with aviator crews from Alpha Company, 2-2 ASLT at Osan Air Base, Oct. 14 to enhance their overall military readiness and to test the feasibility of air lift operations at their Patriot sites.The training began...
16 October 2015 U.S. and ROK Submarine Forces Bolster Alliance YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) 7 conducted bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Oct. 12-13 at Jinhae, Korea.The 42nd Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) brought together representatives from the U.S. and ROK navies.Rear Adm. William R. Merz,...
16 October 2015 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Theater Security Package Bolsters Wolf Pack Mission KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- More than 200 Guardsmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, Vermont Air National Guard, redeployed here from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in August in support of a Theater Security Package to the Republic of Korea.Having been originally deployed to Japan, their...
16 October 2015 Carter Reaffirms Alliance as South Korean President, Defense Minister Visit Pentagon WASHINGTON, October 15, 2015 — In a meeting with South Korea’s president and defense minister at the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Ash Carter reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-South Korean alliance as the linchpin of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and across the Asia-Pacific...
15 October 2015 Chief of Naval Operations Visit Sailors Aboard USS Ronald Reagan YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, Oct. 15.CNO held an all-hands...
15 October 2015 Face of Defense: Marine Returns to Native Philippines for Exercise CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines, October 15, 2015 — For the first time in nearly four years, Marine Corps Sgt. Viktor Cadiente is back in his homeland, and he's not on leave. He's here to support Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015. "It's a nostalgic feeling to be in the country in which I was brought up...
15 October 2015 USS Benfold Enhances Security, Stability to 7th Fleet WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) entered 7th Fleet's area of responsibility (AOR), Oct. 13, in support of security and stability to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.Benfold will enhance presence in the 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long...
15 October 2015 Eielson Engine Shop Rebuilds Keep Pilots, Jets in Air EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Automobile owners must take their vehicles in for maintenance every couple thousand miles, and for the long term owners, some engines may require an overhaul from a licensed mechanic. Military fighter aircraft are no different in requiring routine care and...