23 June 2015 USS Michigan Visits Busan during Western Pacific Deployment The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrived at Busan for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, June 23.With a crew of approximately 165, Michigan will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. "I...
23 June 2015 Bulldogs Bring Intimidation to the Joint Fight during Exercise Northern Edge 15 Its wide muzzle, short black broad nose with large nostrils and deep set dark eyes grimace intimidation across the patch on the right shoulder of the pilot boarding his aircraft while preparing to engage an enemy in the joint interoperability environment that is Northern Edge 2015.The intimidation...
23 June 2015 Quartermasters Prepare for Upcoming Deployments, Focus on Teamwork More than 30 Soldiers from the 540th Quartermaster Co., 45th Sustainment Brigade participated in a field competition June 15 - 17, here, that helped them fine tune their shower and laundry set-up skills, exercise their warrior tasks and drills, and overall increase their ability to rapidly respond...
23 June 2015 Alaska's Military continues Operation Colony Glacier Support Aboard an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the team breaks through the clouds and acquires the first glimpse of the beauty Alaskan glaciers offer. For many miles all that is seen is ice 50 to 100 feet high with crevasses highlighted in a light bluish color. Upon landing on the...
22 June 2015 U.S. Military Engineers: Building Schools, Roads, and More in Oceania The United States has a special relationship with three nations in Oceania. A set of strategic treaties created this relationship between the United States and each of the independent nations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. These...
22 June 2015 Yokota Civil Air Patrol participates in Far East Conference Yokota cadets, along with Kadena Air Base Civil Air Patrol Cadets, participated in the Far East Conference, a three day training event, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25-27, 2015.The cadets partnered with the Yokota Flight Training Center to provide orientation rides for 13 cadets in their Cessna...
22 June 2015 CARAT 2015 Exercise Series Begins in the Philippines Members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps along with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts kicked off the 2015 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series during an opening ceremony in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, June 22.The AFP have participated in CARAT...
22 June 2015 USS Green Bay returns rescued mariners ashore Three people recovered from a sinking boat were transferred safely to Makassar, Indonesia, using a U.S. Navy helicopter, June 20. Amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) rendered assistance to three distressed mariners in the waters between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and...
22 June 2015 Khaan Quest 2015 Commences Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. service members, along with more than 20 other nations, held an opening ceremony June 20 to mark the beginning of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at the Five Hills Training Area.Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise hosted annually by MAF and...
22 June 2015 ESG 7 trains to counter threats from air and surface The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), comprised of USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conducted both a fast attack craft/fast in-shore attack craft (FAC/FIAC) exercise, as well as an air...