18 September 2015 Osan Aircraft, Equipment, Personnel Return from Suwon OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- After 45 days of launching and landing at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, the 25th and 36th Fighter Squadrons brought their A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons back home here Sept. 15."It was great to hear the familiar sounds of our jets flying...
18 September 2015 United States - Lao People's Army Conduct Tenth Annual Bilateral Defense Dialogue Senior officials from the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) metSeptember 15 in Vientiane with senior officials from the Ministry of NationalDefense (MND) for the 10th Lao-United States Bilateral DefenseDialogue. The meeting was led by Brigadier General Onsy Senesouk, Permanent...
18 September 2015 Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference and Pacific Armies Management Seminar Come to a Close DENPASAR, Indonesia-- A ceremony marked the end of the 9th Pacific Armies ChiefsConference (PACC IX) and the 39th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XXXIX)Sept. 17. The closing ceremony was co-hosted by Lt. Gen. Torry DjoharBanguntoro, Indonesian National Army Bali Regional Commander and Gen...
18 September 2015 Aircrew Fight Equipment Airmen Provide Lifesaving Equipment on Every JBER Flight JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In 1995, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady was shot down over Bosnia. He survived a week until his rescue with only a 29-pound survival bag of gear, rations and most importantly, a radio.A routine mission or an emergency night flight can have the same...
17 September 2015 STATEMENT: Before the Senate Armed Service Committee on Maritime Security Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region 17 Chairman McCain, Senator Reed, and distinguished members, it’s my honor to appear once again before this committee. I am pleased to be here with Assistant Secretary Shear to discuss the Asia Pacific Maritime Security Strategy. The United States is a maritime nation and the importance of...
17 September 2015 Pacific Angel 15-2 Concludes in East Timor with Strengthened Partnerships BAUCAU, Timor-Leste -- More than 100 members from the U.S. Air Force and New Zealand army joined forces of the Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Baucau as part of Operation Pacific Angel in Timor-Leste, which officially ended with...
17 September 2015 Senior Enlisted Leaders Conduct Second Enlisted Forum in Indonesia DENPASAR, Indonesia (Sept. 16, 2015) -- Twelve senior enlisted leaders from 10armies throughout the Pacific region shared ideas and military experiencesduring the second Senior Enlisted Leaders, or SEL, Forum at the 9th PacificArmies Chief Conference, or PACC IX, and 39th Pacific Armies Management...
17 September 2015 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Maintain Combat Mindset Kaneohe Bay -- Beneath the scorching Hawaiian sun, camouflaged in utilities, a flak jacket and kevlar, Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted training at Training Area Boondocker aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2015, to keep the Marine’s combat...
17 September 2015 Airmen Provide Flood Relief to Kanuma City, Japan KANUMA CITY, TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, Japan -- Tropical Storm Etau hit eastern Japan with a large amount of rain, 26 inches total between Sept. 6-11, causing floods and landslides. More than 12,000 homes were flooded throughout the Greater Tokyo region and 350 landslides struck Tochigi prefecture...
17 September 2015 Pacific Angel 2015 Brings Together U.S., New Zealand and Timorese Defense Forces for Joint Operation, Free Medical Clinic for People of Baucau From September 7-14, the U.S., New Zealand and Timor-Leste jointlyparticipated in Pacific Angel 2015, with the aim of simulating a jointhumanitarian operation, organizing a free medical clinic for the people ofBaucau and upgrading key facilities in the local region that would be used incase of a...