01 September 2016 Bilateral Exercise Prepares Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force for Airshow MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Midday, a loud boom echoed across Misawa’s flight line during a bilateral emergency management exercise led by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, Aug. 31.The exercise was held to prepare USAF and JASDF members in the case of a scenario where a suicide bomber detonates an...
01 September 2016 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Concludes Unit Level Training RAAF TINDAL, NT, AUSTRALIA -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 concluded flight operations for Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Sept. 1, 2016. VMFA-122 gained experience and qualifications in close air support, air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery and...
01 September 2016 15th Wing Charges toward Hurricane Madeline to Provide Relief JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Airmen from the 15th Wing, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 535th Airlift Squadron and even the 55th Airlift Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., all teamed up to deliver emergency supplies in preparation for Hurricane Madeline, which is slated to collide into the...
01 September 2016 Arctic Spartans Polish Skills in Exercise Spartan Agoge JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In ancient Sparta, young men were required to attend Agoge, a school which instilled the principles of and taught the skills necessary for being a part of a warrior society. Due to a typical high seasonal turnover rate after the unit's rotation at the Joint...
01 September 2016 Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component Discuss Readiness, Capabilities CAMP ICHIGAYA, Japan – Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan shared best practices with their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component partners at Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. Col. Luis Pomales, director, ARET-J, conducted a formal presentation...
31 August 2016 Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Spectrum Center Airmen Connect with Multinational Partners during Exercise in Australia BRISBANE, Australia - 31 Aug 16 – Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) is in full swing after it began Aug 22, and experts from the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Joint Spectrum Center are collaborating with military communicators from 22 different nations in order to focus on...
31 August 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 Departs Indonesia, Completing Final Mission Stop PADANG, Indonesia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), departed its final mission stop, Padang, Indonesia, Aug. 30. Personnel completed two weeks of humanitarian assistance disaster response collaboration and training, medical and engineering subject...
31 August 2016 The Latest Stryker Vehicle is Built for Extremes COLD REGIONS TEST CENTER, Alaska -- When Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were imperiled by the destructive power of improvised explosive devices, a variant of the armored Stryker combat vehicle sporting a specially-designed blast-diffusing hull saved countless lives. Particularly suited for...
31 August 2016 Mustang Medics Train with Republic of Korea Air Force Counterparts OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Medics from the 51st Medical Group trained on mass casualty procedures with their Republic of Korea air force counterparts during a medical exercise here Aug. 22, 2016.The two medical teams treated victims of a simulated bombing and bus accident, with special...
31 August 2016 Pacific Surface Action Group and Australia Participate In Exchange Program PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- A member of the Royal Australian Navy deployed with the inaugural U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group is helping enhance bilateral relations and support interoperability between the U.S. and Australia through the Personnel Exchange Program (PEP). Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Scott...