29 August 2016 Exercise Kowari: U.S., Australia, China Set to Survive Inside the Outback NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- Thirty participants from three different countries must learn to work together to survive without any food, water or shelter in the Australian outback. The Australian Defence Force is hosting the third iteration of Exercise Kowari 2016, a trilateral survival training...
29 August 2016 Army Stands Ready to Defend Korea, U.S. Army Pacific Commander Says WASHINGTON -- In North Korea, Kim Jong-un bragged this month about launching a missile from a submarine. "That'll make 31 launches in four years," said Gen. Robert B. Brown, commander of U.S. Army Pacific Command, speaking at an Aug. 24 media roundtable. He said the former regime had nine launches...
29 August 2016 USS Coronado Departs Hawaii for Western Pacific Deployment PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 26 to continue its independent deployment to the Western Pacific.The ship's departure follows participation in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, in which the ship successfully...
29 August 2016 Alaska Army National Guard Supports Community with Multi-agency Exercise EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, composed of Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers and Alaska Air National Guard Airmen, hosted an exercise in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 23 for different agencies in the area including Eielson Air Force Base and...
29 August 2016 USS Fort Worth Arrives Cebu CEBU, Philippines -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Cebu, the Philippines Aug. 28 for the ship’s second port call on their transit back to homeport in San Diego.While in Port at Cebu, sailors on board the USS Fort Worth will get the opportunity to enjoy a few days of rest...
29 August 2016 Exercise Pitch Black 2016: Misawa Airmen Evolve Capabilities with Partner Nations ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Darwin -- Airmen from the 14th Fighter Squadron are on their way home after their successful participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2016 held at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and RAAF Tindal, July 29 through Aug. 19.As the RAAF’s biennial capstone...
29 August 2016 Preparing for the Worst through Practice: Exercise Arctic Chinook 2016 KOTZEBUE, Alaska -- More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, state and local agencies, tribal organizations and Royal Canadian Air Force participated in Exercise Arctic Chinook, a joint USCG and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S...
29 August 2016 Field Training Exercise Integrates Real World Lessons, New Capability at Pacific Endeavor 2016 BRISBANE, Australia – Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) is in full swing after it began Aug 22, and military communicators from 22 Indo-Asia Pacific nations, non-government organizations, and academic advisors have come together to focus on improving Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response...
26 August 2016 Submarine Force Opens New Trainer in Guam GUAM -- Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 Public Affairs (NNS) -- Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific (NSTCP) detachment (det) Guam held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new Mobile Trainer (MT) 1000 submarine firefighting trainer on Polaris Point, Guam, Aug. 26. The MT-1000 is the hottest...
26 August 2016 B-1 Bomber officially takes over Continuous Bomber Presence Mission ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The B-1B Lancer officially replaced the B-52 Stratofortress in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission Aug. 15, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony. Lt. Col. Jeremy Holmes, 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander from Minot Air...