15 January 2016 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Officer Candidates Learn from Marines CAMP KINSER, Okinawa -- Aspiring Japanese officers completed one of the most significant events in their training by visiting U.S. Marines and fulfilling a combine operation training requirement on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
15 January 2016 Soldiers Prepare for a Deployment to Joint Readiness Training Center to Continue Mission Readiness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A lone group of artillerymen stand by a M119A2 howitzer waiting for a fire mission. The Soldiers, masters of their craft, have set up their station. They have trained for this day, practicing every aspect until they could do it asleep. The call comes,...
15 January 2016 Expanded 599th Trans Team Conducts Port ops for Pathways PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade, headquartered at Wheeler Army Airfield, loaded out elements of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and the U.S. Marine Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force onto the USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless here Jan. 5-6 in support of Pacific Pathways 2016...
14 January 2016 U.S. Army Pacific Commander Honors Army History throughout South Pacific Region in Goodwill Tour PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – The Papua New Guinea Defense Force hosted Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks Jan. 13. Brooks, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, made his first trip to PNG this week, following brief stops in American Samoa and the Solomon Islands. A large portion of the exchange with...
14 January 2016 Andersen SFS K-9 Unit and EOD Flight Join with Local First Responders in Bomb Threat Incident ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- When an incident occurs off-base, Andersen security forces and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight are sometimes called to assist local responders to mitigate issues. Community members and Airmen worked together Jan. 14th, 2016, to respond to a bomb threat at a...
14 January 2016 Family Readiness Leaders Prep for Korea Rotation FORT HOOD, Texas - Family readiness leaders and volunteers with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are ramping up to ensure Soldiers and families are prepared and supported during the brigade's nine-month rotation to South Korea. "In preparation for this deployment, we've...
14 January 2016 Fort Worth Completes Preventive Maintenance Availability CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (NNS) -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) successfully completed a scheduled preventive maintenance availability (PMAV) at Changi Naval Base Jan. 11. Compared to other Navy platforms, the littoral combat ship has a relatively small crew. Routine...
13 January 2016 USS Barry to Join Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Japan NORFOLK (NNS) -- Guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departed its Norfolk homeport of more than 20 years bound for Yokosuka, Japan, and the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Jan. 12. Commanding Officer Jennifer Eaton and more than 300 Sailors will journey through...
13 January 2016 Republic of Korea Air Force Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Osan OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Gen. Lee, Sun-Jin, Chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Defense Headquarters chief director, visited Team Osan on Jan. 11, 2016. The visit came shortly after recent provocative action by North Korea. Upon arrival, he met with Gen. Curtis...
13 January 2016 Remarks With Secretary of Defense Ash Carter with Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario and Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to the State Department. I’m very, very pleased to be here with my colleague, Ash Carter, and my friends, Secretary Albert del Rosario and Secretary Gazmin. We’re here to reinforce and reaffirm the alliance between the United States and...