13 January 2016 Fires in Fuji: Marines Participated in a Combined Arms Live-fire Training COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- Humvees crunch over a gravel road, bounding over bumps and dips before halting in a column facing a steep, distant, mountain. Marines had arrived at the staging area where they would prepare to conduct night-fire engagements. The sun set deep...
12 January 2016 STATEMENT BY ADM. HARRIS ON THE ENHANCED DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT (EDCA) CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – After today’s public announcement of the Philippine Supreme Court’s decision that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is consistent with the Philippine constitution, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander U.S. Pacific Command, provided the following statement:...
12 January 2016 USS Topeka Visits Subic Bay during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment MANILA, Philippines (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, Jan. 12 as part of its routine Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. With a crew of 160 Sailors, Topeka will conduct a multitude of missions and maintain proficiency of the latest...
12 January 2016 Republic of Korea /U.S. Alliance Aircraft Conduct Extended Deterrence Mission OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In a demonstration of the steadfast commitment to the Republic of Korea's defense, a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortess from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam conducted a low-level flight Jan 10 in the vicinity of Osan, South Korea, in response to recent...
12 January 2016 Maintenance Airmen Compete in Annual Weapons Load Competition MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 13th and 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit competed in the annual weapons load crew competition here, Jan. 8. The two teams, composed of three Airmen, raced against the clock, and each other, to arm an F-16 Fighting Falcon...
12 January 2016 Bomber Airmen Pay 80th Anniversary Tribute to Volcano Response ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two B-52 Stratofortress aircrews assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, currently here as part of the U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence, conducted a bomber Airmen heritage flyover of the Mauna Loa volcano and training mission in Hawaii...
11 January 2016 U.S. Conducts B-52 Bomber Overflight in South Korea WASHINGTON, January 10, 2016 — A U.S. B-52 bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a low-level flight in the vicinity of Osan, South Korea, in response to a recent nuclear test by North Korea, according to a U.S. Pacific Command news release issued yesterday. The B-52 was joined by...
11 January 2016 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Welcomes Soldiers WHEELER ARMY AIR FIELD, Hawaii (Jan. 6, 2016) -- Soldiers, of 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, or CAB, welcomed Soldiers, of 16th CAB, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and their four AH-64E Apache Guardians on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Jan. 6. The arrival of the aircrews and airframes mark the...
11 January 2016 U.S. Forces Japan and Japan Self Defense Forces Prepare for Exercise Keen Edge 16 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Units from Japan Self Defense Forces (JDSF) and U.S. military forces will conduct a bilateral command post exercise called Keen Edge 16 beginning Jan. 23, 2016. The exercise, which will run until Jan. 29, is the latest in a series of joint/bilateral command post exercises...
11 January 2016 PACAF Selects Misawa's 14th Fighter Squadron in Race for Raytheon Trophy MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Their wing is known as the "Wild Weasels," it's the home of the Samurai, and, for 2015, it's been selected as Pacific Air Forces' top fighter squadron. The 14th Fighter Squadron demonstrated superior performance in active air-defense operations with an outstanding...