25 October 2016 USS Key West Returns from National Tasking SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, Oct. 25, following a 4 1/2-month, forward-operating period to the Western Pacific.Key West, under the command of Cmdr. David Coe, is returning from the U.S. 7th Fleet...
24 October 2016 PACAF Hosts Republic of Korea Air Force Academy Cadets to Promote Interoperability, Partnership JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted 78 Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets during an immersion here Oct. 19. The visit was part of an effort to build a foundation of partnership and interoperability between PACAF Airmen and future ROKAF leaders.“Since 1950 our...
24 October 2016 Bombs Blast Targets at Misawa Range Day MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Many gathered around in anticipation as F-16 Fighting Falcons soared into the sky during a Range Day event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 21, 2016. Range day is a yearly event coordinated by the 35th Operations Support Squadron, allowing Misawa personnel and families to...
24 October 2016 51st Fighter Wing Enhances 'Fight Tonight' Readiness at RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 25th and 36th Fighter Squadrons trained in RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska from Oct. 6-21.RF-A 17-1 is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise that...
24 October 2016 Japanese Officer Engagement Program Strengthens US, Japan Interoperability MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, IWAKUNI, Japan -- Japan Aviation Self-Defense Force cadets with the 12th Flight Training Wing, visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Japanese Officer Engagement Program Oct. 19, 2016.Held multiple times throughout the year, the engagement program...
24 October 2016 Boxer Receives Secretary of the Navy Energy, Water Management Award SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was awarded the fiscal year 2016 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Award for large amphibious ship, Oct. 19, for superior energy efficiency management.Nearly 110 Navy and Marine Corps commands were recognized as...
24 October 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Learn Lifesaving Skills AT SEA -- During the two-day course, Marines from across the 31st MEU learned emergency medical response techniques to respond to casualty situations, according to Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Watts, a hospital corpsman and course instructor with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU.“CLS gives...
21 October 2016 USS Nimitz Welcomes Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121's New Advanced Hawkeye SAN DIEGO -- Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the "Blue Tails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 completed the first west coast aircraft carrier underway period with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Oct. 21.VAW-121 and their upgraded Hawkeye got underway Oct. 14 to complete...
21 October 2016 Carter Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Security on Korean Peninsula WASHINGTON — The United States remains concerned about North Korean provocations, and is committed to defending its allies with the "full spectrum of American military might," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today in a news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo.Carter hosted...
21 October 2016 Petty Officer Serves U.S. Military, Philippine Homeland SANTA ANA, Philippines — Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Antonio, a corpsman now attached to the community health engagement group in Cagayan Valley, the Philippines, is happy to be back in his homeland.“II was originally scheduled to go to South Korea for some training,” he said, “but then I was...