21 October 2016 PACAF Hosts Chinese Officers for Exchange JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Officers from the U.S. Air Force hosted a dozen of their naval, army, and air force counterparts from the People’s Republic of China here Oct. 18 to share perspectives and discuss mechanisms to maintain peace and stability throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
21 October 2016 ROK/U.S. Combined Division Strengthens Alliance with ROK Army's 26th Infantry Division Commanders of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division ROK/US Combined Division and the Republic of Korea's 26th Mechanized Infantry Division signed memorandum of understanding October 21, 2016 outlining a training model for combined fires training and missions.Maj. Gen. Ted Martin, 2ID/RUCD commander,...
21 October 2016 Forward-Deployed Destroyers Demonstrate Skill as Premier Ships in U.S. 7th Fleet WATERS OFF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- In the midst of a demanding U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 is maintaining a high level of excellence by participating in joint exercises and projecting power across multiple warfare areas, while operating with Korean and...
20 October 2016 Work, Japanese Defense Leader Discuss Evolving Security Environment WASHINGTON -- The rapidly evolving security environment, including the persistent North Korean threat and maritime issues in the East and South China Seas, highlighted a meeting at the Pentagon today between Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Tetsuro Kuroe, Japan’s administrative vice defense...
18 October 2016 U.S. Mine Warfare Units Join ROK Navy, Regional Partners for Clear Horizon WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA – U.S. mine countermeasures units commenced training with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and regional partner counterparts for the first-ever multilateral iteration of the mine countermeasure exercise Clear Horizon 2016, Oct. 16. Clear Horizon, an annual...
18 October 2016 Bangladesh Disaster Response Exercise Draws to a Successful Close DHAKA, Bangladesh - The seventh annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (PR DREE), co-hosted by the Bangladesh Armed Forced Division (AFD) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), drew to a close last week, Oct. 6, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Lt. Gen. Mahfuzur Rahman, Principal Staff...
17 October 2016 DARPA to Transfer Advanced Space Debris Telescope to Air Force WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2016 — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has worked with the Air Force to develop an advanced telescope that already is revolutionizing space situational awareness and helping prevent potential collisions with satellites or planet Earth.At an event tomorrow in New...
17 October 2016 USS Zumwalt, Navy's Most Advanced Surface Warship, Commissioned in Baltimore BALTIMORE (NNS) -- The Navy's newest and most technologically advanced warship, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was commissioned into active service Saturday, Oct. 15, at North Locust Point in Baltimore.Zumwalt, the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers, features a state-of-the-art...
17 October 2016 RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 Lifts Off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 17-1 lifted off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Oct. 6.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Joint Pacific...
17 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Conducts Drills in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) conducted a second iteration of drills with two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) in international waters, Oct. 13-15.The BHR ESG conducted a series of training events with...