28 November 2016 U.S.-Japan Mine Countermeasures Units Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise SEA OF HYUGA – USS Chief (MCM 14) and members of Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff joined Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units for combined operations in the final phases of the bilateral mine countermeasures exercise 3JA Nov. 24-28.MCMEX 3JA is part of an annual series...
28 November 2016 Reconnaissance Marines Honor Fallen Brothers during Warrior Challenge 2016 Japan -- The day before Thanksgiving, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, an impressive unit of the United States Marine Corps, held their annual Warrior Challenge, which honors Marines from the battalion who have been killed in action.The day started at 5:30 a.m. and consisted of a nine-mile ruck with...
28 November 2016 John C. Stennis Hosts Visiting Judge Advocates PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- When USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got underway from Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, Nov. 22, the legal department had four extra personnel, judge advocates from shore commands.The four officers, one from Navy Region Legal Service Office Northwest and three from Navy Region...
28 November 2016 William Beaumont Army Medical Center Doctor Provides Aid in Vietnam Mission QUANG BINH PROVINCE, Vietnam -- More than four decades ago, the United States found itself divided by the controversial war in Vietnam. The conflict resulted in the deaths of almost 60,000 service members. More than 1,200 are still Missing in Action (MIA).During a recent temporary assignment with...
23 November 2016 Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on signing of the Japan-ROK General Security of Military Information Agreement I welcome the approval by the Republic of Korea and Japan of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). The ROK-Japan GSOMIA will enable increased information sharing and strengthen cooperation between our two closest allies in Northeast Asia. By sharing appropriate security...
23 November 2016 SECNAV Visits USS Makin Island, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Sailors, Marines CHANGI, Singapore -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to commend their achievements, answer questions and discuss current initiatives and future...
23 November 2016 U.S., China Participate in Disaster Management Exchange KUNMING, China -- Service members and civilians from across U.S. Army Pacific participated alongside members of the Peoples Liberation Army for the 12th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange November 13-19 at Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The DME allowed the...
23 November 2016 USS John C. Stennis to Support 75th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor PUGET SOUND, Washington - USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got underway from Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 22 to conduct routine training and participate in National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day events in Hawaii.Dec. 7, 2016 will mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which...
23 November 2016 Vipers on the Move: HMLA-267 Deploys to Okinawa MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Marines with Marine Helicopter Attack Squadron 267 prepared to deploy to Okinawa, Japan, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Nov. 10, 2016. HMLA-267 is heading to MCAS Futenma for approximately six months in support of III Marine...
23 November 2016 U.S. Coast Guard Courageous Morgenthau Returns to Hawaii from Bering Sea patrol During the patrol, the crew conducted numerous search and rescue missions, enforced fisheries regulations in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska and participated in community relations events in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Only days after arriving in theater, Morgenthau was diverted to the aid of a 35-foot...