17 November 2016 US Navy Divers Conduct Inaugural Dive, Preserve Legacy of USS Salute MUARA, Brunei (NNS) -- Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 are teaming with Royal Brunei navy personnel Nov. 16-18 for diving operations on former USS Salute (AM 294), a World War II-era minesweeper sunk by a Japanese mine during preparations for amphibious landings in the...
17 November 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Ready Group Takes Part in Vigilant Ace 17-1 OSAN AIR FORCE BASE, Korea -- Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Osan Air Force Base, Korea, Nov. 15, 2016, to conduct unit level training and...
17 November 2016 KS17: 459th Airlift Squadron and Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron Conduct familiarization training Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- As the sun was setting behind the mountain terrain, it casted a deep orange hue onto the flight line as UH-1N Iroquois crewmembers completed their pre-flight inspections. Working diligently as twilight faded into darkness, the low hum of the twin turbo shaft engines started...
16 November 2016 Indo-Asia-Pacific Region Remains 'Most Consequential' to America, PACOM Chief Says WASHINGTON -- The Indo-Asia-Pacific region remains the most consequential area for America’s future, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said here today. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. said at the Defense One Summit kickoff that he has told all in the region that the United States “is a Pacific...
16 November 2016 USS Sampson to Support New Zealand-led Forces Responding to Earthquake PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy is supporting recovery efforts in response to the earthquake in New Zealand. In addition to a maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, USS Sampson (DDG 102) and its two embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopters is now, at the request of the New Zealand government,...
16 November 2016 Japan and U.S. Forces Complete Amphibious Operations during Keen Sword 2017 PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- U.S. Forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) combined to complete a series of amphibious operations as part of Keen Sword 2017 on Nov. 11.Keen Sword is a joint and bilateral exercise held biennially off the coast of Japan and for the first time held simultaneously off Guam...
16 November 2016 Pacific Air Forces, US Marine Corps Conclude Exercise Cope West 17 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 conclude exercise Cope West 17 at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, on Nov. 11, 2016.Cope West 17 is a fighter-focused exercise lead by Pacific Air Forces and executed by the...
16 November 2016 Devil Soldiers Demonstrate Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System for Republic of Korea Army CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea ¬– Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, along with leaders from the 2nd Infantry Division / ROK-U.S. Combined Division and Eighth Army, conducted a demonstration of force on force engagement...
16 November 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Joins Hawaii-Based Ships PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 14, as part of a homeport swap with USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), which departed Hawaii earlier in the year for its new homeport of San Diego. "The Navy 'ohana' (family) in...
16 November 2016 Alaskan Command and U.S. Army Alaska Host Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer Summit EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Alaskan Command and U.S. Army Alaska hosted an Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer summit Nov. 7 to 9, which included flag officers and senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska National Guard and Canadian Forces, to...