13 December 2016 Japan, U.S. Forces Unite in Yama Sakura 71 CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, Japan -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army united together for a bilateral training exercise known as Yama Sakura 71, Dec. 1-13 on Camp Kengun, Japan.The purpose of the exercise is to enhance U.S. and Japan’s combat readiness and interoperability while...
13 December 2016 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Singapore, Reaffirms Strong Partnership SINGAPORE -- The Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm Bill Moran, visited Singapore Dec 12-13 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy’s strong partnership and ties with the Republic of Singapore Armed Forces.During the two-day visit, Moran met with the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Lai...
13 December 2016 Like Clockwork: 18th Munitions Squadron Conducts Tactical Ammunition Rapid Response Package KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Forklifts are driven to and fro in a warehouse as cargo is transported to pallets and readied for the long trip ahead. Airmen work quickly to tie down the cargo and as levers crank straps taught, and the package is secured, another forklift appears with another package and...
13 December 2016 Advanced U.S. Maritime Patrol Aircraft Visits Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron TEN (VP-10) departed Sri Lanka on Sunday, December 11, aboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota. The Poseidon arrived in Colombo on December 4, where its sailors met with Sri Lanka military personnel...
12 December 2016 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Det 6 Returns from Deployment GUAM (NNS) -- Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Det. 6 returned to Guam after a seven-month deployment in the western Pacific and South China Sea.The detachment departed Guam May 25, and supported Commander Amphibious Force 7th Fleet from Naval Air Facility Atsugi and aboard...
12 December 2016 Enlisted Marines Keeping Birds in the Air CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 542 are working through freezing temperatures to keep the squadron's AV-8B Harriers in the air during the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2016.During the ATR the Marines with the power line...
12 December 2016 US, Japan Break Barriers, Reinforce Partnership during Exchange MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force ( JASDF) service members engaged in a bilateral exchange program (BEP) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, to increase interoperability and break down language barriers.Conducted by Fifth Air Force since 1995,...
12 December 2016 Air Force Signs Record of Decision selecting Tinian for the PACAF Divert Activities, Exercise Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Air Force signed the Record of Decision selecting Tinian International Airport, Tinian, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), specifically the North Option, as the location for the Pacific Air Forces Divert Activities, Exercise...
12 December 2016 Icemen Build Ice Bridge for Mission Efficiency EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Ice crystals build up on eyelashes and face masks and ice chunks drag from the bottoms of pants as Airmen from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron brave the frozen tundra to construct an ice bridge to the Blair Lakes Range Maintenance Complex.With temperatures...
12 December 2016 Operation Christmas Drop: Behind the Scenes ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The longest running humanitarian aid/disaster relief has kicked off on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Dec. 6. In order for the mission to come to fruition, months of hard work went into making it happen.Operation Christmas Drop has been ongoing since 1952 and has...