29 February 2016 The Korean Theater of Operations is the Proving Ground for Sustainers Every day in the Republic of Korea (ROK), the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC), also known as Team 19, synchronizes and executes sustainment operations in support of the Eighth Army and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). The sustainers of Team 19 are challenged to continuously improve their...
29 February 2016 Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Complete Certification Exercise USS BONHOMME RICHARD, At Sea — Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flag ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHRARG), and amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), arrived in White Beach, Okinawa after completing a 9-day certification exercise (CERTEX)...
29 February 2016 Ammunition Operations in Korea U.S. Army ammunition operations within the Korean theater of operations (KTO) are unique from those conducted in other locations. This uniqueness is due in large part to the Korean Armistice Agreement, which ended Korean War operations in 1953. An armistice is a ceasefire between military forces,...
29 February 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Arrive in 7th Fleet area of operations USS BOXER, Pacific Ocean – The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team began operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 27. "The BOXER ARG, 13th MEU team has trained hard and is ready to enter the complex 7th Fleet operating area," said...
29 February 2016 Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Final Push; U.S. Marines, sailors, Japanese Soldiers Hit Beach, Beyond for PHIBLEX MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California -- After a month of training at Exercise Iron Fist 2016, U.S. Marines, sailors, and Japanese soldiers concluded Iron Fist training with a scenario based, battalion-sized amphibious landing exercise, or PHIBLEX, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on Feb...
29 February 2016 Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee Members Embark USS Chicago PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ten members of the Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee (AFC) embarked aboard Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721), Feb. 22, to build upon the strong partnership between the local community of Guam and the U.S. Navy.The group spent the day...
26 February 2016 Pacom Commander: Rebalance to Asia-Pacific ‘Being Realized’ WASHINGTON, February 25, 2016 — The U.S. military’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is “real and being realized,” the commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Pentagon reporters today. After testifying before House and Senate committees this week, Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr. said he...
26 February 2016 Cope North 16 Pacific Partners Sharpen Air Combat Skills ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force conducted a large force employment here Feb. 18-26 as part of exercise Cope North 16. The exercise began with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief...
26 February 2016 Partner nations gather in Singapore to plan Pacific Partnership 2016 SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Members of the Pacific Partnership staff and partner nation representatives gathered in Singapore, Feb. 22-26, for a planning conference to hone details for an upcoming mission slated for the summer of 2016. Now in its 11th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual...
26 February 2016 Yokota Enhances Rescue Capabilities YOKTOA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 459th Airlift Squadron recently outfitted two of their UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists, improving their search and rescue capabilities that support airlift operations across the Kanto Plains region. "It allows us to now go to places where we can't land," said Staff...