19 February 2016 Sea Dragons Sharpen Bilateral Air and Missile Defense Skills during Keen Edge 16 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The 613th Air Operations Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam can be a noisy place as U.S. service members pass information and orders to each other. Recently the sounds of "Hai!" could be heard as well in the AOC as Soldiers and members of the Japan Air...
19 February 2016 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richadson Instrument Flight Control Airmen Keep C-17 Globemaster IIIs in the Sky JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Aircraft have come a long way since the cotton and wood days of the Wright brothers. Their legacy of innovation has pushed flight to an entirely new level. Now, a plane is much more than a brilliantly-designed piece of engineering; it's a living thing...
19 February 2016 7th Fleet Sailor Steers Navy Toward Virtual Reality YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Imagine a next-generation virtual reality software program that will help steer Navy ships on the right course. One Naval officer was not only able to imagine it, but he also invented a virtual reality navigation prototype. Lt. Brendan Geoghegan is the first Sailor from...
18 February 2016 Cobra Gold 16: Lasting Friendship Built on Multinational Cooperation BAN SA YAI, Thailand - Warm air blows gently through tents as children and adults wait for the start of the dedication ceremony for a one-room multi-purpose educational building Feb. 18 at Ban Sa Yai, Trat, Thailand. The ceremony brought a close to the work and effort of the Thai, U.S. and Malaysian...
18 February 2016 First Cavalry 'Ironhorse' Begins Mission in Korea CAMP HOVEY, South Korea (Feb. 17, 2016) -- More than 4,100 Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, are arriving in South Korea to ensure peace on the Korean peninsula and deter North Korean aggression. Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team "Ironhorse," 1st Cavalry Division, began arriving here,...
18 February 2016 US Army Pilots Train with U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Team HONOLULU, Hawaii (Feb, 16, 2016) -- Soldiers of 2-6 Cavalry, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Coast Guardsman of the Coast Guard Station Barbers Point and Coast Guard Boat Station Honolulu, conducted joint over water rescue training off the coast of Honolulu, Feb. 16. The training was conducted...
18 February 2016 U.S., Partner Nations Come Together for First Multilateral Silver Flag Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Engineers from the Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force began the first multilateral partner-nation Silver Flag exercise Feb. 13, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Led by...
18 February 2016 Cobra Gold 16: Naval Opportunities for Osprey UTAPAO, Thailand – Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 land a MV-22B Osprey on the USS Ashland (LSD 48), during Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, February 16, 2016. The MV-22B Osprey is a joint service multi-role combat aircraft capable of moving troops or cargo.“With its rotors in...
18 February 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Mechanics Keep Green Machine Afloat CHONBURI, Thailand -- The United States Marine Corps is known for its amphibious nature, which is supported in part by the Corps’ amphibious vehicles. These vehicles have helped the Marines achieve many victories, and with this legacy comes the responsibility of maintaining the vehicles that allow...
17 February 2016 U.S., Southeast Asian Nations Reaffirm Support for Regional Order WASHINGTON, February 17, 2016 — Along with the leaders of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations, President Barack Obama yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to a regional order in which international rules and norms and the rights of all nations, large and small, are upheld. The president...