12 February 2016 Mrs. Dunford Meets with Staff, Children at Armed Services YMCA Honolulu JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Ellyn Dunford, spouse of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, visited the Armed Services YMCA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam February 10 to talk to children, spouses, and staff members. During the tour of the facility Dunford...
11 February 2016 Cobra Gold Jumpstarts U.S. Army Pathways 16-01 UTAPAO, Thailand — The opening ceremony for Cobra Gold 16 brought together more than two dozen participating countries, Feb. 9 at Royal Thai Marine Corps HQ, Sattahip Chonburi Province, Thailand. Thailand and the U.S. co-host the annual, multilateral Cobra Gold 16 exercise, which is one of the...
11 February 2016 Republic of Korea/US Buddy Wing 16-2 Exercise Scheduled at Osan Air Base OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Fighter Wing is scheduled to host aircraft and personnel from the 237th Fighter Squadron from Wonju Air Base, ROK, as well as participate in Buddy Wing 16-2, Feb. 22 to 25, 2016. "We are extremely excited to host Buddy Wing 16-2 and look forward to...
11 February 2016 Tinian Selected as Preferred Alternative for PACAF Divert Activities, Exercises Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Air Force officials announced today the selection of Tinian as the preferred alternative for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands PACAF Divert Activities and Exercises Initiative. This is the modified Tinian only alternative described in the...
11 February 2016 Chief of Naval Operations Visits McCampbell in India VISAKHAPATNAM, India (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during the India's International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016. While aboard McCampbell, CNO had lunch with junior officers and discussed...
11 February 2016 Winter Warriors Fire Up the Spirit of Brotherhood CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers waded through frozen creeks and seemingly unending fields of snow together during Forest Light 16-2. Day and night, whistling mortars, the crack of sniper fire and howling sub-zero winds created a chorus of...
11 February 2016 U.S. Military to Participate in Singapore International Airshow JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. military will participate in the 2016 Singapore International Airshow at the Singapore Changi Airport and the Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, Feb. 16-21, 2016. The airshow is a biennial event and is the largest defense exhibition and biennial...
10 February 2016 Joint Statement on Trilateral Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – United States Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted Republic of Korea Army Gen. Lee, Sun-Jin, Chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Kawano, Katsutoshi, Chief of Staff of the...
10 February 2016 U.S., Five Partner Nations to Participate in Cope North 2016 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. and five ally and partner nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are scheduled to participate in exercise Cope North 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10 through 26. Exercise CN16 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance...
10 February 2016 US Official Inaugurates New School and Livelihood Facility in Tacloban City TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Chief Financial Officer Reginald Mitchell visited Tacloban City on February 4 to inaugurate new structures as part of the U.S. government’s continuing support for communities impacted by Typhoon Yolanda. Mr...