15 March 2016 Dragons Breathe Life into Unit’s Korean History CAMP HOVEY, South Korea - In 1950, when retired Col. Jong-hwan Lee was 17, his countrymen were fleeing Seoul and other northern cities from advancing communist forces. After spending five days in basic training and firing only five bullets during that training, the young Korean Augmentee to the...
14 March 2016 US, Cambodian Forces Partner for Angkor Sentinel 16 KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia (March 14, 2016) - U.S. and Cambodian forces officially opened Angkor Sentinel 2016, an annual bilateral military exercise hosted by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific, during a ceremony, March 14, at the Training School for...
14 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge Visits Singapore During Regional Patrol SINGAPORE - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Singapore for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 13, strengthening multilateral relationships in the region.The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
14 March 2016 Total Force Team Moves the Mission in Defending South Korea OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) -- In an effort to deter aggression, fighter aircraft routinely fly while troops on the ground mobilize and train to defend South Korea. However, there still lies another piece to the puzzle. That puzzle piece is none other than the 607th Air Mobility Division."We...
14 March 2016 Guardsmen Participate in Cold Weather Exchange with Mongolian Armed Forces JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A five-man team from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron has returned from Mongolia after a cold weather subject-matter-expert exchange with the Mongolian Armed Forces last month. The purpose of the exercise...
14 March 2016 Destroyer Squadron 7 Staff Play Key Role In Exercise Ssang Yong EAST SEA (NNS) -- On March 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff climbed aboard an MV-22 Osprey and flew to USS Boxer (LHD 4), off the coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong 2016. From the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, Capt. H. B. Le, commodore,...
13 March 2016 D-Day with the Republic of Korea is "All Hands on Deck" POHANG, South Korea -- Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea successfully practiced an amphibious assault alongside Republic of Korea Marines on beaches in the Southeast Coast of South Korea, today, for training exercise Ssang Yong 16. The efforts of more than 17,000 service members from the...
11 March 2016 USS Mississippi Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka March 11 for a routine visit as part of its maiden Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the...
11 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Complete Annual Bilateral Training Exercise Multi Sail 2016 GUAM (NNS) -- Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016 March 11. The six-day exercise consisted of torpedo and missile shoots, surface action group...
11 March 2016 30th Naval Construction Regiment Partners with Republic of Korea Seabees for Foal Eagle JINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) is working hand-in-hand with Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabees for exercise Foal Eagle, March 10. The regiment is forward deployed to provide command and control for Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 4, NMCB...