08 March 2016 USS Barry Enhances Defense, Strength by Joining 7th Fleet WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) entered 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mar. 3. Barry's presence in the 7th Fleet will increase the U.S. Navy's long range plan to send the...
08 March 2016 More Than Big Green Trucks: How Andersen Airmen Fuel the Fight Andersen Air Force Base, Guam -- From the very big to the very small, when aircraft on the flightline need energy for the long and short hauls across the Pacific, Airmen with the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight stand ready to refuel. Whether driving the ubiquitous green...
08 March 2016 New Installation Management Command Commander Visits Korea CAMP RED CLOUD -- The three-star general in charge of running U.S. Army installations worldwide visited Korea last week to tour bases, meet commanders and gauge how to best support their forces on the peninsula. The tour of bases by Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, Commander of U.S. Army Installation...
07 March 2016 Alaska Air National Guard Supports Navy's Ice Exercise JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A crew of six from the 249th Airlift Squadron flew to the Arctic Circle, two hundred nautical miles north of Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of Ice Exercise led by the U.S. Navy Submarine Forces, March 2, 2016.One of the difficulties the Airmen overcame was...
07 March 2016 U.S. / South Korea Begin Annual Large-Scale Exercises WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 — U.S. and South Korean troops today began their annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, which Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said are conducted to maintain South Korea’s preparedness.The exercises also will include troops from United Nations Command mission...
07 March 2016 Boxer Receives 5th Consecutive Battle "E" PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- For the fifth consecutive year, amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was selected to receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle "E") Award by Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. Boxer's selection was announced via Naval Message March 3 for her performance during...
07 March 2016 Military Sealift Command Arrives in Republic of Korea, Supports Exercises Freedom Banner, Ssang Yong 2016 GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea —Four Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner 2016 (FB16) and Ssany Yong 2016 (SY16), Feb. 24-March 4. Freedom Banner 2016, a Navy and...
07 March 2016 US, Philippine Navy Staff Talk Increases Cooperation Between Both Nations MANILA, Philippines (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin hosted bilateral staff talks with officials from the Philippine Navy, aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit, March 5. The staff talks focused on growing and strengthening ties...
07 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Warfare Training during Multi Sail 2016 GUAM – Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) participate in the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016, March 6-11. Participants include six U.S. surface units, four Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
07 March 2016 Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation Enhances Interoperability for Defense of Japan KOMATSU, Japan - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, and Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, traveled to Komatsu Air Base, Japan to participate in the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 7-18,...