11 April 2016 Spartan Brigade Conducts Forced-entry Exercise JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conducted airborne operations including a nighttime jump and a forced-entry exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 31 through April 7. Soldiers...
08 April 2016 Blue Ridge Makes Port Call in Goa GOA, India -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Goa, India for a regularly scheduled port visit, promoting friendships and engagements with theater partners in the region April 8. The Blue Ridge team consisting of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff,...
08 April 2016 Army's Top Enlisted Leader Stresses Importance of SHARP during Visit to South Korea Not much appears to be going on in the tan building with the white numbers “360” here, but inside, the rooms are completely devoted to one complex issue in the Army: Sexual Harassment /Assault Response and Prevention. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey met with Soldiers of the 91st Engineer...
08 April 2016 Blue Ridge Departs Mumbai MUMBAI, India (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Mumbai, India after a regularly scheduled port visit promoting friendships and strengthening ties with U.S. allies, April 7. During the ship's visit, Sailors and Marines had the opportunity to participate in community...
08 April 2016 Sgt. Major of the Army Marks First Korea Visit in Two Decades As the UH-60 Black Hawk prepared for final approach at the Camp Casey helipad, 15th Sgt. Major of the Army Daniel Dailey pressed his intercom button and let out a wistful groan, followed by a comment to no one in particular. “This is where I lived,” he said, “this was my home.” It was the first...
08 April 2016 USS Bremerton Visits Sasebo during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at Fleet Activities Sasebo for a visit, April 6, as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's...
07 April 2016 Air Force, Army Build Partnership for Energy Assurance WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The military’s ability to accomplish its missions -- whether executing today’s fight or training for future ones -- is dependent on electricity that powers installations. The Army and Air Force have identified energy resilience as a critical objective, advancing the capability...
07 April 2016 US, ROK Air Defenders Demonstrate Resolve during Major Command Post Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - "We have a volley!" was a common phrase heard on Osan Air Base this month, but it had nothing to do with the sport of volleyball. Instead, it was the phrase used to announce the launch of a simulated tactical ballistic missile (TBM) by Soldiers from the 94th Army Air...
07 April 2016 Kadena Aircraft Maintenance Unit Weapons Load Competition Maintains Readiness KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the first quarter weapons load competition April 5, 2016, at the flight line here. This competition tested the speed and abilities of both squadrons to gauge their efficiency of loading weapons onto an F-15 Eagle."It...
06 April 2016 Deputy Defense Secretary to Help DARPA Christen New Class of Sea Vessel WASHINGTON, April 6, 2016 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work this week begins a short trip to Oregon and Washington State in the Pacific Northwest to meet with industry leaders and to discuss work underway for the department.Tomorrow, his first stop will be in Portland, Oregon, to deliver remarks...