05 April 2016 National Guard and State Defense Force Participate in Alaska Shield 2016 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK - The exercise included a mock plane crash in the North Slope Borough due to a cyber-attack. Upon request for support from the state, 36 Guardsmen from Headquarters and Headquarters Company; B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment; and A Troop, all with...
05 April 2016 Military Sealift Command Ships Arrive at Subic Bay, Kicks-off Exercise Balikatan 16 OLONGAPO, Philippines (March 26, 2016) - Military Sealift Command's (MSC) maritime prepositioning force (MPF) ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) offloaded her cargo to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Marines, March 26-29, at Subic Bay, in preparation for exercise Balikatan 16 (BK16). BK16, in...
04 April 2016 32nd Exercise Balikatan Opens at Camp Aguinaldo CAMP EMILIO AGUINALDO, Philippines – Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2016, April 4.“Balikatan brings our armed forces together in bilateral activity that will not only...
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04 April 2016 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Mumbai MUMBAI, India - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Mumbai, India, April 3 for a regularly scheduled port visit to promote friendships and strengthen ties. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 members, including embarked 7th Fleet staff, Marines from Fleet...
04 April 2016 Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae Opens Base to Jinhae Community Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Sailors and civilians welcomed hundreds of Jinhae residents during an open base event, April 2. The community building event, conducted annually in conjunction with the week-long Jinhae Gunhangie Cherry Blossom Festival, featured Morale Welfare and...
04 April 2016 U.S., Republic of Korea Mine Countermeasure Crews Train Together During Foal Eagle The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed combined mine countermeasures training as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The combined training, held March 28 – April 1, increased readiness and interoperability in mine countermeasures operations and enhanced theater security...
04 April 2016 Off-duty Nurse Helps Save Child's Life at Ypao Beach ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- What seemed to be a calm day at the beach for a 36th Medical Group nurse and her family took a turn for the worse in a matter of seconds. On March 12, Elizabeth Tullis, 36th MDG registered nurse, took a trip to Ypao Beach to spend the day with her husband and...
01 April 2016 CTF-75 Wraps up First Deployment to Korea REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- Exercise Foal Eagle allowed Combined Task Force 75 (CTF-75) to integrate with ROK naval forces to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to the ROK-U.S. Alliance, and enhanced the combat readiness, flexibility, and capabilities of the Alliance. CTF-75 exercised operational...
01 April 2016 US, Republic of Korea Submarine Forces Strengthen Alliance SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- Commander, Submarine Group 7 conducted bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea Navy March 30-31 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam. The 43rd Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting, hosted by Submarine Squadron 15, brought together representatives from the U.S. and ROK...