17 May 2016 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Sets Standard KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Does it matter if a wrench is used at 69 or 89 degrees Fahrenheit?To the Airmen of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory, it does; it's the difference between mission success and mission failure. By calibrating and repairing...
16 May 2016 USS Decatur, USS Momsen to Visit Busan, Republic of Korea PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92) are scheduled to arrive in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a mission planning conference, May 17. The conference will finalize details for a bilateral exercise with the ROK Navy to be held May 19-24 in the...
16 May 2016 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 finishes Exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 concludes exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 May 14, 2016, following a week-long exercise at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan. The week-long exercise focused on reinforcing skills that Marines learned throughout...
16 May 2016 Blue Ridge Completes Spring Patrol, Returns to Yokosuka for Scheduled Dry-Docking Period YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- U.S 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka May 16, concluding a three-month patrol. During the spring patrol, Blue Ridge visited 10 ports in eight different countries, strengthening and...
16 May 2016 Military Spouse Appreciation Day HONOLULU, Hawaii – Military spouses spent the afternoon touring the historic Iolani Palace thanks to the Military Affairs council. During the tour the spouses walked through the rooms once used by King Kalakaua and Queen Lili’uokalani. Many of the items in the palace are still the same ones that...
16 May 2016 U.S. Air Force, Indian Air Force Join Forces during RED FLAG-Alaska EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling joint and international units to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability in a...
16 May 2016 U.S. and Indian Officials Meet for First Maritime Security Dialogue NEW DELHI -- Today, U.S. and Indian officials met at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan for the first U.S.-India Maritime Security Dialogue. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs David Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Manpreet...
16 May 2016 One Ship, One Crew Drives Frank Cable's Readiness Training PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors and Military Sealift Command mariners aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) worked together to improve at-sea readiness for emergency-response situations while underway, May 13. MSC Mariners and Navy Sailors participated in drills as part of a shipwide...
16 May 2016 Carrier Air Wing 9 Completes Material Condition Inspection SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 Sailors completed a mid-deployment Material Condition Inspection (MCI) while embarked on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), May 13. Naval Air Forces Pacific performs the MCI to ensure all squadrons of CVW 9 are meeting maintenance and safety standards...
13 May 2016 Robinson Succeeds Gortney as Northern Command, NORAD Commander WASHINGTON — There is no more important duty than protecting the homeland, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Colorado today, and he thanked the men and women of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command for their efforts.Carter presided as Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson...