12 May 2016 5th Reconnaissance Squadron Celebrates 40 Years of Heritage, U-2 Operations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Beginning with a three-month deployment from Beale Air Force Base, California, 40 years ago, the U-2 Dragon Lady has flown over South Korean skies in countless air operations. Formerly Detachment 2 from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, the 5th...
11 May 2016 AF Defenders, South Korea Soldiers Train to Fend Off Opposing Forces OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) -- Defending the men and women of Osan Air Base is one challenge to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, but defending an entire country is quite another. To bring a force multiplier to the table, the 51st SFS defenders trained with South Korean army special...
11 May 2016 Japanese Instructors Acquire New Insight about Marine Operations MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Military instructors of the Japanese Joint Staff College located in Tokyo, Japan, visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to learn about Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations May 9, 2016. The visit included a welcome brief, tour of the Marine...
11 May 2016 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 begins Exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 arrived at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, for exercise Thunder Horse 16.2, May 8, 2016. The exercise focuses on reinforcing skills that Marines...
11 May 2016 USS John C. Stennis Reaches 5,000th Arrested Landing Milestone SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 marked a milestone, May 5, with the deployment's 5,000th arrested landing, or trap. John C. Stennis and CVW-9 have worked hard together through a rigorous workup cycle and put their lessons learned into...
11 May 2016 U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Staff Grow Relationship with PLA(N) SHANGHAI -- During a PLA(N)-hosted roundtable held at Shanghai Naval Garrison Headquarters, both staffs discussed a wide range of maritime topics such as: freedom of navigation, command and control, and concerns about tensions in the South China Sea. The engagements focused on building trust and...
10 May 2016 Marine Corps Installations Pacific Hosts Bilateral Guard and Protect Operational Drill CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine Corps Installations Pacific hosted an opening ceremony for a bilateral Japan Ground Self-defense Force guard and protect operational drill May 10 aboard Camp Foster. The drill allows the JGSDF’s 15th Brigade to utilize Camp Foster May 10-11 to practice their...
10 May 2016 USS Blue Ridge Departs Shanghai SHANGHAI (NNS) -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Shanghai after a regularly scheduled port visit May 10 during its 2016 patrol season. Shanghai marked Blue Ridge's ninth port-visit of its patrol, including stops in the Philippines, India, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. The...
10 May 2016 USNS Mercy Set to Depart for Pacific Partnership SAN DIEGO - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and embarked "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 are scheduled to depart May 11 for a four-and-a-half-month deployment in support of the Navy's Pacific Partnership 2016. The eleventh iteration of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's annual...