17 June 2016 Two Carrier Strike Groups Double Down in Western Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA – The USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) strike groups commenced dual carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea June 18.The ships and aircraft assigned to both strike groups began coordinated operations in international waters demonstrating the United...
17 June 2016 VAQ-138 Detachment Arrives at Clark Air Base YOKOSUKA, Japan - The first temporary detachment of U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft arrived at Clark Air Base, June 15, for training with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) FA-50 aircraft pilots.In addition to bilateral training missions, Growler aircraft will support...
16 June 2016 USCGC Healy Visits Honolulu Before Summer Arctic Deployment HONOLULU, Hawaii — USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) arrived in Honolulu, Wednesday, for a port visit before continuing on a four-month Arctic deployment.This port call is Healy’s first stop in Hawaii since 2011.The Healy will be open to the public for tours Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Pier 11. All...
16 June 2016 First-Receiver Operations Training Ensures 7th Fleet Sailors’ Readiness Against CBRN Attacks MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy sailors from Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic tested their skills in first-receiver operations training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2016.Provided by the Decontamination, Education and Consulting on Nuclear,...
16 June 2016 Pearl Harbor Welcomes USS Bremerton Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Friends and family members gathered pierside to cheer the return of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) following the successful completion of her six-month Western Pacific deployment on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June...
16 June 2016 Okinawa Airman's Quick Thinking Saves Two From Horrific Crash KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A sunny afternoon turned tragic when - out of nowhere - a car sped off a busy road landing nose-down, its velocity flipping it upside-down before finally scraping to a halt off the side of the road.Senior Airman Ja’Mesha Pratt, 18th Operations Support Squadron airfield...
15 June 2016 Three Nations Set Sail for Exercise Malabar 2016 SASEBO, Japan -- Ships from the Indian navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy departed U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo to conduct the at-sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2016, June 14.A trilateral maritime exercise, Malabar is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between...
15 June 2016 U.S. Sailors and Marines Aim to Enhance Cooperation with Royal Thai Armed Forces During CARAT 2016 SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Royal Thai Armed Forces is scheduled to begin June 16 with opening ceremonies at the Royal Thai Naval Base in Sattahip.CARAT Thailand 2016 will consist...
15 June 2016 Exercise Koa Moana: U.S. Naval Ship to Visit Port Moresby PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Sacagawea will visit Port Moresby from June 17 to 24 as part of Exercise Koa Moana 16.2, a bilateral exchange between the U.S Marine Corps and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force.In addition to working with Papua New Guinea, U.S...
15 June 2016 Executive Observer Program Offers Valuable Insight to PACAF Leaders JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Maj. Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces chief of staff, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 9 to 12 as part of RED FLAG-Alaska's Executive Observer Program.During the visit, Schneider and 13 other leaders from 12 different nations' air forces...