12 August 2016 Aircraft Recovery Marines Rise to Help with Harrier Pilots Recertification IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Aircraft Recovery assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron had an opportunity to train with a mobile version of the Expeditionary Hover Position Indicator at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 9, 2016. Recovery Marines used the...
12 August 2016 Exercise Pitch Black16: AF F-16s Receive Royal Australian Air Force Tanker Support RAAF BASE DARWIN, Australia -- For the first time, U.S. Air Force F-16C aircraft have deployed to Exercise PITCH BLACK 16 (PB16) in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport. On July 19, a RAAF KC-30A flew non-stop with six F-16Cs from Kadena Air...
11 August 2016 US Marines Train for Garrison and Operational Environments IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 conducted chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 10, 2016.The training tested CLC-36’s effectiveness, personnel and equipment under CBRN conditions, and...
11 August 2016 All Global Strike Bombers Deploy to Andersen, Maintain Stability in Pacific Command Theater ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- For the first time in history all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, are simultaneously conducting operations in the U.S. Pacific Command region.The B-1, which arrived at Andersen...
11 August 2016 DoD Releases Update of Manual Governing Defense Intelligence Activities WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released an update of procedures, first published in 1982, that govern the conduct of DoD intelligence activities.DoD Manual 5240.01, “Procedures Governing the Conduct of DoD Intelligence Activities,” is put into effect following Executive Order 12333, which...
11 August 2016 Army Secretary Fanning Concludes Epic Tour of Pacific Command WASHINGTON -- On a trip that lasted 12 days, spanned six stops, and covered 12,000 miles, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning gained firsthand experience with the U.S. Soldiers who are defending our nation, building partnerships, and executing President Obama's rebalance to the Asia-Pacific...
11 August 2016 3,000 Voting Assistance Officers Stand Ready to Help Soldiers Register WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- This election season, many Soldiers will face the same crucial question, and it's not necessarily the one you think. It's not, "Who do I vote for?" It's "Can I vote?"For the many Soldiers stationed overseas or facing deployments, the answer isn't always clear.In...
11 August 2016 Commander Logistics Group WESTPAC, Task Force 73 Holds Change of Command in Singapore SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson relieved Rear Adm. Brian Hurley as commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC) during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 11. Gabrielson also assumed duties as commander, Task Force 73 and Singapore area coordinator for U.S. forces stationed...
10 August 2016 Five Nations Conduct Post-RIMPAC Multilateral Exercise SAN DIEGO - Ships from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) participated in a post Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multilateral exercise in the Hawaii operating...
10 August 2016 B-1 Continuous Bomber Presence Support Arrives on Guam More than 300 Airmen assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing deployed to Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence mission Aug. 9.Aircrews, maintenance and support personnel, will be generating B-1 bomber sorties to demonstrate the continuing U.S...