05 August 2016 Army's Only Combined Division Demonstrates 'Fight Tonight' Capabilities for Army Secretary RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, South Korea -- Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea - U.S. combined division and its rotational elements highlighted the critical roles they play in strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance, countering emerging threats and ensuring stability in the...
05 August 2016 USS Frank Cable Concludes Successful Port Visit to Goa, India GOA, India (NNS) -- Forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a successful port visit to Goa, India, Aug. 4. The Frank Cable team, consisting of more than 500 Sailors and civilian mariners is currently on deployment to provide vital flexibility to fleet commanders,...
05 August 2016 Army Secretary Spends the Day with Soldiers at Osan Air Base OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- So far, the Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning's Pacific Rim tour has taken him through four countries, two states, and one U.S. territory.On Tuesday, Aug. 2, Secretary Fanning stopped at Osan Air Base, South Korea to visit the only forward stationed Air Defense...
05 August 2016 US Marines Screen to Become an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Aug. 5, 2016) -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daquille Barzey-Ferguson and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samnang Chang, Marine security guards with the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, went through an Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
05 August 2016 PACOM Commander Talks Intelligence, Technology, and Pokémon ATLANTA, Georgia – Adm. Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), , spoke at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DODIIS) Worldwide Conference Aug. 3.“I’m grateful for the opportunity to address this audience, the foremost experts in the DOD Intelligence and...
04 August 2016 Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 Concludes PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000...
04 August 2016 Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange Kicks off in Port Vila, Vanuatu This is the first civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the Vanuatu Mobile Force and the U.S. Army Pacific. The exercise runs August 2nd to 5th...
04 August 2016 Navy's Most Complex Mine Warfare Exercise Wraps Up SAN DIEGO - The United States Navy conducted multifaceted mine countermeasures training with six nations for over four weeks, as part of the Southern California portion of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016, June 30 through Aug. 4.This year’s participants in Southern California included the Royal...
04 August 2016 US, South Korean Navy Leaders Discuss Regional Security amid Tensions from North WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson met with his South Korean (ROK) counterpart, Adm. Jung Ho-sub at the Pentagon Aug 3 for a discussion focused on the strengthening partnerships and ways to work together to increase maritime security throughout the Indo-Asia...
04 August 2016 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462, Royal Canadian Air Force supports 3/1 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 and units with the Royal Canadian Air Force supported 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 28...