04 August 2016 Carl Vinson Conducts 3-Ship Replenishment at Sea PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) teamed up with guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) to conduct a three-ship replenishment-at-sea (RAS), Aug. 2.Beginning the evolution before dawn, Carl Vinson...
04 August 2016 Building a Partnership aboard Harpers Ferry JAVA SEA (NNS) -- Five inflatable boats carried 20 members of the Indonesian Marine Corps from the mountainous backdrop of southwest Indonesia to amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to conduct a subject matter expert exchange with U.S. Sailors and Marines, Aug. 1."Operations like...
04 August 2016 America's Squadron' Cages the Eagle, Heads Home U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 2, 2016...
04 August 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Receives New Flight Simulator MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, received a KC-130J flight simulator Aug. 2, 2016.The simulator is the last piece of equipment Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 had in Okinawa completing their move to MCAS Iwakuni and is the first...
04 August 2016 Cope Taufan 16, Enhances U.S, Malaysia Interoperability PANGKALAN UDARA BUTTERWORTH AIR BASE, Malaysia --A closing ceremony for Cope Taufan 16 was held at Butterworth Air Base, Malaysia on July 29, 2016.Cope Taufan 16 provided an excellent opportunity to improve combined readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Malaysia. This large force...
03 August 2016 U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan Joins American, Japanese Rotary Wing Partners in Tachikawa Helicopter Conference CAMP TACHIKAWA, Japan – Senior leaders from approximately 20 military and civilian rotary wing organizations from Japan and United States converged at Camp Tachikawa in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, to share best practices during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference July 26, 2016. “This conference...
03 August 2016 DAGRE Airmen Complete Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa -- Sweat glistens on his face, his eyes peer back and forth, weapon at the ready and watching for any movement. As the old saying goes, practice like you play, because for deployed aircraft ground response element (DAGRE) Airmen, there’s no room for anything but...
03 August 2016 Lancer Brigade Continues Pacific Pathways in Malaysia PULADA, MALAYSIA -- Keris Strike 2016 provides Malaysian and U.S. forces with challenging training scenarios."We will be conducting a wide variety of training events with our Malaysian partners during the exercise, all focused at lower tactical levels," said Lt. Col. Ian Palmer, Commander, 8th...
03 August 2016 South Korea's Chief of Naval Operations Visits San Diego Military Leadership SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Republic of Korea's top naval officer met with senior military leaders in San Diego Aug. 2 to discuss maritime security issues and strengthen the relationship between both navies. During his first stop of a weeklong trip to the U.S., the Chief of Naval Operations for the Republic...
03 August 2016 RIMPAC 16: U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Team Up for Beach Landing Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence...