20 September 2016 Remarks with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida ...
20 September 2016 Top-performing Leaders Complete Phase One of the Young Alaka'i Leadership Program FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing company-grade officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers at the Joint and Multinational Level, from all services across the Pacific region, including 1 Department of the Army (DA) Civilian, completed the 8th Theater Sustainment...
20 September 2016 RED HORSE Airmen Build Partnerships in Singapore PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore -- Airmen with the 554th RED HORSE Squadron from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, participated in a subject-matter expert exchange consisting of two phases with the Republic of Singapore air force Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.The purpose of the SMEE was to share tactics and...
19 September 2016 Valiant Shield 16: Maintainers Keep Operations Flowing ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Aircraft maintenance crew members with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 kept operations flowing after Exercise Valiant Shield 16 completes its first week at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 18, 2016.During this U.S.-only, biennial field training...
19 September 2016 U.S. Army Soldiers in Japan Offer Expertise during Shizoka Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Drill KAKEGAWA, Japan - Swirling sand obscures the sunlit sky as a UH-1 "Huey" helicopter touches down on a freshly cut baseball field. Mere moments pass before the Huey's Japan Ground Self-Defense Force crew chief dismounts from his metallic steed and sprints toward four U.S. Army Soldiers bearing a...
19 September 2016 Rotational Force Darwin Marines Learn to Lead from the Frontlines ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- “Hurry up, make the call, what’s your call, give me something!” In combat, bullets fly all around, casualties fall to the floor and exhaustion takes over, but Marine leaders have to step up and take charge.Marines and Australian soldiers developed...
19 September 2016 Air Force Surgeon General Visits Osan Medical Facilities OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Air Force Surgeon General and top chief master sergeant medic visited the Osan 51st Medical Group to observe the progress and challenges of AF military treatment facilities Sept. 14.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger, Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters...
19 September 2016 Republic of Korea Partners with Deep U.S. Ties during Ulchi Freedom Guardian '16 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The US military and the Republic of Korea (ROK) air force operate various missile defense systems to protect South Korea. To coordinate missile defense operations between the two countries, the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command and the ROK Air Defense Missile...
16 September 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group begins Valiant Shield Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, began operations in support of the joint U.S. military exercise Valiant Shield 2016, Sept 15.Valiant Shield is a biennial exercise held between the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and...
16 September 2016 Exercise Yudh Abhyas: 'Ghost Brigade' Soldiers begin Bilateral Training Exercise in India CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India – Soldiers with the U.S. Army‚ 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and the Indian army’s 12 Madras, stood together Sept. 15, 2016, in formation on a parade field nestled high in the mountains approximately 200 miles northeast of...