08 November 2017 U.S. and Korean Vietnam Veterans Honored USAG DAEGU, South Korea -- Commemoration is a crucial element of Army life and in the case of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, United States Army Garrison Daegu and the Area IV Republic of Korea Army Support Group rallied to recognize, honor and thank the U.S. and Korean veterans who fought...
07 November 2017 Mississippi Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Patrol FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Nov. 6, for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's...
07 November 2017 USS Ashland Completes Blue Chromite, Departs Okinawa PACIFIC OCEAN -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Okinawa, Nov. 4, after completing of a series of amphibious operations as part of Exercise Blue Chromite 18.Blue Chromite is a joint field training exercise held annually between all U.S. military services, though...
07 November 2017 Opening Ceremony Kicks off Hawaii's First Pacific Regional Trials SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Schofield Barracks, Hawaii – More than 100 wounded warrior competitors and spectators from across the Pacific region gathered at Weyand Field, on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii for the opening ceremonies of the Tripler Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB),...
07 November 2017 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Participates in Exercise Blue Chromite 2018 OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the joint field training exercise Blue Chromite (BC) 2018, throughout the prefecture of Okinawa, Japan, October 23 – November 3, 2017.BC18 is a U.S.-only mission rehearsal which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary,...
07 November 2017 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Seabees Complete First Joint Project of 2017 Deployment BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Detail Chinhae completed construction of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Clubhouse Facility at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet naval base in Busan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27.NMCB 4 Seabees...
06 November 2017 Brunei, U.S. Deepen Security Partnerships through Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training MUARA, Brunei -- The armed forces from the United States and Brunei kicked off the 23rd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise Nov 6 at Muara Naval Base.CARAT Brunei features 5 days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime...
06 November 2017 President Talks to Troops at Yokota Air Base WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Japanese service members standing shoulder to shoulder have made Yokota Air Base one of the most capable operational bases in Japan and in the world, President Donald J. Trump said in a troop talk there, Nov. 5, 2017.The president has embarked upon an Indo-Pacific trip of...
06 November 2017 USS Chafee Participates in Multilateral Maritime Interdiction Operations Exercise WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- USS Chafee (DDG 90) will join ships from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during a multilateral maritime interdiction operations (MIO) exercise in waters off the coast of the Republic of Korea, Nov. 6-7.This exercise is designed...
06 November 2017 Osan, Korean Emergency Services Train Together, Strengthen Commitment SEOJEONG, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services, and local Korean emergency medical services teamed up in a bilateral display of their response and rescue capabilities, Nov. 2, at Kookje College.The mass-casualty exercise simulated a plane crashing into a...