13 October 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Attends Fiends Centennial OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- General Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander and former 36th Fighter Squadron commander, the squadron’s 93rd “Fiend One”, visited the base for three days to attend events in honor of the 36th FS, Flying Fiend’s, centennial celebration.Osan was the...
13 October 2017 PACOM’s South Asia Disaster Exercise Wraps Up DHAKA, Bangladesh — The eighth annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (PR DREE), came to a successful close during a ceremony on Oct. 12 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of the five-day exercise was civil-military integration and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response in...
13 October 2017 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Supports KAMANDAG for the First Time CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan -- Approximately 100 U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to support the first iteration of the Philippines-led exercise KAMANDAG, at various sites on the island of Luzon, Philippines, October 2-11, 2017. Four...
13 October 2017 U.S. Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines Advance Sealift Capabilities MANILA, Philippines – For the first time, U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) embarked and launched on a Philippine Navy sea lift vessel, the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), off the coast of Luzon, Oct. 2-9, in order to expand both militaries’ operational support capabilities.This kind of integrated...
12 October 2017 Air Force Releases Findings on 2016 C-130H Mishap JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces completed an Accident Investigation Board following an April 2016 fatal mishap involving a C-130 Hercules and a 710th Special Operations Wing, Philippine Air Force airman at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines.The cause of the...
12 October 2017 Readout from the U.S. Pacific Command-Japan Joint Staff Bilateral Conference U.S. Pacific Command spokeswoman Maj. Cassandra Gesecki provided the following readout: On Wednesday Oct. 11, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris hosted Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii to discuss the...
11 October 2017 U.S., Japan, South Korea Sharpen Skills with Nighttime Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force units sharpened their combat skills during a sequenced bilateral mission near the Sea of Japan Oct. 10, 2017.Using Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as a power projection platform, two B-1B...
11 October 2017 USS Chief Visits Busan Ahead of Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) arrived in Busan Oct. 10 for a routine port call as they make final preparations for the Multinational Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MN MIWEX).MN MIWEX consists of ships, aircraft and explosive ordnance units who will...
11 October 2017 U.S. Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines Advance Sea Lift Capabilities MANILA, Philippines -- For the first time, U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) embarked and launched on a Philippine Navy sea lift vessel, the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), off the coast of Luzon, Oct. 2-9, in order to expand both militaries’ operational support capabilities.This kind of integrated...
11 October 2017 U.S., Japan Strengthen Strategic Alliance through Tsuiki Aviation Training Relocation TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 100 members from various 35th Fighter Wing units forward-deployed alongside six F-16 Fighting Falcons to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2 to 6 for an aviation training relocation (ATR).The ATR allowed Airmen to practice deployed contingency operations and execute...