11 October 2017 Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan's Travel to Tokyo and Seoul WASHINGTON, DC -- Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to Tokyo and Seoul for a Deputies-level trilateral meeting hosted by the Republic of Korea on October 18. The trilateral meeting will focus on strategic coordination related to the urgent threat from DPRK’s advancing nuclear...
11 October 2017 Army Mariners Shooting Up "Tomatoes" on the Open Ocean PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Soldiers with the 605th Transportation Detachment, 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command unleashed a barrage of bullets into the Pacific Ocean during a waterborne range, Oct. 4 2017, approximately 40 miles south of Pearl Harbor. The training took place...
11 October 2017 Mattis Details Three Lines of Effort in Memo to DoD Personnel WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is on a wartime footing and the pursuit of global security and stability requires that the U.S. armed forces remain the world's preeminent fighting force, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an Oct. 5 memorandum to all DoD personnel.The topic of the memo was...
10 October 2017 75 Years Later, Eagles Still Soar in the Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 celebrated their 75th anniversary Oct. 10 aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with a formation flight.VFA-115 is one of the oldest active aviation squadrons in the Navy, a legacy going back...
10 October 2017 USS Tucson visits Chinhae during Western Pacific Deployment CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, Oct. 7, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.With a crew of approximately 150, Tucson can conduct a multitude of missions and maintain...
10 October 2017 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen Participate in Bangladesh Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- The Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE), a U.S. Army Pacific sponsored workshop and conference, led by the country’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and Bangladesh Armed Forces, is structured to enhance disaster preparedness, improve...
10 October 2017 USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Hong Kong Port Visit HONG KONG -- The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Hong Kong after a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6.The first visit in three years by a U.S. aircraft carrier, the four-day visit allowed Sailors assigned to Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 5 opportunities...
10 October 2017 In Face of North Korean Threats, Fort Greely Stands Ready on Frontline FORT GREELY, Alaska -- A small, remote Alaskan post bordered by mountains and moose herds, Fort Greely is America's major line of defense against long-range enemy rockets.Inside its heavily-guarded Missile Defense Complex, rows of ground-based interceptor missiles that are tucked away in underground...
10 October 2017 One Team, One Forecast OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Being “Ready to Fight Tonight” means constantly being prepared to defend Osan Air Base and the Republic of Korea (ROK) no matter the conditions, to include weather.The 51st Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Weather Flight provides the base with weather warnings...
10 October 2017 U.S. Air Force Bombers Integrate with Royal Australian Air Force in Exercise Black Dagger JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a bilateral integration training mission with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Exercise Black Dagger near Townsville in North-Eastern Australia, Oct. 2, 2017.The...