05 September 2017 Combat Engineers, Marines Make a Bang with Shotguns, Demos SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers and Marines made more than just a loud bang as they breached doors and other targets on the ranges, here, Aug. 29-31.Combat Engineers from the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, worked with Marines from the 2nd...
05 September 2017 Bonhomme Richard Departs Melbourne, Australia MELBOURNE, Australia (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 3, concluding a scheduled six-day port visit.Melbourne is Bonhomme Richard's third Australian port visit during the current routine deployment as part of the U.S. - Australian...
05 September 2017 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines in Guam for Unit-level Training ANDERSEN SOUTH AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Guam to conduct unit-level training throughout the bases and ranges there as part of their regularly-scheduled fall patrol, August 29, 2017.In Guam, the Ashland is...
01 September 2017 U.S., Japan Integrate to Perfect Safety, Security Response Capabilities MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sirens screamed from the voices of fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles while U.S. and Japan first responders raced across Misawa Air Base during a bilateral emergency management exercise, Aug. 30.U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members quickly...
01 September 2017 USS John S. McCain Sailors Posthumously Advanced WASHINGTON -- The Navy announced Thursday that the 10 Sailors who died aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were posthumously advanced to their next rank.Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri, was posthumously advanced to Chief Electronics...
01 September 2017 Airmen, Soldiers Complete Joint Airborne Training BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen and Soldiers parachuted out of various C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster IIIs, as part of a joint training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 21 to 24.Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from across the Pacific Air Forces area of...
31 August 2017 Readout of Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Harry Harris’ Meeting with Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo U.S. Pacific Command spokeswoman Marine Capt. Cassandra Gesecki provided the following readout: On Thursday Aug. 31, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Adm. Harris...
31 August 2017 U.S. Fifth-Generation Fighters, Strategic Bombers Conduct Show of Force with Allies in Response to North Korea Missile Launch CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – The United States’ newest and most advanced fighter, the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, joined U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers for the first time in a sequenced bilateral mission with Japan and Republic of Korea air forces in Northeast Asia August 30. Two B-1Bs from...
31 August 2017 U.S., South Korean Defense Leaders Meet in Wake of Most Recent North Korean Missile Launch WASHINGTON -- U.S. and South Korean defense leaders are today discussing ways to make the alliance stronger in face of continued outrageous acts by North Korea, Aug. 30, 2017.Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hosted South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at the Pentagon today, the day after North...
31 August 2017 Pacific Air Forces Reaffirms Alliance, Readiness in Japan YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- In response to recent North Korean provocations, Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, made an unscheduled stop to meet with his Japanese counterparts Aug. 30 to reaffirm the strength of the U.S. military partnership and validate the readiness of the...