18 August 2017 32-Year Legacy: How Goals Propelled Naval Officer from Ensign to Admiral CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery retired from the U.S. Navy after 32 years of honorable naval service August 18. Friends and family of Montgomery gathered for a retirement ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial to bid him fair winds and following seas. Montgomery has...
18 August 2017 Mattis, Tillerson Co-Host U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting WASHINGTON -- Each nation gains security in concert with other nations, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today at a meeting that he and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hosted with their Japanese counterparts at the State Department.Mattis and Tillerson were hosts to Japanese Foreign Minister Taro...
18 August 2017 USS San Diego Arrives In Phuket, Thailand PHUKET, THAILAND -- The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived in Phuket, Thailand as part of a routine visit during San Diego's deployment and for the crew to have an opportunity to experience Phuket, Aug. 17.After recently completing a successful visit to Cam Ranh...
18 August 2017 8th Fighter Wing Conducts Training Day KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight hosted a wing training day that focused on Ability to Survive and Operate training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2017.During the training, Airmen rotated through six...
18 August 2017 Recent Events Strengthen US-New Zealand Navy Relationship DEVONPORT NAVAL BASE, New Zealand -- The importance of building and maintaining strong regional relationships between navies was emphasized by the United States Commander Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, when he visited the Devonport Naval Base today.Admiral Swift was a keynote speaker at the...
18 August 2017 Mattis Congratulates South Korea's New Defense Minister WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke by phone yesterday with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo to congratulate him on his confirmation for the position and to discuss a range issues related to the U.S.-South Korean alliance, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a...
18 August 2017 Mattis Reaffirms Alliance in Meeting With Japanese Counterpart WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera today on the sidelines of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting at the State Department to reaffirm the strength of the U.S-Japan Alliance, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White...
18 August 2017 Dual-hatted U.S. Forces, Japan, 5Air Force Commander Visits Team Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, the 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces, Japan commander, made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14 and 15.“I loved my visit up here,” the general said. “What I found was tremendous pride, professionalism and team work. I could clearly...
17 August 2017 Dunford: North Korean Threat Can Be Peacefully Resolved BEIJING, China -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes that the diplomatic and economic pressure campaign aimed at North Korea is making progress and the odds are improving that the nuclear and ballistic missile issues can be solved peacefully, he said today, Aug. 17, 2017.Marine Corps...
17 August 2017 U.S., Bangladesh Airmen Increase Interoperability during Talks JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- "We have been looking forward to these talks and are hopeful this will be a fruitful engagement for us," said Bangladesh Air Force Air Commodore M Sayed Hossain, director of air training, Air Headquarters, during opening remarks at the second annual U.S. and...