30 November 2017 Combat Logistics Battalion 31 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines Refine Counter-improvised Explosive Device Tactics CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 conducted counter improvised explosive device (IDE) training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2017.During the training the Marines refined their ability to mitigate the dangers of IEDs...
29 November 2017 U.S.-Japan Complete 3JA Exercise HYUGA-NADA SEA, Japan -- USS Chief (MCM 14), Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) Detachment 2A, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) units successfully completed exercise 3JA...
29 November 2017 Combatant Command Enlisted Leaders Discuss Operations, Noncommissioned Officers Empowerment WASHINGTON -- Combatant command senior enlisted leaders discussed operations against terrorists in their areas, the state of forces and what noncommissioned officers bring to the table internationally during a Pentagon news conference yesterday.Army Command Sgt. Major John W. Troxell, the senior...
29 November 2017 Secretary Tillerson's Statement on the Latest D.P.R.K. Missile Launch WASHINGTON -- The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of what is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, indiscriminately threatening its neighbors, the region and global stability.The D.P.R.K.’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means to...
29 November 2017 U.S., South Korean Alliance Reinforced as Airmen Train for Wartime Contingency GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Clouds of dust filled the air as an excavator with a jackhammer extension tore through a damaged runway at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea.Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic...
29 November 2017 Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Travels to California, Republic of Korea, and the Philippines WASHINGTON, DC -- Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Tina Kaidanow will travel to California, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines November 29-December 7, for discussions on a variety of international security issues.In Laguna Niguel, California,...
28 November 2017 Initial Japan-Based Carrier Air Wing-5 Jet Squadrons Fly-in to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The first jet squadrons from Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5) relocated from Naval Air Facility Atsugi (NAFA) to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI) Nov. 28 after the conclusion of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) patrol.The squadrons relocating to MCASI include;...
28 November 2017 U.S. and Philippine Armies Refine Skills during SALAKNIB Practical Exercise MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Army soldiers and their Philippine Army (PA) counterparts conducted SALAKNIB from November 16 to 27, 2017 in Luzon, Philippines. Together, the allied forces participated in subject matter expert exchanges and practical exercises to share information, and further reinforce...
28 November 2017 USS John S McCain Departs Subic Bay En Route to Yokosuka PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departed Subic Bay, Philippines aboard heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure en route to Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 28.John S. McCain was diverted to Subic Bay Oct. 22, due to poor weather conditions...
28 November 2017 U.S., Republic of Korea Air Forces Prepare for Bilateral Exercise OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The annual VIGILANT ACE 18, a regularly scheduled flying exercise, will be held on the Korean Peninsula Dec. 4-8, and 12,000 U.S. personnel will participate along with Airmen from the Republic of Korea Air Force. This realistic air combat exercise is designed to...