25 January 2017 Secretary Mattis Confers With Australian, New Zealander Counterparts WASHINGTON — In separate calls yesterday, Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke with his counterparts from Australia and New Zealand, according to readouts of the calls provided by Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis. Mattis spoke by phone with Australian Minister for Defense Marise Payne to...
25 January 2017 USARPAC Commander Delivers Keynote Address at Asia Forecast 2017 Forum FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Gen. Robert B. Brown, commander, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), delivered the keynote address and took questions while at the Asia Forecast 2017 forum being held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, January 25, 2017.Brown discussed the U.S...
24 January 2017 Eagle Vision Exchange Focuses U.S. / Philippines Military-to-Military Relationship CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis recognized the impact strong alliances make on national security when he stated in his recent message to DOD employees “that no nation is secure without friends.” In the week leading up to Mattis's message, a team of U.S. and...
24 January 2017 China Lake Scientists Awarded Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Project of the Year CHINA LAKE, California -- In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Harvey and his team at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, along with collaborators from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Research Laboratory, were awarded a four-year grant from the Strategic...
24 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
23 January 2017 Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 Returns to Support Operation Deep Freeze WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 deployed to Antarctica in mid-January to support the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the nation's research program on the southernmost continent, which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF).NCHB 1...
23 January 2017 8th TSC Builds on Readiness, Partnership and Integration of the Multi-Domain Battle Concept HONOLULU, Hawaii - While we welcome a new Commander in Chief, new Secretary of Defense and pass the important milestones of the first six months of command for the 8th TSC, 130th EN Bde and 8th MP Bde commanders, it is important to look back at all that we have accomplished in sustaining the force...
20 January 2017 Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.With a load of mission essential weapons...
20 January 2017 Acting secretary of the Navy, Other Navy Leaders Announced Following Presidential Inauguration WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Sean J. Stackley assumed the responsibilities of acting secretary of the Navy Jan. 20 at noon. Stackley, who served as the assistant secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for more than eight years, will carry out the day-to-day...
20 January 2017 Republic of Korea Medical Officers Strengthen U.S. Alliance YONGSAN, SEOUL -- The Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital/121st Combat Support Hospital Commander, Col. Erica Clarkson presided over the 123rd cycle graduation of the Integrated Service of Republic of Korea Military Health Care Personnel Program (ISRMHCPP) January 12, 2017 at the BAACH Chapel.The...