20 January 2017 Air Mobility Command Enables First International F-35B Deployment SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18 2017.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...
20 January 2017 Yokota Airmen Enhance Search and Rescue Skills YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cold weather, snow and clouds is not an ideal scenario for a mission, but it served as a proper real world training scenario for members of the 459th Airlift Squadron as they completed hoist training at a landing zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13. “One of the most...
20 January 2017 13th Expeditionary Air Squadron Sets up Eagle Vision for Bilateral Exchanges with the Philippines CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- Typhoons, tsunamis, floods and even mudslides, the Asia-Pacific Region is well-acquainted with the devastation wrought by natural disasters. As populations increase among many Pacific nations, the need for disaster preparedness and response continues to grow. The U.S...
18 January 2017 Lightning II Strikes Iwakuni, F-35B Arrives MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 18, 2017.VMFA-121 conducted a permanent change of station to MCAS Iwakuni from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and now belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft...
18 January 2017 Topeka Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 17 for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's interaction with...
18 January 2017 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members Tour Kadena Munitions Area KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 30 members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) ordnance school visited the 18th Munitions Squadron Jan. 11, gaining insight as to how U.S. ordnance units operate.The visit allowed ordnance school students, who specialize in logistics and supply, to...
18 January 2017 Secretary Kerry's Remarks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc before Their Meeting PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN: (Via translator) Mr. Secretary, it’s a great pleasure to welcome you back to Vietnam. I wish you another successful trip on behalf of the government and people of Vietnam. And on behalf of the government and people of Vietnam, I’m very much thankful to you for your many...
17 January 2017 USNS Able Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Able (T-AGOS 20) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 16 for a port visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's...
17 January 2017 The Korean Service Corps Battalion Conducts Mobilization Exercise and Wartime Host Nation Support Exercise DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA -- The United States Army Materiel Support Command - Korea's (MSC-K) Korean Service Corps (KSC) Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducted its annual mobilization exercise (MOBEX) and wartime host nation support field training exercise (WHNS FTX) over a three day...
17 January 2017 USS Michael Murphy Deploys to Western Pacific PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) departed Pearl Harbor for a regularly-scheduled deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Jan. 13. Michael Murphy deployed with a crew of approximately 320...