19 October 2017 Naval Surface Forces Assessing If Ships Ready for Sea SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces has ordered Ready For Sea Assessments (RFSA) for all surface warships. Surface combatants forward deployed to Japan are being assessed first through a review of critical mission areas for each ship.The RFSAs began last month with a...
19 October 2017 Rugged Alaska Terrain Sees Field Artillery Soldiers Test New Laser Targeting System FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Ten Field Artillery Soldiers tested the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System at the Cold Regions Test Center here recently.The JETS-TLDS is a modular advanced sensor suite of three components, the hand-held target location module, precision azimuth...
19 October 2017 Alaskan Leaders Visit Eielson to Discuss the F-35A EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Fifty-four F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft are slated to arrive at Eielson beginning in Spring of 2020, with the final F-35 being delivered in 2022.The addition of two F-35 fighter squadrons to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska will help deter possible...
19 October 2017 Deputy Secretary Shanahan Hosts Vietnam War Commemoration WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan welcomed the directors of “The Vietnam War” documentary to the Pentagon today and spoke directly to Vietnam vets as the Defense Department continued its commemoration of the Vietnam War, Oct. 17, 2017.Shanahan thanked directors Ken Burns and...
19 October 2017 Yokota Says Farewell to the C-130H - Thank You C-130H Yokota Air Base, Japan -- After 43 years Team Yokota observed a historical milestone as the base sent off the last two active-duty C-130H Hercules in the Air Force.The second to last H-model to leave Yokota Air Base was tail number 74-1661, which took off during an official ceremony open to Team...
18 October 2017 U.S. Air Force - Japan Air Self-Defense Force Participate in Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Improving interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, becomes increasingly important to accomplish the bilateral mission.Three members from the 374th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight and six JASDF...
18 October 2017 Statement from the Press Secretary on President Donald J. Trump's Upcoming Travel to Asia WASHINGTON -- As was announced on September 29, 2017, President Donald J. Trump will travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hawaii, from November 3-14, 2017. This update provides further details about the President’s itinerary.The President’s travel will...
18 October 2017 "Never Daunted" Engineers Field New Robotic Systems WAHIAWA, Hawaii -- Soldiers from the 95th Engineer Company (Clearance), 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command conducted familiarization and training on the Talon IV Robot System September 18-22 at Schofield Barracks.The Talon IV Robot System is a...
18 October 2017 Andersen Receives 1.5M Pounds of Munitions during Annual in-shipment ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Airmen from the 36th Munitions Squadron worked around the clock to offload 1.5 million pounds of munitions during an annual in-shipment starting Aug. 21 through Sept. 30, 2017.This shipment will replace expired munitions and support an overall growth of more than...
18 October 2017 Military Working Dog Retires at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Jumping over hurdles is a part of any job, but it’s especially so for Ajax, a military working dog who has earned retirement after nine years of service.Ajax was born Oct. 13, 2006, and was selected to attend the 341st Training Squadron/Dog Training School...