16 October 2017 US, ROK Navies to Conduct Joint Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vessels from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy are scheduled to participate in the Maritime Counter Special Operations exercise (MCSOFEX) Oct. 17-20, in the waters east or west of the Korean Peninsula to promote communications, interoperability, and partnership in...
16 October 2017 U.S. Armed Forces and AFP Complete Successful First KAMANDAG MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, together with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts, successfully concluded the inaugural exercise KAMANDAG yesterday during a closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig,...
13 October 2017 Republic of Korea Navy welcomes USS Michigan to Busan to Strengthen Partnership BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrived in Busan, Oct. 13, for a routine visit during a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.During the visit Sailors will experience the culture and history of the Republic of Korea (ROK),...
13 October 2017 Service Members Prepare for Humanitarian, Disaster Missions Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam -- The USNS Comfort hospital ship is steaming toward Puerto Rico; U.S. Navy and Marine Corps rescue helicopters are helping to evacuate people in Dominica; countless National Guardsmen were called upon after hurricanes wreaked havoc in Texas and Florida. Whether in...
13 October 2017 The Last Tactical Training Mission YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- “We might see Mount Fuji today,” said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but...
13 October 2017 Mission Oriented Protective Posture Up, be Ready KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – The 18th Wing conducted a no-notice exercise Oct. 11 through 13, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.Units conducted training in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during the exercise. Members wore the equipment during normal and exercise-related operations and varied...
13 October 2017 Vipers, Growlers Integrate, Enhance Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Five U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, accompanied by more than 200 personnel, traveled across the Pacific Ocean from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 4, as part of a six-month Theater Support Package within the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
13 October 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Attends Fiends Centennial OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- General Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command commander and former 36th Fighter Squadron commander, the squadron’s 93rd “Fiend One”, visited the base for three days to attend events in honor of the 36th FS, Flying Fiend’s, centennial celebration.Osan was the...
13 October 2017 PACOM’s South Asia Disaster Exercise Wraps Up DHAKA, Bangladesh — The eighth annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (PR DREE), came to a successful close during a ceremony on Oct. 12 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of the five-day exercise was civil-military integration and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response in...
13 October 2017 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Supports KAMANDAG for the First Time CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan -- Approximately 100 U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to support the first iteration of the Philippines-led exercise KAMANDAG, at various sites on the island of Luzon, Philippines, October 2-11, 2017. Four...