20 November 2017 Bio Completes Vent Survey by 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight completed a ventilation survey within the Mortuary Affairs embalming station at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2017.The survey entailed checking the air flow of the ventilation system...
17 November 2017 USPACOM Representatives Work with Chinese Counterparts at Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Working Group and Annual Meeting HONOLULU, Hawaii – Senior representatives from U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet met with representatives from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force led by Rear Adm. Wang Dazhong, Deputy Chief of Staff of PLA...
17 November 2017 USS Pinckney to Participate in Association of Southeast Asian Nations International Fleet Review PACIFIC OCEAN -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) is scheduled to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Fleet Review in Pattaya Bay, Thailand, Nov. 18-20.The Royal Thai Navy is hosting the gathering, designed to further relations,...
17 November 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Trains to Fuel Airpower in Contaminated Environments MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 trained to keep aircraft in the fight while working inside a simulated-hazardous environment at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017.The Marines conducted hot refuel on F-35B...
17 November 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Completes Sustainment Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed a three-week sustainment training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 16.Completing the exercise indicates the strike group's readiness for executing missions across all warfare areas. The group successfully conducted a...
17 November 2017 Combat Logistics Regiment 3 completes Korea Marine Exchange Program 18.1 CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Engines roaring, hydraulics hissing and machinery clanging, the Workhorse of the Pacific returned to its headquarters Nov. 14, 2017 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR 3), 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), also known as the Workhorse,...
17 November 2017 Under Threat of invasion 75 years ago, Alaskan Natives Joined the Army to Defend Homeland KWETHLUK, Alaska -- When the Japanese raided and occupied parts of Alaska during World War II, the Army called on native Alaskans to defend the northern territory.Given no pay, more than 6,300 Alaskans -- aged from just 12 to 80 years old -- signed on to be sentries for the newly-created Alaska...
16 November 2017 U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to Conduct Annual Exercise YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The 2017 edition of Annual Exercise, a bilateral maritime field training exercise involving the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy (USN), will be conducted Nov. 16-26.Approximately 14,000 U.S. personnel will participate, from units including the aircraft...
16 November 2017 Misawa Airmen Host Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers during Bilateral Exchange MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members worked alongside U.S. Air Force Airmen during an exchange program, here, Nov. 14.The 35th Fighter Wing hosted the JGSDF 1st Sergeant Training Unit out of 1st Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, as a way for the JGSDF’s...
16 November 2017 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Center Leads U.S. Effort for 34th Annual Combined Mine Warfare Staff Talks CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Rear Adm. Kim, Jong Sam, commander, ROK Flotilla 5, and other U.S. and ROK service members for mine warfare staff talks Nov. 7-11.The...