08 November 2017 Trump Warns North Korean Leader Not to Underestimate U.S.-South Korean Will WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2017 -- President Donald J. Trump warned North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un tonight not to underestimate the will and power of the United States and urged him to rid his country of nuclear weapons.Trump, who spoke before the National Assembly in the South Korean capital of Seoul,...
08 November 2017 Military Women from Brunei, U.S. Exchange Ideas, Build Lasting Friendships during CARAT BRUNEI -- Women service members from the U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces came together Nov 7 for a leadership conference and exchange as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2017.The conference brought together women from both nations’ forces to share their...
08 November 2017 Chafee Conducts Trilateral Participated in a Passing Exercise with Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 7th Fleet SEA OF JAPAN -- USS Chafee (DDG 90) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Indian navy ships, INS Satpura (F48) and INS Kadmatt (P29) as well as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Inazuma (DD-105) Nov. 3-6.PASSEXs like this arise when maritime forces from two or more...
08 November 2017 North Korea Situation Requires Worldwide Action, Trump Says WASHINGTON -- North Korea constitutes a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action, President Donald J. Trump said today in a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul, Nov. 7, 2017.“We call on every responsible nation, including China and Russia, to...
08 November 2017 U.S. and Korean Vietnam Veterans Honored USAG DAEGU, South Korea -- Commemoration is a crucial element of Army life and in the case of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, United States Army Garrison Daegu and the Area IV Republic of Korea Army Support Group rallied to recognize, honor and thank the U.S. and Korean veterans who fought...
07 November 2017 Mississippi Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Patrol FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Nov. 6, for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's...
07 November 2017 USS Ashland Completes Blue Chromite, Departs Okinawa PACIFIC OCEAN -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Okinawa, Nov. 4, after completing of a series of amphibious operations as part of Exercise Blue Chromite 18.Blue Chromite is a joint field training exercise held annually between all U.S. military services, though...
07 November 2017 Opening Ceremony Kicks off Hawaii's First Pacific Regional Trials SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Schofield Barracks, Hawaii – More than 100 wounded warrior competitors and spectators from across the Pacific region gathered at Weyand Field, on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii for the opening ceremonies of the Tripler Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB),...
07 November 2017 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Participates in Exercise Blue Chromite 2018 OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the joint field training exercise Blue Chromite (BC) 2018, throughout the prefecture of Okinawa, Japan, October 23 – November 3, 2017.BC18 is a U.S.-only mission rehearsal which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary,...
07 November 2017 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Seabees Complete First Joint Project of 2017 Deployment BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Detail Chinhae completed construction of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Clubhouse Facility at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet naval base in Busan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27.NMCB 4 Seabees...