27 February 2017 PACAF, U.S. Navy Conduct Joint Interoperability Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A four-member team from the 613th Air Operations Center here, joined the crew of the USS Carl Vinson as it was underway transiting the U.S. Pacific Command’s area of responsibility.The team, led by Col. Doug Rice, 613th AOC Chief of Combat Plans Division,...
27 February 2017 Trilateral Training Expands Life-saving Capabilities ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted trilateral training with members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Feb. 21, at Andersen Air Base, Guam, as part of annual exercise Cope North.The training was held to elevate...
27 February 2017 Closing Ceremony of Cobra Gold 2017 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- On February 24 Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Peter Haymond and General Surapong Suwana-adth, Thailand’s Chief of Defense Forces, presided over the Closing Ceremony of Cobra Gold 2017, the largest multilateral exercise in the Asian region.DCM Haymond was joined...
27 February 2017 Full throttle: 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Conducts Power Run KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The KC-135R Stratotankers stationed on Kadena Air Base have a critical role in the U.S. Air Force’s mission in the Pacific. It provides global reach and air refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft in the Pacific Theater.With such a...
27 February 2017 'Iron Rangers' Hone Skills during Counter Weapon of Mass Destruction Training CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- More than 400 Soldiers from Task Force Iron Rangers participated in exercise Warrior Strike 5 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, South Korea Feb. 14 through 17.The exercise was designed to train the Iron Rangers from 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st...
25 February 2017 Army Paratroopers Jump at 30-Below During Spartan Pegasus DEADHORSE, Alaska -- Airborne Soldiers jumped into Alaska's Arctic tundra, Feb. 22, just a few miles from the Arctic Ocean in minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit temperature with a windchill factor of minus 56 F.Their mission: A satellite that crashed in a remote area had to be recovered quickly, since it...
23 February 2017 Strike Capable Asset: Navy, Marine Corps Team Up for Maritime Deployment NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nevada -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers” departed Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, to conduct predeployment training with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Jan. 25 to Feb 23.The Death Rattlers are one of...
23 February 2017 Multipurpose Room Dedication Draws Cobra Gold Conclusion, Seals International Ties NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand -- U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Glyn T. Davies, along with Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Bhagwant Sing Bishnoi, and Chief of Joint Staff of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan attended the dedication ceremony at the Ban Non...
23 February 2017 U.S. and Japanese Forces Conduct Readiness Training MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force will conduct bilateral field training exercise Forest Light 17-1 from March 5 - 17 at Soumagahara training area in Gunma prefecture, Japan.Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise...
23 February 2017 Pacom Commander Outlines Regional Challenges WASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2017) -- America must continue to develop innovative capabilities if it is to remain “the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world,” the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said yesterday ( at a conference in San Diego.Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr. spoke at the West...