27 March 2017 U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Participate in Exercise with Korean Marines YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea -- United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft began conducting training this week in support of the Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP).The F-35B, which belongs to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, represents the future of Marine...
27 March 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Undergoes Tanuki Wrath MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 conducted Exercise Tanuki Wrath at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 21-24, 2017.The exercise is the capstone event for MWSS-171’s annual training plan, serving as a building block for increasing...
27 March 2017 Shanti Prayas III Improves Multinational Interoperability PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- A common theme amongst U.N. peacekeepers participating in Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III is improving multinational interoperability.According to attendees of the exercise, the phrase ‘multinational interoperability’ means developing the common tactics,...
27 March 2017 Ready at a Moment's Notice: 1st Air Defense Artillery Conducts Bilateral Training KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Self-Defense Force members conducted bilateral training with U.S. Soldiers and Airmen March 14 and 16 to strengthen relations and increase readiness.U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, demonstrated to the Japan Air...
27 March 2017 Red Devils Arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils” left Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 11, 2017, and arrived at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 15.The squadron is in Iwakuni for a six month rotation under the Unit Deployment...
24 March 2017 Key Resolve Reaffirms Strategic U.S.-ROK Alliance OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Republic of Korea and U.S. military forces participated in an annual command and control exercise called Key Resolve held across the Korean Peninsula March 8 to 23. From its start, the exercise highlights the longstanding and enduring partnership and friendship...
24 March 2017 An Unforgettable Flight in an Unforgettable Place: Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker’s F-16 Ride Over Australia ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE WILLIAMTOWN, Australia -- Aircraft tail number 375 of a very specific F-16 Fighting Falcon will be something U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems technician, will never forget. Prior to the 18th Aggressor...
24 March 2017 Navy Announces Launch of Task Force Ocean WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, under direction from the Chief of Naval Operations, today announced the establishment of Task Force Ocean.This new task force is part of an effort to further assess the state of ocean science in the Navy, which encompasses its...
23 March 2017 18th Aggressor Squadron Provides World-Class Training During Diamond Shield 2017 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE WILLIAMTOWN, New South Wales, Australia -- It requires remarkable skill, dedication and discipline to become a military pilot. Despite the nation’s colors that don an aircraft’s fuselage, or what service affiliation rests on the chest’s of its aircrew, a military...
23 March 2017 United Nations Remain Committed to Korea’s Peace, Prosperity OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The predawn quiet of a rainy, peaceful Sunday morning, June 25, 1950, abruptly shattered by the crash of cannons and the snarl of automatic weapons as soldiers from North Korea marched southward. The invading hordes breached the 38th parallel and rolled back the...