13 April 2017 Improved Navy Lighterage System Enables Dynamic Logistical Support POHANG, South Korea -- Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force ships USNS Pililaau (T-AK 304) and USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) successfully utilized the Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) to discharge equipment and cargo in support of Combined Joint Logistics Over The Shore (CJLOTS) 2017,...
13 April 2017 Republic of Korea and U.S. Service Members Exercise Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore POHANG, Republic of Korea -- On a bright and windy day, a gray Landing Craft Utility ship slowly makes its way to the Trident Pier causeway while Soldiers and Marines patiently wait.The U.S. Army ship was loaded with tactical vehicles and other mission equipment to support exercise Operation Pacific...
13 April 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Sailors Volunteer in Singapore SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group took part in community service events during a recent port visit to Singapore.Sailors joined the Singapore community in donating their time at Child at 11th Street, Willing Hearts Food Kitchen and a food bank.Events...
13 April 2017 No roads? No Problem with Supplies from Above DAEGU, South Korea -- As exercise Operation Pacific Reach ’17 continues this week, U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) military assets further hone their logistical crafts. The U.S. Army and ROK Air Force teamed up to conduct a simulated fuel resupply using C-130s to validate several pieces of...
13 April 2017 First Japanese MV-22 Osprey Crew Chief Cherry Point N.C. -- History is in the making at Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 204 as Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki is slated to be Japan’s first soldier to earn the title of crew chief aboard an MV-22 Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station New River, April 7, 2017.Miyazaki is currently training...
12 April 2017 Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group Makes First Stop of Western Pacific Deployment in Hawaii PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Ships and units from the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group (Sterett-Dewey SAG) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 11, the first stop of the group's Western Pacific deployment.The command staff of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 and the Arleigh...
12 April 2017 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-152, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Fuel Capabilities MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conducted aviation delivered ground refueling with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 11, 2017.The ADGR marked the first evolution of...
12 April 2017 U.S., South Korean Airmen Exercise Port Opening Capability POHANG AIR BASE, South Korea -- Approximately 60 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, 30 U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element stationed at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and a few dozen South Korean...
12 April 2017 Nimitz Conducts Composite Training Unit Exercise In Preparation For Deployment PACIFIC OCEAN -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 is currently undergoing their final pre-deployment assessment, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), marking the completion of their condensed Inter-Deployment Training Cycle (IDTC) for an upcoming deployment slated for this year.The aircraft...
12 April 2017 Simulated Combat Trauma Tests Army Medics OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In a small dilapidated village on a soggy April day, 15 soldiers vied for the opportunity to compete for one of the top Army medical accolades: the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge.The 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade held a preliminary competition to...