21 June 2017 Ronald Reagan Sailors Assist at Soup Kitchen in Singapore SINGAPORE -- Ten Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), assisted at the Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen for a community relations project during a port visit to Singapore, June 18.While at the soup kitchen, Sailors sorted, cut and washed vegetables;...
21 June 2017 Combined Effort Moves Assets Up the Korean Peninsula BUSAN, South Korea -- Nearly 40 pieces of equipment were transported up the Korean Peninsula by combined effort between the Republic of Korea and United States Army. The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command executed combined reception, staging and onward movement operations in coordination with...
21 June 2017 RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2: Cloudy with a Chance of Jets EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Just two weather forecasters from Misawa Air Base, Japan, were responsible for advising 100 pilots flying 86 aircraft and more than 1,500 personnel for the entirety of RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2.“It was intimidating at first,” said Senior Airman Joseph Goebel, a 35th...
21 June 2017 North Korea Discussion Expected at U.S.-China Dialogue, DoD Official Says WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to discuss North Korea and a wide range of other strategic issues with Chinese officials at the first iteration of the U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, a senior Defense Department official told reporters, June 20, 2017.The...
21 June 2017 Republic of Korea-US Alliance Cherished the Memory of the Honorable Heroes DAEGU, South Korea -- The 6th Ordnance Battalion hosted the 15th Annual Hill 303 Wreath Laying and Memorial Ceremony at the Hill 303 monument near Camp Carroll in Waegwan, South Korea, June 16, to cherish the memory of fallen heroes of the Korean War.According to an official report, on Aug. 14,...
20 June 2017 USS Sterett Visits Subic Bay during Western Pacific Operations SUBIC BAY, Republic of Philippines -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines June 18 for a scheduled port visit.Sterett is joined by the command staff of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31, along with an embarked helicopter...
20 June 2017 US Soldiers, Australian Counterparts Enhance Readiness through Intelligence Exercise SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command recently hosted Perspicuous Provider 17, a joint intelligence exercise with Australian military services, from May 29 - June 17.The two-week exercise is designed to increase sustainment-centered intelligence through a humanitarian...
20 June 2017 U.S., Japanese Naval Officers Attend Asia-Pacific Navy Planning Process International Class in Tokyo TOKYO, Japan -- Officers from U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), along with officers from various other navies, attended the commencement of the Asia-Pacific Navy Planning Process International Course (APNIC) in Tokyo, June 19.APNIC, held at the JMSDF Command and Staff College...
20 June 2017 Raider Reconnaissance Operator's Course Trains Amphibious Warriors of the Pacific MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- The training focused on safe surf passage with the Zodiac inflatable craft, swimming, and procedures for making landfall/securing a beach.“The exercise we just completed was an evaluated 2k fin,” said Cpl. Samuel Perry, a reconnaissance raider team...
20 June 2017 KC-135s Refuel International Partners at Red Flag-Alaska MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Four McConnell aircrews took two KC-135 Stratotankers to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to provide joint warfighting support during the 2-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, which began June 12.The exercise puts two forces against one another; blue, the allies,...