31 July 2017 U.S. Bombers Conduct Bilateral Missions with Allies in Response to North Korean ICBM Launch JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their...
31 July 2017 THAAD Successfully Intercepts 15th Target KODIAK, Alaska -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army soldiers of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, conducted a successful missile defense test today using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.A medium-range target ballistic missile (MRBM) was...
31 July 2017 Pacom Commander Lists Threats, Discusses Strategy in Indo-Asia-Pacific WASHINGTON -- North Korean nuclear capabilities, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria making inroads in the Philippines are the three major challenges facing the Pacific community, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said at the 4th Japan-U.S. Military...
31 July 2017 U.S. Bombers Conduct Bilateral Missions with Allies in Response to North Korean ICBM Launch JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their...
31 July 2017 Final RED FLAG - Alaska of 2017 Provides Joint, Multi-domain, Multinational and Fast Combat Training EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s that time again when aircraft from U.S. and partner nations soar through the Alaskan sky as RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) has officially kicked-off for the final time this season. RF-A 17-3 is scheduled to run from July 27 to August 11.As one of the Air Force’s...
31 July 2017 Exercise GUAMEX Kicks Off for Regional Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Partners YIGO, Guam -- Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft from New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base to participate in a multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the coast of Guam, July 31 - Aug. 12. Exercise GUAMEX 2017 is aimed at increasing...
31 July 2017 Marines, sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17 Participated in Opening Ceremony for Exercise TAFAKULA on Tongatapu Island, Tonga TONGATAPU ISLAND, Tonga -- Marines and sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17 participated in an opening ceremony for Exercise TAFAKULA July 17, 2017 in Tongatapu Island, Tonga.The ceremony marks the start of two weeks of infantry and law enforcement training between U.S. Marines and sailors, Tonga’s...
31 July 2017 US, Japan Conclude Mine Countermeasures Exercise MUTSU BAY, Japan -- U.S. naval forces and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force concluded 2JA mine countermeasures exercise (MCMEX) after 10 days of unit-level and combined MCM-related drills on July 28.2JA MCMEX is an annual bilateral exercise held between the U.S. and Japan to strengthen...
31 July 2017 U.S.-Australia Team up for TS17 Command and Control from Bonhomme Richard CORAL SEA -- Through a locked door painted with a mural depicting the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), various aircraft, and the words "In God we trust, all others we track," is one of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) nerve centers. Here, information on...
31 July 2017 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Logistics Internship Program Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their joint internship program July 28.The program was created back in the sixties as a training opportunity for...