20 July 2017 Exercise Talisman Saber Highlights Enduring U.S. and Australia Alliance SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia -- More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel are participating in the biennial military training exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Australia, June 23 to July 25, 2017.Talisman Saber, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian...
20 July 2017 USMC Red Devils Rumble from Above, Train Alongside JASDF Allies JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Marines Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 continues to conduct simulated air-to-air combat flights with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at JASDF Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 14, 2017.VMFA-232 is conducting exercises with the JASDF...
20 July 2017 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Concludes Malabar 2017 BAY OF BENGAL -- Maritime forces from India, Japan, and the United States completed Exercise Malabar 2017, July 17, in the Bay of Bengal.The exercise was designed to advance military-to-military coordination and capacity to plan and execute tactical operations in a multinational...
20 July 2017 Selva Addresses Global Challenges, Readiness in Capitol Hill Hearing WASHINGTON — The challenges the United States faces as a global power and the readiness of U.S. forces dominated questions for Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva today during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing considering his nomination by President Donald J. Trump to serve another two years as...
20 July 2017 U.S. and Fiji Share Medical Expertise as Pacific Angel 17-3 Begins LAUTOKA, Fiji -- The United States and Republic of Fiji Military Forces along with several nongovernmental organizations joined ranks to kick off Pacific Angel 2017 with humanitarian assistance and subject matter expert exchanges July 11 to 24.PACANGEL missions consist of several concurrent...
19 July 2017 Army Engineers Keep USMC Training, Readiness on Target KAILUA, Hawaii -- With ongoing activity in the Pacific region, the need for increased readiness for the region's U.S. land forces has never been higher. Army engineers with the 561st Engineer Construction Company recently contributed to that mission by assisting the local Marine Corps Base Hawaii...
19 July 2017 EOD Techs Train for Explosive Situations MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducted emergency destruct training at Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 14, 2017.The training allows the Marines to prepare for unexpected...
18 July 2017 15th MEU, America ARG to Conduct Training in Hawai'i HAWAII -- Whether bringing food and supplies to people in need or conducting a raid to remove a wanted individual from the battlefield, the MEU-ARG provides our nation with an on-call, forward deployed crisis response force.The training conducted in Hawai‘i will allow the Marines and Sailors to...
18 July 2017 Anytime, Anywhere: KC-10 Extenders Display Global Reach in the Pacific TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, California – Three KC-10 Extenders flew from Hawaii and Wake Island Airfield to refuel five C-17 Globemaster IIIs carrying over 300 coalition paratroopers across the Pacific Ocean July 13, 2017. Having received the gas they needed, the C-17s continued to Australia to...
18 July 2017 USS Pearl Harbor Arrives In Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR -- The crew of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived in Pearl Harbor for their first scheduled port visit of their 2017 deployment, July 14.The ship's arrival at its namesake location marks the first time Pearl Harbor has visited Hawaii since completing...