13 July 2017 Guam Command Marianas Engineers Partner with Society of Military Engineers Guam Post MANGILAO, Guam -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas and the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) Guam Post hosted their first science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camp, July 8. "These young students represent our future," said NAVFAC Marianas Commanding...
13 July 2017 Extending Operational Sustainment in Korea Republic of Korea -- Providing joint operational sustainment in the Korean theater of operations (KTO) to ensure the commander is able to maintain operational options and reach presents challenging and unique opportunities for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), the United Nations Combined Forces Command, and...
12 July 2017 Intelligence Driving Operations at Talisman Saber 2017 ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- Though hidden behind the scenes, the intelligence analysts of the 353rd Special Operations Group and their Australian counterparts paint the big picture of the warfighting scenario for Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial military training exercise from 23 June to 25 July...
12 July 2017 Future USS John Finn Set for Commissioning at Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) will be commissioned at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Pier Kilo 10. Media are invited to cover commissioning week events, including media...
12 July 2017 Ammo Company Disposes Ammunition TENGAN PIER, OKINAWA, Japan -- The Marines with Ammunition Company, 3d Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) loaded up approximately 130 pallets of ammunition at the Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) to be transported and returned...
12 July 2017 Kadena Shoguns Change Command KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. Barry R. Cornish relinquished command of the 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham during a change of command ceremony July 10 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside...
12 July 2017 Black Daggers Pierce the Skies SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Seven members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, known also as the "Black Daggers," filled the air with colorful smoke and unfurled a 1,000-foot long American flag in banner form as they exited a CH-47 Chinook over Schofield...
11 July 2017 Pacom Chief Visits Bangladesh to Discuss Cooperation, Security Initiatives DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command (Pacom), visited Bangladesh to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and military service chiefs for discussions on cooperation, regional security initiatives and to learn more about Bangladesh’s role in...
11 July 2017 U.S., Philippines Successful in first Pacific Angel of 2017 NORTHERN CEBU PROVINCE, Philippines -- In Northern Cebu Province, from June 23 to July 3, 2017, the United States and Philippines conducted the first of four Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) events scheduled for 2017.The exchange included U.S. and Filipino service members as well as local non-governmental...
11 July 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-232 Touches Down at Hyakuri for Aviation Training Relocation JAPANESE AIR SELF DEFENSE FORCE HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 arrived at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 7, 2017, to participate in exercises as part of the Aviation Training Relocation Program.The ATR is designed to increase operational...