07 July 2017 First for U.S., Japan Air Forces Nighttime Training Over East China Sea JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) units sharpened their combat skills during a bilateral mission over the East China Sea July 6.Using Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as a power projection platform, two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th...
07 July 2017 Military Sealift Command Ships Conduct Multi-Ship Replenishment-At-Sea during Talisman Saber 17 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) -- Ships from a combined U.S.–Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group conducted a multi-ship replenishment-at-sea (RAS) and vertical replenishment (VERP) during Talisman Saber 17.The strike group was undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval...
07 July 2017 643rd 'Wolfpack' Engineers Go to the Range but Build Instead of Shoot CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Nearly every unit in Korea spends time at the Multi-purpose Range Complex. While for most units that time means qualifying on their weapons, for the Vertical Platoon of the 643rd Engineer Support Company their two weeks at the range meant construction.Recently...
07 July 2017 Bringing Lightning to the Fight KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint forward area refueling point exercise involving the F-35B Lighting II June 26, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.The two-day exercise enabled the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps to improve...
07 July 2017 Okinawa Maintenance Logistics Group Marines Save Life on Mt. Fuji CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- “Uncommon valor is a common virtue” has always been a representation of the way U.S. Marines interact in their day to day lives. The Marine Corps is held to a higher standard because of the profound actions performed by Marines not only on duty, but off.Cpls. Otto...
06 July 2017 U.S., Indian and Japanese Maritime Forces to Participate in Malabar 2017 CHENNAI, India -- Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2017, July 7-17, 2017.Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of...
06 July 2017 Royal New Zealand Navy, U.S. Navy Conduct Bilateral Operations PACIFIC OCEAN -- HMNZS Te Kaha (F77), an Anzac-class frigate from the Royal New Zealand Navy, conducted bilateral operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the Western Pacific, June 30 - July 5.The Royal New Zealand Navy provided HMNZS Te Kaha to augment U.S. 7th Fleet forces after the USS...
06 July 2017 Pacific Angel 17 Delivers Humanitarian Assistance and Training in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- Over the course of ten days, more than 100 active duty U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Nevada Air National Guard, and five other Pacific nations delivered humanitarian assistance and performed subject matter expert exchanges with their partners in the Philippines during Pacific...
06 July 2017 Yokota's C-130J Completes First Operational Mission YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The C-130H Hercules has ensured the 374th Airlift Wing remains the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for peacetime and contingency operations. Continuing this legacy is its newer model the C-130J Super Hercules, which has completed its first operational mission by...
06 July 2017 Seventh Pacific Regional Search and Rescue Workshop AUK, NEW ZEALAND -- When a mariner is found at sea it is no accident. In fact it is often the result of hours of deliberate search and rescue planning and continually nurtured partnerships across jurisdictions and borders. Search and rescue governance is an important element in the Pacific where...