06 July 2017 Kunsan Air Base Civil Engineers Excel in Airfield Damage Repair KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen with the 8th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squadron conducted Airfield Damage Repair training June 29, 2017 at Kunsan Air Base, testing their ability to rapidly repair facilities and structures critical to flight operations on the base.Though the...
05 July 2017 Republic of Korea-US Alliance Demonstrates Precision Firing Capability YONGSAN GARRISON, Seoul, South Korea -- Eighth U.S. Army and Republic of Korea (ROK) military personnel conducted a combined event exercising assets countering North Korea’s destabilizing and unlawful actions on July 4.This exercise utilized the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and the Republic...
05 July 2017 USS John S. McCain Participates in Talisman Saber 17, Field Training Exercise North DARWIN, Australia -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) participated with four Royal Australian Navy ships, the Royal Australian Air Force, and United States Marine Corps during Field Training Exercise North (FTX-N).FTX-N is a precursor to Talisman Saber 17...
05 July 2017 Wolf Pack Conducts Wing Verification KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Nine F-16 pilots and two intelligence officers rounded out a week’s worth of academics, studying, mission planning and simulations by presenting their knowledge and planned mission to members of the Wolf Pack June 30, 2017, at Kunsan Air Base to earn their...
05 July 2017 US Navy Kicks Off 8th Annual Naval Engagement Activity with Visit to Cam Ranh International Port, Vietnam CAM RANH, Vietnam (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy began the 8th Annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with the Vietnam People's Navy, July 5, with the arrival of USS Coronado (LCS 4) and USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) at Cam Ranh International Port.This five-day collaboration will focus on events and skills...
05 July 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Proves It Can Support Entire Marine Aircraft Group MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, established forward operating bases and forward arming and refueling points during exercise Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp...
05 July 2017 Statement by Secretary Tillerson: U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Launch WASHINGTON -- The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Testing an ICBM represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region, and the world.Global action is required to stop a global threat. Any...
05 July 2017 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Starts Talisman Saber TASMAN SEA -- Amphibious ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed from respective Australian ports, July 3, to begin participation in Talisman Saber 2017.The biennial exercise unites 33,000 U.S. and Australian...
05 July 2017 US, Philippine navies complete coordinated patrol in Southern Sulu Sea Sulu Sea - The U.S. and Philippine navies completed a coordinated patrol in the Sulu Sea at the invitation of the Government of the Philippines, July 1.During the operation, crews from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) and frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) worked closely together to...
05 July 2017 Nimitz Commemorates Battle of Leyte Gulf SURIGAO STRAIT -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducted a Battle of Leyte Gulf Commemoration Ceremony on the ship's fantail as it passed through the Surigao Strait, July 3.The Battle of Surigao Strait was fought between the United States, and its allied forces, against Japan from Oct...