30 August 2017 USS Ashland Arrives in Guam for Voyage Repair Availability during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Guam Aug. 29, as part of a scheduled voyage repair availability (VRAV).The VRAV comes as Ashland, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, fulfills a multi-month...
30 August 2017 Secretary Tillerson's Calls with Japanese and Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers Washington, DC -- The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:Secretary Tillerson spoke on separate calls with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss North Korea’s launch of a missile that overflew Japan.They...
30 August 2017 Misawa Load Competition Challenges Weapons Airmen Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The brash horn ricochets off hangar bay concrete walls alerting two three-person weapons load crews to begin the race to meet each required objective—speed, cleanliness, but most importantly, safety— while weapons experts evaluated them at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug...
29 August 2017 Exercise Tropic Agile Combat Employment Tests Rapid Deployment Capabilities JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, are exercising the ability to conduct rapid deployment operations during Exercise Tropic ACE Aug. 28 - Sept. 15, 2017.Tropic ACE was...
29 August 2017 Soldiers from All Over Pacific Participate in Best Medic Competition JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington -- Sixteen of the Army’s top medics from across the Pacific region gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington Aug. 21 through 25 for Regional Health Command-Pacific’s Best Medic competition.Soldiers hailing from duty stations in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington,...
29 August 2017 The National Defense Committee Visits Eighth Army Head Quarters U.S. ARMY GARRISON-HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- As U.S. Forces Korea's transformation is now in full swing on the peninsula, members of the National Defense Committee took the occasion to visit the Eighth Army headquarters and learn about the unit's blueprint at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South...
29 August 2017 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Conducts Search and Rescue ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors assigned to the Guam-based "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 rescued five hunters stranded on the remote island of Aguijan about 85 miles north of Guam, Aug. 28.The hunters ran out of food and were running low on water following a brief...
29 August 2017 Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Commander Tours Pohakuloa Training Area, Observes Exercise Bougainville II POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- The commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Lt. Gen. David Berger, toured Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2017.Berger, along with a party of senior leadership of 3rd Marine Regiment and supporting elements, met with various units...
29 August 2017 Bilateral Airfield Lighting Duo Guides Pilots Home MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- This is part two in a series highlighting the teams charged with keeping Misawa's airfield mission-ready at all times.An F-16 Fighting Falcon quickly approaches Misawa’s runway in the middle of a dense, rainy storm, at 9 p.m., with a 200 ft. ceiling and ½ mile of...
28 August 2017 USS Bonhomme Richard Arrive in Melbourne for the First U.S. Navy Port Call in Years MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived for a port visit in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 28, 2017.The Melbourne port visit, the first for a U.S. Navy vessel since 2008 according to the U.S. Department of...