29 September 2017 P-8 Poseidon Aircraft from Patrol Squadron 4 Arrive in Hawaii for Rotational Deployment PEARL HARBOR -- Two P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft assigned to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 will deploy to Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in support of maritime security initiatives starting this week.This is a part of a rotational deployment of...
29 September 2017 962nd & 970th Airborne Air Control Squadrons Conduct Total Force Mission JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen from the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS) welcomed their Reserve partners with the 970th AACS from Tinker Air Force Base, for a total-force training mission on the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control aircraft.Participants from the 970th...
29 September 2017 Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Provides a Premier Training Venue for U.S. Forces and Japan Self-Defense Force CATC CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- Located at the base of the highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji, is a premier training venue that is put to great use by U.S. armed forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force.Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji in Shizouka, Japan, provides training...
29 September 2017 India and United States Renew Commitment to Joint Collaboration on Health NEW DELHI, India -- The second India-U.S. Health Dialogue (September 26-27, 2017) concluded in New Delhi today. The bilateral Dialogue was jointly inaugurated by Secretary CK Mishra, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Secretary Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Department of Health Research (DHR),...
29 September 2017 US Soldiers, South Korea Conduct First Combined Short Range Air Defense Exercise on Korean Peninsula OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Soldiers assigned to 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment partnered with Republic of Korea (ROK) forces for the first combined short range air defense training event on the Korean Peninsula.The purpose of the exercise was to integrate efforts between the...
29 September 2017 North Korean Refugees Enjoy Pacific Air Force Band REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Trends, played for a large group of North Korean refugees at a South Korean Ministry of Unification facility for North Korean defectors, Sept. 26.The band played covers of thirteen classic songs off the world’s greatest hits...
29 September 2017 U.S. Naval Forces Korea Awarded ROK Presidential Unit Citation PYEONGTAEK, Republic of Korea -- Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon, Jae-in presented Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) Rear Adm. Brad Cooper with the ROK Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) during the 69th Annual ROK Armed Forces Day Ceremony in Pyeongtaek, Sept. 28.The ROK PUC is the...
28 September 2017 Yokota Hosts Non-Combatant Evacuation Open House YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Non-Combatant Evacuation (NEO) Operations open house was held for base personnel at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2017.The event was aimed at ensuring everybody knows what to do in case of a noncombatant evacuation, which may be ordered...
28 September 2017 Senate Confirms Dunford for Additional 2-Year Term as Chairman WASHINGTON -- The Senate yesterday agreed to Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford’s reappointment for another two-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Dunford will continue to serve as the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense and the rest of the National...
28 September 2017 Barrier Maintenance Takes a Break, Protects Joint Assets MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In the event an aircraft has an in-flight emergency, hindering a pilot’s ability to land a plane, they engage with a barrier kit-12 (BAK-12) arresting system with their tail-hook in order to come to a safe stop.“Barrier maintenance refers to upkeeping the BAK-12 aircraft...