28 December 2018 USS Anchorage, 13th MEU Conclude Cooperative Deployment with Indian Navy INDIAN OCEAN -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a cooperative deployment with Indian Navy destroyer INS Rajput (D51), Dec. 26.The at sea training followed a port visit to Visakhapatnam, India, Dec. 22-26.During...
28 December 2018 Evaluation Team Uses Non-destructive Testing on JBER Airfields JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Following the Nov. 30 earthquakes rocking the Anchorage, Alaska area, team Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) immediately leapt into action evaluating, cleaning up and repairing damages sustained.Despite the upheaval of earth, and magnitude of damages a...
28 December 2018 Sustaining the Pack: 8th FW PowerPro Keeps Lights on, Aircraft Safe KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- "Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series designed to highlight innovative efforts, large and small, that are improving infrastructure at Kunsan Air Base. These both save the Air Force money and improve mission readiness for generations of Airmen to...
23 December 2018 USS Anchorage Sailors and Marines Strengthen Partnership with India Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Visakhapatnam for a port visit, Dec. 22.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will hold professional exchanges with their Indian Navy counterparts and have opportunities to explore the...
21 December 2018 U.S. Marines and the 196th California Air National Guard Work Together During UAS Proof of Concept ...
21 December 2018 USS Rushmore, 13th MEU Strengthen Partnerships in Sri Lanka Dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a scheduled port visit Dec. 21.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have opportunities to explore the local area and visit historical sites in Sri Lanka.Part of a...
19 December 2018 COMPACAF Visit Highlights 70 Years of U.S., Indonesia Relationship JAKARTA, Indonesia -- “The long-standing partnership between the United States and Indonesia serves as an indicator of the many opportunities we can further cooperate in our shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” said U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)...
19 December 2018 U.S., Republic of Korea Teamwork Maintains Clear Skies OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In an effort to maintain air superiority, the Air Force requires uninterrupted manning and vigilant eyes at all times a necessity that spreads to multiples jobs across the forces.The 607th Air and Space Operation Center (AOC) plans, commands, controls, executes...
19 December 2018 Operation Christmas Drop 2018 is a Wrap, Until Next Year Micronesia ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It’s time to pack up the workshop and for Santa’s helpers to return home as Operation Christmas Drop 2018 is a wrap.Over the past week and a half Santa’s C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) and the Royal Australian Air Force...
19 December 2018 Chief of Naval Operations Holds Video Teleconference with Chinese Counterpart WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson held a video teleconference (VTC) with Vice Adm. Shen Jinlong, People's Liberation Army (Navy) Commander, Dec. 18.The two leaders exchanged views on Navy-to-Navy and bilateral military relations and expressed the importance of...