30 April 2018 Sterett, Dewey Complete 'Up-Gunned ESG' Operations in 7th Fleet PACIFIC OCEAN - San Diego-based guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Dewey (DDG 105) departed U.S. 7th Fleet, April 29, after two months of operations in a multitude of warfare areas and partnership-enhancing port visits.Sterett and Dewey, with respective embarked helicopter...
30 April 2018 First RED FLAG-Alaska 2018 Commences EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Today marks the official start of the 2018 season of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A). The exercise serves as an ideal platform for international engagement and has a long history of including allies and partners, ultimately enabling all involved to exchange tactics,...
30 April 2018 USS Green Bay Returns to Sasebo after Patrol with 31st MEU SASEBO, Japan -- USS Green Bay (LPD 20) returned to Sasebo, Japan, after a successful patrol with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Indo-Pacific region, April 28.Green Bay, serving as the amphibious transport dock in the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), completed all major events...
30 April 2018 Mattis, South Korean Defense Minister Discuss North-South Korea Talks WASHINGTON -- During a phone conversation between Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and South Korea’s Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo, the two leaders expressed their serious commitment to a diplomatic resolution that achieves complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of...
30 April 2018 Courage Ready FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- The execution phases of America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 began with an emergency deployment readiness exercise for Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington.The Soldiers traveled here to participate in realistic combat training...
30 April 2018 USS Bonhomme Richard Arrives in Pearl Harbor, Joins 3rd Fleet PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived in Pearl Harbor, April 27, marking the ship's first port visit since it entered U.S. 3rd Fleet.Bonhomme Richard is stopping at Pearl Harbor as part of the ship's transit from Sasebo, Japan, to San Diego, where...
30 April 2018 Air Force Surgeon General, Medical Enlisted Chief Visit Andersen ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, the U.S. Air Force surgeon general, completed his first visit to Andersen Air Force Base on April 17.Ediger was joined by Chief Master Sgt. George Cum, the chief, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, to speak with Team Andersen’s...
27 April 2018 Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Civic Leaders Visit the Wolf Pack KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Air Force’s Civic Leader Tour visited with the Airmen of the Wolf Pack April 25, 2018, to familiarize themselves with the mission as part of a greater Pacific Air Force command tour.Accompanied by Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson, and...
27 April 2018 Opening Remarks for Pacific Partnership 2018 by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Hilton WASHINGTON, DC -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, and Mongolia on the occasion of the 2018 trilateral meeting between the three countries.Begin Text:The United States, Japan, and Mongolia held a trilateral meeting in Tokyo...
27 April 2018 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Sergeant Major Relinquishes Word of Office, Mota Assumes Duties CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham relinquished the sword of office as the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota during a post and relief ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 27, 2018. Lanham is slated to assume duties as 12th...