19 September 2018 7th Fleet Leadership Welcomes Marine Forces Japan aboard USS Blue Ridge. YOKOSUKA, Japan – The embarked staff and crew of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) hosted Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)/Commander, Marine Forces Japan, who toured the ship while moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sep. 18.Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, who took command in August, met...
19 September 2018 Mattis, Philippine Counterpart Discuss Defense Relationship WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday at the Pentagon to reaffirm the longstanding defense relationship between the United States and the Philippines, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Dana W. White, said in a readout...
19 September 2018 Joint Task Force Introduces New Shallow-Water Mine Capability During Valiant Shield PACIFIC OCEAN, Guam -- Valiant Shield kicked off its seventh field training exercise, Sept. 17, and returned with the third demonstration of a joint-force series, coined “Quickstrike,” but this time with updated capability postured to improve precision and warfighter welfare across branches.The U.S...
19 September 2018 Kunsan Air Base Launches USAF's First-ever Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System Test Flight KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Kunsan is getting ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation and executing new ideas that improve the way the Air Force trains and fights.Most recently, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) conducted the United States Air Force’s first-ever Rapid Airfield...
18 September 2018 ROK-US Alliance Continues through Unified Public Affairs Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Members of the Republic of Korea’s Air Force Public Affairs (ROKAF/PA) leadership team traveled to Pacific Air Force ( PACAF) Headquarters to conduct periodic Public Affairs (PA) cooperation training Sept. 11-13.During the visit, aimed at facilitating...
18 September 2018 459 Airlift Squadron Showcases Capabilities Exercise during Friendship Festival YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota’s 459th Airlift Squadron showcased one of their UH-1 mission sets during a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 15-16 at Yokota Air Base, Japan to give approximately 145,000 visitors a better understanding of what the...
18 September 2018 Adametz Becomes New Commander at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John J. Adametz relieved Rear Adm. John W. Korka as commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific during a change of command ceremony held Sept. 13 at NAVFAC Pacific headquarters.NAVFAC Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear...
17 September 2018 Joint U.S. Forces Team for Exercise Valiant Shield 2018 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- U.S. military forces from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2018, Sept. 16-23, around the Marianas Island Range Complex as well as on Guam.Participants include the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), 15 surface...
17 September 2018 Bayonet Soldiers begin Bilateral Training Yudh Abhyas Exercise in India CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army's 99th Mountain Brigade officially began this year's Yudh Abhyas training exercise with an opening ceremony held Sept. 16, 2018, at Chaubattia Military Station.This year's training, located...
17 September 2018 B-2s Conduct Hot-pit Refueling at Wake Island JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits took off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, to conduct routine training at Wake Island and in the vicinity of Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2018.During the training, one B-2 conducted hot-pit refueling at Wake Island, a...