13 February 2019 Final Resting Place of USS Hornet CV-8 Located in South Pacific SEATTLE, Wash. -- Wreckage of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet rests on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean around the Solomon Islands, 5,400 meters (nearly 17,500 feet) below the surface as discovered last month by the expedition crew of Paul G. Allen’s Research Vessel (R/V)...
13 February 2019 Iron Fist 2019 Strengthens U.S.-Japan Alliance; Certifies Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California -- U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade celebrated another successful exercise during the closing ceremony of Iron Fist 2019, Feb. 8, at Marine Corps Base Camp...
13 February 2019 2019 Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps Week KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Across the Air Force Airmen in the biomedical sciences corps dedicate countless hours to ensure the health and welfare of the force. To recognize their accomplishments and raise awareness for these unsung heroes the Air Force has dedicated the week of Jan. 28 through Feb...
13 February 2019 Arctic Wolves Join Japanese Forces in Desert FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- More than 4,200 members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team will face an 80-degree temperature difference from their home base in Fairbanks, Alaska, when they begin their rotation Feb. 4 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. They have traveled 3,485 miles to test...
13 February 2019 A New Beginning for a Squadron YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Since 1992, the 374th Operations Support Squadron has provided flight operations, intelligence, combat survival, weather forecasting and more. With over 26 different job titles, the OSS has an abundance of experts who work together to support Yokota’s UH-1N, C-12J and...
12 February 2019 Cobra Gold 19: Opening Ceremony PHITSANULOK PROVINCE, Thailand -- The Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri, Chargé d’affaires Mr. Peter Haymond, U.S. Embassy in Thailand and Lt. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commander, U.S. Army First Corps representing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led the opening...
12 February 2019 US Submarine Participates in Japan MSDF Submarine Competition FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- A U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine will participate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Competition (SUBCOMP) in waters south of Japan, Feb. 13 to 20.SUBCOMP is designed to evaluate and test Japanese crews across multiple...
12 February 2019 USS Green Bay Sailors, Marines Visit Thai Schools, Share Cultures CHONBURI, Thailand -- Service members assigned to forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) participated in two cultural exchange projects in Chonburi, Thailand, Feb. 8-9.56 Sailors and Marines assigned to Green Bay, Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 and the 31st Marine...
12 February 2019 35th FS Pantons Launch Into Cobra Gold 19, Historic Redeployment to Thai Base KORAT, Thailand -- The 35th Fighter Squadron departed on Feb. 6, and the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron departed on Feb. 7 to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold 19 in a historic redeployment to Korat Royal Thai AB, Thailand.Cobra Gold is the largest military exercise in the Indo-Pacific region...
12 February 2019 Korean Cadets Learn Combined Operations with 2ID/ROK-U.S. Combined Division CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- A great way to learn about a culture is to immerse yourself in it. Korea Military Academy cadets set out to do just that with the Warrior Division, Feb. 12-20.Eighty KMA cadets began their winter internship with a welcome brief from Brig. Gen. Kim, Yong Chul,...