26 July 2019 U.S. Marines Reach 2,500 in Darwin for First Time DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Marine Rotational Force – Darwin achieved a major milestone this week with the arrival of additional Marines, reaching 2,500 for the first time in accordance with the Force Posture Initiatives.This increase in MRF-D personnel is a tangible demonstration of the United States’...
25 July 2019 U.S. Marines Complete Simulated Combined Amphibious Assault, Reconnaissance Raid in Bowen, Australia BOWEN, QLD, Australia (USS Wasp, At Sea) -- U.S. Marines, Australian Soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members conducted multi-national simulated amphibious mechanized and direct-action raids in Bowen, Australian as a part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19, July 22 and 23.Assault amphibious...
25 July 2019 KC-10s Keeps US and Australian Forces Dominating the Skies in Talisman Sabre 19 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA -- Throughout the duration of Talisman Sabre 19 (TS19), a biannual exercise on the east coast of Australia, nearly 300 U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft participated in major air operations. Out of those aircraft, three provided the fuel...
25 July 2019 Air Education and Training Command Airmen Visit PACAF to Enhance Warfighter Alignment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) and 559th Flying Training Squadron, both assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, visited Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Headquarters, July 8-10, 2019.The immersion...
25 July 2019 Navy Hospital Yokosuka, Japanese Maritime Surgical Teams Participate in Exercise YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The department of surgical services at U. S. Navy Hospital Yokosuka (USNHY) welcomed their counterparts from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka Hospital April 17 to complete an interoperability evolution involving a simulated patient with a previously...
25 July 2019 U.S. Veterans Visit Camp Mujuk and 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Headquarters SOUTH KOREA -- U.S. Veterans visited Camp Mujuk, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division on July 23, 2019.The veterans were greeted at 1st ROK MARDIV Headquarters, where they were given a brief from the Commanding General of 1st ROK MARDIV, Maj. Gen. Tae Sung...
25 July 2019 Future Quantum Systems Aim to Improve Soldier Performance ADELPHI, Md. -- Army scientists have reached a promising milestone in the field of quantum research for improved capabilities in quantum simulation and quantum computation that provide the Soldier a tactical advantage on the battlefield.Quantum entanglement has the potential for massive data storage...
24 July 2019 Direct Air Support Center Ensures Air-ground Support during TS19 ROCKHAMPTON, QLD, Australia -- The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Direct Air Support Center links ground and aviation assets during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.Provided by the Marine Air Support Squadron-2, the DASC’s mission during the exercise is to integrate supporting in arms with the MAGTF and...
24 July 2019 Menoni Takes Helm as Commander of Joint Region Marianas ASAN, Guam -- Returning to Guam for his third tour of duty on island, Rear Adm. John Menoni assumed command of Joint Region Marianas from Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield during a change of command ceremony at the Guam High School gymnasium aboard U.S. Naval Hospital Guam in Agana Heights, July...
24 July 2019 Naval Forces Korea Welcomes Korean Midshipmen to CNFK BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) hosted 150 midshipmen from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Academy for a tour of CNFK headquarters, July 23.The tour was designed to help the midshipmen better understand the CNFK mission and the command’s role ensuring the...