24 February 2020 USS America, Green Bay Arrive in Thailand for Cobra Gold LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- Ships from the America Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) arrived with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for port visits to Thailand in preparation for exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Feb. 22.Cobra Gold is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Joint...
24 February 2020 The Rock Crosses the Pacific YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Yokota Air Base welcomed four Air Mobility Command C-130J’s from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, as part of a capstone exercise Feb. 8-19, 2020.“Yokota has a very unique AOR,” said Capt. John Walitsch, 61st AS C-130J pilot. “By the 61st flying out, we get...
24 February 2020 Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet Staff Arrive in Thailand LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), along with the embarked 7th Fleet staff, arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit as part of their continuing mission of relationship-building in the Indo-Pacific region.The visit gives the combined Blue...
24 February 2020 Agile Combat Employment: A Leaner, Meaner Force KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, executed a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Feb. 21, 2020, in cooperation with Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and MCAS Futenma Marines to sharpen 18th Wing Airmen’s force...
24 February 2020 U.S. Army Pacific: Leaving for Pacific Pathways SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division said their final farewells before heading to Thailand to participate in Pacific Pathways. Pacific Pathways is an operation conducted by U.S. Army Pacific that deploys personnel and material to support security cooperation exercises...
21 February 2020 Building a Resilient Missile Defense Shield Around Japan OKINAWA, Japan -- Air and Missile Defense in the Pacific theater is an ever present and growing focus in the National Defense Strategy. Each year, the Resilient Shield exercise partners units in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Joint and bilateral networks that provide for the common defense...
21 February 2020 U.S. Sailors, Marines Train Alongside Japanese Soldiers in Exercise Iron Fist PACIFIC OCEAN -- Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) along with U.S. Marines welcomed aboard Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment soldiers in support of Exercise Iron Fist...
21 February 2020 Secretary of the Army: Strong Partnerships Serve as Deterrent to Armed Conflict FORT MEADE, Md. -- As Army leaders look toward the next steps in modernizing the force, they stressed the importance of working with allied partners both in Europe and in Southeast Asia. In the midst of a $178 billion fiscal year 2021 budget proposal, the Army plans to expand its competitive...
21 February 2020 U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2020 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Armed Forces will be participating in Resilient Shield 2020 starting February 24, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint...
21 February 2020 Andersen Answers Royal Australian Air Force Call for Support ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Earlier this month the United States Air Force 36th Contingency Response Squadron (CRS) sent two cargo load teams to Royal Air Force (RAAF) Base East Sale, Australia, to move supplies in support of Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 2019-20.What was scheduled as an...