07 July 2017 Okinawa Maintenance Logistics Group Marines Save Life on Mt. Fuji CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- “Uncommon valor is a common virtue” has always been a representation of the way U.S. Marines interact in their day to day lives. The Marine Corps is held to a higher standard because of the profound actions performed by Marines not only on duty, but off.Cpls. Otto...
05 July 2017 Wolf Pack Conducts Wing Verification KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Nine F-16 pilots and two intelligence officers rounded out a week’s worth of academics, studying, mission planning and simulations by presenting their knowledge and planned mission to members of the Wolf Pack June 30, 2017, at Kunsan Air Base to earn their...
30 June 2017 Misawa Air Base's Runway Repair Concludes, Fighters Return Early MISAWA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- After nearly two months of construction, Misawa Air Base’s runway became fully operational more than a week ahead of schedule, June 26, and both fighter squadrons returned home.Due to teamwork between the entire 35th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces and host nation...
28 June 2017 USS Ashland Builds Relationships with Brisbane Visit BRISBANE, Australia -- Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Brisbane for a routine port call, June 28.The port call to Brisbane comes after a month of shipboard joint exercises while operating with Expeditionary Strike Group 7 flagship USS...
27 June 2017 Regiment 'Go for Broke' Troops Shatter 'Weekend Warrior' Perception KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Bravo and Echo Companies, of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, faced off against each other in a simulated assault training at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) on June 18 and 19, 2017 as part of the Lava Forge exercise.Acting as a cohesive unit, Echo Company...
26 June 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Kicks Off Eagle Wrath 2017 with 100 Percent Tactical Mindset MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan -- U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, arrived at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 15, 2017, to participate in exercise Eagle Wrath 2017.Eagle Wrath 2017, a two-week training...
23 June 2017 U.S., Japan Engineers Reinforce Pacific Unity, Interoperability MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a bilateral engagement event with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force civil engineering counterparts, which focused on base recovery and developing friendships June 20 through 22, at Misawa Air Base.The exchange featured various...
23 June 2017 Regiment 'Go for Broke' Troops Shatter 'Weekend Warrior' Perception KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Bravo and Echo Companies, of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment conducted simulated assault training at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) on June 18 and 19, 2017. Echo Company conducted an attack as a cohesive unit in an effort to recapture a mock village and...
20 June 2017 KC-135s Refuel International Partners at Red Flag-Alaska MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Four McConnell aircrews took two KC-135 Stratotankers to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to provide joint warfighting support during the 2-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, which began June 12.The exercise puts two forces against one another; blue, the allies,...
16 June 2017 2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Grimacing, they run through the rain, their water-logged bulletproof vests getting heavier by the second while their teammate’s encouraging shouts grow louder.A finish line is crossed, usually denoting completion, but in this case, representing simply a line of demarcation...