25 May 2016 Land Power in the Pacific Symposium Kicks Off HONOLULU – Representatives from more than 20 nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, to kick off the 4th annual LANPAC Symposium & Exposition May 24. The "world-class international event highlights the role of land forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
20 May 2016 Task Force Koa Moana Embarks from Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- Before any exercise or operational deployment there is always a rush of events happening to get the boat moving. “Even though it’s my first deployment, which made me really nervous, I was excited because I was ready to go to all these countries and to be a very important person...
16 May 2016 Carrier Air Wing 9 Completes Material Condition Inspection SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 Sailors completed a mid-deployment Material Condition Inspection (MCI) while embarked on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), May 13. Naval Air Forces Pacific performs the MCI to ensure all squadrons of CVW 9 are meeting maintenance and safety standards...
12 May 2016 All Gave Some; Some Gave All VIETNAM -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency returned from a recovery mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, April 12, after deploying in an effort to recover the remains of a U.S. Air Force pilot and navigator who were lost when their RF-4C Phantom aircraft went missing during a...
09 May 2016 South Korean Special Forces Train with U.S. Soldiers to Direct Fire In first-of-its-kind training in the peninsula, special forces Soldiers from South Korea trained with U.S. Soldiers to direct fire from U.S. and NATO aircraft, artillery, and naval vessels from April 18 -28. Soldiers in the course also learned to provide close air support targeting information to...
05 May 2016 U.S. Army Pacific Bids Farewell, Welcomes New Commander FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – U.S. Army Pacific held its change of command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 4. Gen. Robert B. Brown took command of USARPAC from Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commanded USARPAC for almost three years, in a public ceremony on Historic Palm Circle, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Brooks...
02 May 2016 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Conducts Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint Exercise Aboard USS Green Bay SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group 7 and Tactical Training Group Pacific successfully completed another annual Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint Exercise (FST-J) April 29. This year was unique in that ESG 7 held the training aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS...
22 April 2016 Japanese Joint Staff College Advanced Course Visit Yokohama North Dock YOKOHAMA NORTH DOCK, Japan (April 21, 2016)- Forty-nine students from the Japanese Joint Staff College participated in an annual tour of the Watercraft Equipment Base - Yokohama North Dock March 28, led by Lt. Col. Christopher Noe, assigned to the Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast...
20 April 2016 US Marines, Japan Self Defense Force Continue Japan Earthquake Relief from the Sea MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JAPAN– Four MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed the second day of disaster relief operations utilizing bilateral naval integration in support Joint Task Force Chinzei, led by the Japan Self...
14 April 2016 Air Force Reserve Celebrates 68th Birthday JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Active duty and Reserve Airmen came together to celebrate the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 14, 2016. "Celebrating our birthday is a great opportunity to recognize our diverse citizen Airmen," said Air Force...