03 July 2018 Closing Ceremony Wraps Up Khaan Quest 2018 The multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2018 was officially brought to an end with the closing ceremony June 28.The Mongolian Armed Forces successfully hosted 17 other nations, including the U.S., with approximately 3,000 participants over the past three weeks of training.This year marks...
03 July 2018 U.S.-Japan Alliance ‘Cornerstone’ to Indo-Pacific Stability, Mattis Says The United States and Japan are strong allies firmly committed to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said June 30 in Tokyo.In a media availability after talks with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Mattis said he and his Japanese counterpart...
03 July 2018 Aussies, Marines Take On Amphibious Warfare The Australian Defence Force brought on a small group of U.S. Marines to take part in an amphibious raid training, Exercise Sea Series 18, in Australia from May 18 to June 26, 2018.The Marines, from Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 18, arrived in Sydney to start with a command portion of the event...
02 July 2018 Mongolian Armed Forces host Khaan Quest 2018 peacekeeping field-training exercise The Mongolian Armed Forces hosted a United Nations peacekeeping field-training exercise June 14 to 28 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, as part of Khaan Quest 2018.The purpose of Khaan Quest is to gain U.N. training and certification for multi-national participants through the conduct of...
02 July 2018 Pacific Angel 18-1 Concludes in Timor-Leste More than 80 multilateral service members, health care providers, translators and volunteers from Timor-Leste, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and the United States joined forces in Suai, Timor-Leste, during Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL)18-1, June 5-18, 2018, building partnership capacity and...
02 July 2018 B-52 Bomber Crew Aids in Rescue Off Coast of Guam The B-52 Stratofortress bomber is world famous for its long-range capabilities, but during a routine June 25 flight near Guam, crew members with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and deployed to Andersen Air Force Base here were tasked with a...
02 July 2018 USS Oklahoma City Returns to Guam Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, June 29. Oklahoma City conducted routine patrols throughout the Indo-Pacific region in support of maritime security operations that promote stability while maintaining key partnerships with...
29 June 2018 US Navy Kicks Off 26th RIMPAC Exercise Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. John C. Aquilino and Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, announced today the start of the world’s largest international maritime exercise, the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), scheduled through Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and...
29 June 2018 U.S. Navy, Australia sign agreement for Triton UAS The Australian government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Navy June 25, to purchase up to six MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).The MOU outlines the cooperative agreement between the two countries which will allow Australia to influence future design and development of...
29 June 2018 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Conducts Mount-Out Exercise Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a 48- hour Mount-Out Exercise (MOX) onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, June 19-20.This exercise simulates one of the core capabilities of a construction battalion to deploy an Air Detachment (Air Det.), along with construction equipment,...