06 September 2017 U.S., Japanese Defense Leaders Condemn North Korean Nuke Test WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera discussed North Korea's Sept. 2 test of a nuclear device in a telephone conversation yesterday, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.Mattis and Onodera both condemned the test as a destabilizing...
06 September 2017 The Wolfpack Wrestles Beverly Pack 17-3 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing and the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, who are deployed as part of a Theater Security Package, conducted a regularly-scheduled exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, August 21 to...
05 September 2017 US, Singapore Navies Enhance Maritime Partnership with Training in Guam GUAM -- The U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore navies concluded Exercise Pacific Griffin 2017 at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Sept 2.Pacific Griffin 17 served as this year's U.S.-Singapore annual maritime exercise and ran from Aug 19 through Sept 2 in waters near Guam. The exercise was coordinated months...
05 September 2017 U.S., Sri Lanka Partner to Increase Oil Spill Preparedness COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- On behalf of the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) collaborated with the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) to develop the first environmental mapping resource for coastal regions between the Port...
05 September 2017 Mattis, Dunford Brief President on Military Options Available to Deal with North Korea WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, standing in front of the White House this afternoon after the latest and largest nuclear test carried out by North Korea, said the United States has many military options for dealing with Kim Jong Un's provocations and that President Donald J. Trump wanted...
05 September 2017 Combat Engineers, Marines Make a Bang with Shotguns, Demos SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers and Marines made more than just a loud bang as they breached doors and other targets on the ranges, here, Aug. 29-31.Combat Engineers from the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, worked with Marines from the 2nd...
05 September 2017 Bonhomme Richard Departs Melbourne, Australia MELBOURNE, Australia (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 3, concluding a scheduled six-day port visit.Melbourne is Bonhomme Richard's third Australian port visit during the current routine deployment as part of the U.S. - Australian...
05 September 2017 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines in Guam for Unit-level Training ANDERSEN SOUTH AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Guam to conduct unit-level training throughout the bases and ranges there as part of their regularly-scheduled fall patrol, August 29, 2017.In Guam, the Ashland is...
01 September 2017 U.S., Japan Integrate to Perfect Safety, Security Response Capabilities MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sirens screamed from the voices of fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles while U.S. and Japan first responders raced across Misawa Air Base during a bilateral emergency management exercise, Aug. 30.U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members quickly...
01 September 2017 USS John S. McCain Sailors Posthumously Advanced WASHINGTON -- The Navy announced Thursday that the 10 Sailors who died aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were posthumously advanced to their next rank.Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri, was posthumously advanced to Chief Electronics...