14 July 2017 Misawa F-16s Receive System Upgrade to Boost Tactical Power MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As years pass technology continuously progresses, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics systems, a warfighting computer reaping the benefits of man’s technological advancements.The 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 fleet began an avionics upgrade this week to further enhance...
14 July 2017 Malabar 2017 Community Relations Takes Sailors to the Hoop CHENNAI, India -- Sailors assigned to Nimitz Carrier Strike Group participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai, India, July 11 during Malabar 2017.The COMREL brought together U.S. Navy Sailors and Indian youth to further diplomacy and...
14 July 2017 Kilo Company Marines Gear Up for Talisman Saber 2017 AT SEA -- As the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025 – a Marine Corps initiative to prepare Marines for the battlefield of the future – BLT 3/5 is using Talisman Saber to test state-of-the-art concepts and technologies. The concepts that prove successful may shape the way future Marines fights our...
13 July 2017 Marines Participate in Live-fire Weapons Training at Fuji, Japan COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017.Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire...
13 July 2017 644th Combat Communications Squadron Hosts Biannual Combat Readiness Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 30 Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron participated in exercise Dragon Forge June 12-16, 2017, at Andersen South, Guam.Exercise Dragon Forge is a 164-hour training exercise designed to teach, train and build combat skills, while instilling...
13 July 2017 Army Engineers Provide Vital Surveys for U.S. Ports, Waterways BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Survey Team, responding to a temporary need for experienced surveyors, conducted project condition surveys for the Alaska District in June on the Aurora and Harris harbors in Juneau and the North Harbor in Petersburg.The Buffalo...
13 July 2017 Guam Command Marianas Engineers Partner with Society of Military Engineers Guam Post MANGILAO, Guam -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas and the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) Guam Post hosted their first science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camp, July 8. "These young students represent our future," said NAVFAC Marianas Commanding...
13 July 2017 Extending Operational Sustainment in Korea Republic of Korea -- Providing joint operational sustainment in the Korean theater of operations (KTO) to ensure the commander is able to maintain operational options and reach presents challenging and unique opportunities for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), the United Nations Combined Forces Command, and...
12 July 2017 Intelligence Driving Operations at Talisman Saber 2017 ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- Though hidden behind the scenes, the intelligence analysts of the 353rd Special Operations Group and their Australian counterparts paint the big picture of the warfighting scenario for Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial military training exercise from 23 June to 25 July...
12 July 2017 Future USS John Finn Set for Commissioning at Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) will be commissioned at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Pier Kilo 10. Media are invited to cover commissioning week events, including media...