16 March 2017 Singapore Air Force Enhances Red Flag 17-2 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV -- As the Singapore CH-47 Chinook’s twin rotors build speed and spin in unison, a loud but calming hum fills the interior of the helicopter. Seven Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists sit with their gear in front of them, parachutes on their backs.As the...
16 March 2017 Squadron Revitalization Leads to Enlisted Professional Military Education changes WASHINGTON -- The reenlistment and extension ineligibility requirement will be removed from the enlisted professional military education program effective March 15, 2017 according to Air Force officials.Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso,...
15 March 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives in the Republic of Korea BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, March 15.The Carl Vinson Strike Group completed...
15 March 2017 909th Air Refueling Squadron Conducts F-35 Inaugural Refueling KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) conducted the inaugural aerial-refueling mission with F-35B Lightning IIs from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, over the Pacific Ocean.This is the first time the 909th ARS...
15 March 2017 Defenders in Arms: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Visited Kadena's Security Forces Squadron KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) visited Kadena's Security Forces Squadron (SFS) March 14, to see how U.S. base defense operations are performed.The JASDF security forces members toured the SFS to get a first-hand look at U.S. security operations and...
15 March 2017 Royal Thai Army Visits I Corps, Learns All about Strykers JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- A delegation from the Royal Thai Army visited JBLM and the surrounding area to learn more about the Stryker vehicle platform that is frequently used by Soldiers from the installation, March 8."Strykers enable a very rapid transition from movement to maneuver, in...
15 March 2017 Dunford, South Korean Counterpart Discuss North Korea WASHINGTON, March 15, 2017 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his South Korean counterpart discussed recent threatening actions by North Korea and other issues during a 30-minute phone call yesterday.Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Gen. Sun Jin-lee, the chairman of South Korea’s...
15 March 2017 "Pegasus" Lifts, Combat Logistics Battalion-3 Puts on the Weight MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- No matter the task, whether it’s transporting ammunition, weapons, equipment, vehicles or personnel, Marines will pack it up and ship it out, by land, sea or air.Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, also known as "Pegasus," utilized CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters for...
15 March 2017 Support for Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka Washington, DC -- On Monday, March 13 at the UN Human Rights Council the United States and other members of the Friends of Sri Lanka Core Group tabled a draft resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka that reflects our enduring commitment to lasting peace...
14 March 2017 U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea Navies Conduct Trilateral Missile Defense Informational Link Exercise YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vessels from the United States Navy, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force will conduct a trilateral missile warning informational link exercise (LINKEX) Mar. 14-15 in seas east of the Korean peninsula and north of Japan to promote...