23 September 2016 Valiant Shield Participants Engage with Youth Correctional Facility Students MANGILAO, Guam - The Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Navy joined forces with students at the Youth Correctional Facility on Sept. 22, 2016 for a basketball game. The fifteen Marines, one Airman and one Sailor are in Guam as participants of Valiant Shield, a biennial field training exercise with...
23 September 2016 Army Surgeon General Shares Journey during Pacific Region Trip HONOLULU, Hawaii -- "It doesn't matter where you start. It's where you end up," said Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), to an audience of military and civilian leaders at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, as part of her first official visit to...
22 September 2016 Nepalese Army Disaster Response Exercise Kicks Off KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bi-lateral disaster response exercise focused on earthquake preparedness began in Kathmandu Sept. 20 as part of the enduring collaboration between the U.S. and Nepalese governments to prepare for natural disasters in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The Pacific Resilience Disaster...
22 September 2016 Destroyer Squadron 7 Staff Complete Exercise Valiant Shield GUAM -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff disembarked amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Sept. 21, following completion of their duties during exercise Valiant Shield 2016. DESRON 7 staff served as the sea combat commander (SCC) for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and was...
22 September 2016 US, Japanese Forces Conclude Rising Thunder with Urban Assault Course YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- Loud shots echoed across the training area as the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, maneuvered through the urban assault course Monday, Sept. 19. The course was the culminating event of Rising Thunder 2016,...
22 September 2016 Regional Health Command-Pacific's Trained and Ready Combat Medic Critical to Medical Readiness HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The link to survival on the battlefield is a trained and ready force. Providing a globally ready medical force is one of Regional Health Command-Pacific’s, known as RHC-P, top four priorities. As the lead Army medical command in the Pacific, RHC-P emphasizes medical skills...
22 September 2016 Valiant Shield 16: Preparing for High End Combat Means Low End Technology ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing are practicing on how to function without the aid of advanced technological command and control systems during operations at Exercise Valiant Shield 16 on Guam and around the Mariana Islands Range Complex. The training...
22 September 2016 Kadena Air Refueling Squadron Trains S. Korea Air Force F-15, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Aircrews KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Republic of Korea Air Force F-15 Eagles and Airmen of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron simultaneously trained for separate missions over the Pacific Ocean last week thanks to an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Kadena Air Base.The 909th Air...
21 September 2016 Rising Thunder 2016 Culminates at Yakima Training Center YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – The Yakima Valley shook today from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Type 10 tanks and U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment’s 60mm mortars. The two nations completed a combined arms live-fire exercise showcasing their ability to work together towards a...
21 September 2016 Joint Forces Conduct Concept of Operations Exercise during Valiant Shield 2016 PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- Air and surface units from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force conducted a concept of operations simulated exercise during Valiant Shield 2016, Sept. 17.The concept of operations simulation is designed to improve the interoperability and tactics between...