26 March 2018 Carl Vinson Completes Bilateral Exercise with Japan PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group completed a bilateral exercise in the Western Pacific with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), March 23.Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conducted combined operations with Japanese helicopter...
26 March 2018 US Marines, Australian Defence Force Aid to Cyclone Marcus Aftermath DARWIN, NT, Australia -- swept through Darwin, NT, Aus., March 19, 2018.The service members worked together to clear tree branches and debris from roadways and sidewalks that were obstructed by the wreckage the cyclone caused to Larrekeyah Defence Precinct and Robertson Barracks.Service members also...
26 March 2018 Maintenance Airmen Bring F-16 to Life MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- After 450 days of being grounded for extensive maintenance, tail number 400, an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, took flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18.In October 2016, tail number 400 sustained critical electrical and internal damage,...
21 March 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 Begins in Micronesia YAP, Micronesia -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission, began today aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick in Yap, Micronesia.Military personnel from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Japan and...
21 March 2018 Leap-ahead Technology to Increase Soldier Readiness in Future Battles WASHINGTON -- For Soldiers, survival depends on out-maneuvering the enemy. While the Army's current fleet of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and aircraft can protect Soldiers against near-peer threats, these vehicles lack the critical technologies to maintain tactical overmatch in future...
21 March 2018 Annual Tug of War Event Strengthens US, Japan Partnership MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Teams with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (USAF) came together to forge friendships and compete in the 16th Annual Northern Air Defense Force Commander’s Cup Tug of War Tournament at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 18.Nineteen...
21 March 2018 Maintenance Professionals Recognized as Best-of-the-best at Kunsan KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen with the 8th Maintenance Group (MXG) received recognition for their job performance during the annual Maintenance Professionals of the Year ceremony held March 16, 2018, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.At the event, guest speaker and former 8th MXG...
20 March 2018 USNS Mercy Delivers Medical Supplies to Ulithi Atoll PACIFIC OCEAN -- Service members assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) made a brief mission stop, March 20, near Ulithi Atoll, part of the Caroline Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).This is the first official engagement of Pacific Partnership 2018...
20 March 2018 Navy, Coast Guard Divers Recover Torpedoes in Freezing Arctic ARCTIC CIRCLE -- Divers from U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) Two, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) One and the U.S. Coast Guard braved harsh Arctic waters to play a critical role during a torpedo exercise as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018.ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial...
20 March 2018 Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Sails from Okinawa for Indo-Pacific Patrol OKINAWA, Japan - Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed Okinawa, Japan March 19 after embarking more than 2,300 Marines and equipment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).The ESG and the MEU are now deployed together for a routine patrol in the Indo-Pacific region meant...