12 March 2021 DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Freedom of Navigation Report WASHIINGTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2020 on March 10, 2021. During the period from October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020, U.S. forces operationally challenged 28 different excessive maritime claims made by 19...
30 September 2016 210th Field Artillery Brigade Conducts Loading Exercise CAMP CASEY, South Korea - Soldiers of the 210th Field Artillery Brigade conducted a Loading Exercise (LOADEX) at Camp Casey, Sept 20. "The purpose of the LOADEX is to ensure that the brigade is ready and prepared to "Fight Tonight"," said Maj. Williams, a San Antonio, Texas native, 210th FA Bde...
29 September 2016 Ships of Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Arrive in Hong Kong for Port Visit HONG KONG (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20, both with embarked Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit, Sept. 29.The visit affords Sailors and Marines of both ships the...
29 September 2016 Flightline Defenders: 18th SFS Constantly Protects Kadena Flightline KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Many premier warfighting squadrons call Kadena home, and they remain mission ready to respond at a moment’s notice to preserve assets and interests of the U.S. and its allies within the Indo-Asia Pacific region. However, who protects the protectors of the Pacific?Armed and...
29 September 2016 Korean People Will Preserve Legacy of American Service Members, Attaché Tells Vets WASHINGTON -- About 88 veterans of the Korean War arrived in the nation's capital this week for a visit to the Korean War Memorial Saturday, Sept. 24. The veterans, who came to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Blue Ridge Honor Flight out of Ashville, North Carolina, laid a wreath at the memorial and...
29 September 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that...
28 September 2016 Seventh Annual Naval Engagement Activity Begins in Da Nang DA NANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam People's navy (VPN) kicked off the 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) Vietnam with a welcome ceremony at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, Sept. 28. NEA Vietnam has evolved from annual port visits to Da Nang by U.S. Navy ships, which began more...
28 September 2016 Rising Thunder Builds Interoperability with Japanese, Leaders Say YAKIMA, Wash. (Army News Service) -- American and Japanese Soldiers here held a ceremony Friday to close out the three-week-long bilateral "Rising Thunder" exercise, which was held to enhance interoperability between the two nations' armies and to increase their readiness. Rising Thunder kicked off...
28 September 2016 U.S, Republic of Korea Alliance Highlighted during Air Power Day OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Osan Air Base hosted approximately 80,000 visitors during Air Power Day 2016, Sept. 24 and 25, highlighting the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea while using the opportunity to get to know one another better as good friends and good neighbors...
28 September 2016 Emory S. Land Improves Suicide Awareness POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- The suicide awareness team aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) plans to improve Sailors' resources and knowledge by implementing the Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) program and improving the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training...
28 September 2016 U.S. Coast Guard Crew Sequoia Returns from Western, Central Pacific Fisheries Deployment HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) crew returned home to Guam Thursday, after a near month-long patrol of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to deter illegal fishing of highly migratory fish stocks such as tuna and build relationships with Pacific island nations. “Sequoia patrolled...
28 September 2016 From Classroom to Field Operations, Marines Train to be Squad leaders MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI -- From high in the mountains of the Kahuku Training Facility to the open terrain of the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Marines participated in a 7-week-long Advanced Infantry Course to become squad leaders.The AIC, which is conducted by the by the Advanced...
27 September 2016 Opening Ceremony of the 40th Pacific Armies Management Seminar KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Leaders from 30 of 34 Armies across the Indo-Asia-Pacific gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sept. 26 for the opening ceremony of the 40th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XL) co-hosted by the Malaysian Army and U.S. Army Pacific."I can think of no finer, or more...
27 September 2016 Valiant Shield 16: Ready Group Returns More Capable, Battle Ready ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE GUAM, Guam -- Marine Aircraft Group 12 and its subordinate units returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan from Guam and the Mariana Islands Range Complex after completing a multitude of missions during Exercise Valiant Shield 16.The MAG-12 “Ready Group” operated on...
27 September 2016 Osan Air Base Airmen Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 35th ADA Brigade hosted a lively and festive Hispanic heritage observance Sept. 21 in Daegu, Republic of Korea in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 -- Oct. 15.Sgt. Brenda Collins,...
27 September 2016 U.S., Philippines to Conduct Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine Marine Corps have invited U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group to participate in the 33rd iteration of the Philippines Amphibious Landing Exercise...
27 September 2016 2016 Pacific's Best Medic Competition JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Soldiers from across the Pacific competed in the Regional Health Command – Pacific’s Best Medic Competition on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Sept.19-23.The competition tested their tactical and medical skills and prepared Soldiers for an Army-wide competition at...
26 September 2016 U.S. Republic of Korea Navies Demonstrate Anti-Submarine Warfare, Precision Strike Capabilities WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- The U.S. and Republic of Korea navies (ROKN) joined forces to conduct a combined maritime operation in waters East of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 26. The operation is in response to recent North Korean provocations and is designed to send a strong message of...
26 September 2016 Momsen Arrives in Saipan SAIPAN (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrived in Saipan for a regularly scheduled port call, Sept. 24. The port call provided Momsen's crew an opportunity to refresh after four months of operations in the Western Pacific and South China Sea as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific...
26 September 2016 U.S. Air Force Conducts Third Rotation of Air Contingent in Philippines JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In support of the government of the Philippines, and with their approval and invitation, the United States is conducting a third iteration of a rotational Air Contingent in the Philippines Sept. 25. As part of this contingent, the U.S. Air Force is sending...