News

USS Lake Erie Completes its Role in Koa Kai
January 31, 2014 — Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) completed its part in exercise Koa Kai 14-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 29. Koa Kai 14-1 is an integrated maritime training exercise to certify... MORE

PACAF Commander Visits Team Osan
January 31, 2014 — Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Jan. 21-23 to get a first-hand look at Team Osan members accomplishing the mission.During his visit, General Carlisle met with Airmen from... MORE

US 7th Fleet Commander Discusses Sustainment and Operations Aboard Amphibious Ships
January 29, 2014 — The commander of U.S. 7th Fleet commander visited Fleet Activities Sasebo Jan. 27 to speak with Sailors of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed amphibious and minesweeping ships.Onboard USS Germantown (LSD... MORE

Pentagon Links Prosperity to Asia-Pacific Partnerships
January 29, 2014 — U.S. prosperity increasingly is tied to the Asia-Pacific region, a senior Defense Department official told the House Armed Services Committee here yesterday.Michael D. Lumpkin -- the assistant... MORE

Tucson Visits Singapore during Western Pacific Deployment
January 28, 2014 — The improved Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived in Singapore Jan. 24 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment.With a crew of approximately 147, Tucson... MORE

Alaskan Command/Joint Task Force-Alaska and U.S. Army Alaska Host Arctic GO/FO Conference
January 28, 2014 — Alaskan Command/Joint Task Force-Alaska and U.S. Army Alaska hosted an Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) Conference Jan. 7-11, which included distinguished guests from the U.S. Air Force,... MORE

7th Fleet Ballistic Missile Team Supports JMSDF in Exercise Keen Edge
January 28, 2014 — U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Forces Japan and Japan Self Defense Force (JMSDF) operators will hone their Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) skills in exercise Keen Edge 2014 which runs through Jan. 31.Throughout... MORE

Japan Air Self-Defense Force General Tours MCAS Futenma, Osprey
January 27, 2014 — The purpose of the visit was to familiarize Sugiyama and JASDF supporters with MCAS Futenma’s role in supporting the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Ospreys operated... MORE

Koa Kai Trains Sea Warriors, Enhances Readiness
January 27, 2014 — Now getting underway near the Hawaiian Islands (now through January 2014), is an opportunity for our Sailors and their ships to participate in individual and integrated training to make them better... MORE

ROTC Program Molds Future U.S.-South Korea Alliance Leaders
January 24, 2014 — The Eighth Army deputy commander for sustainment said the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program molds the future leaders who will defend freedom on the Korean Peninsula.At a ceremony attended by... MORE

Rumble in Jungle: 31st MEU Marines Engage Targets in Okinawan Undergrowth
January 24, 2014 — A fire team of Marines move methodically down a wet gorge, up a slick stone ledge and through a widening valley. Small missteps cause Marines to fall knee deep in mud, but they climb out and continue... MORE

USS Makin Island Successfully Completes Sea Trials
January 23, 2014 — USS Makin Island (LHD 8) completed a nine-day scheduled sea trials on Jan. 17, after coming out of a 13-month Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA). During the nine-day underway period, Makin Island... MORE

National Training Center Hosts Japanese Unit for Their First Decisive Action Rotation
January 23, 2014 — The first Stryker brigade ever activated in the Army is now conducting its first decisive action rotation with a unit from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force at the National Training Center in... MORE

The Cold War legacy of the F-102A
January 23, 2014 — From 1956 to 1970, F-102A Delta Daggers were America's premier fighter interceptor, and the first serious air defense weapon in Alaska. An F-102 static display stands in Heritage Park at Joint Base... MORE

Locklear: PACOM Keys Capabilities to 21st-century Asia-Pacific
January 23, 2014 — America's rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is on track, and U.S. Pacific Command is staying on top of the growing sophistication of today's weapon systems in what PACOM commander Navy Adm. Samuel... MORE

Republic of Korea Air Force Cadets Learn U.S. Patriot Missile Anatomy
January 22, 2014 — Nearly 100 ROK Air Force cadets visited Delta Battery of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment here, January 21 as part of the ongoing 7th Air Force partnership program."This is the... MORE

Pacific Fleet Commander Thanks Sailors in Singapore
January 22, 2014 — Practice... MORE