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US, Royal Cambodian Forces Combine for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Cambodia 2016
October 31, 2016 — SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (NNS) -- U.S. and Royal Cambodian navy (RCN) service members kicked off the 7th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Cambodia with an opening... MORE

The official party render salutes during the playing of the national anthems during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2016. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Greets Service Members, Families on Okinawa
October 31, 2016 — CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy toured installations and visited senior leadership and Status of Forces Agreement families Oct. 28 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa,... MORE

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, center, greets Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey A. Young, right, and Col. William DePue, left, Oct. 28 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The community center was one stop along a tour of the military installations across Okinawa during which Kennedy addressed senior military leadership and their families living on Okinawa directly. “I am always inspired by the patriotism I see here when I visit,” said Kennedy. “I want to thank everyone here for everything that you do for this outstanding partnership with Japan. There is a lot to learn here and all you leaders are doing a great job maintaining positive community involvement. I encourage you to continue to educate service members to ensure that we continue to enjoy the support and alliance we have here in Japan.” After her speech, Kennedy posed for photos with attendees and their families. Young is the sergeant major of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. DePue is the camp commander of Camp Foster and the commanding officer of H&S Bn., MCIPAC.

USS Makin Island Conducts Search for Chinese Mariner
October 31, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Sailors and embarked "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, and assets from the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to... MORE

" Sailors aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat, launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), approach the trimaran of a missing Chinese mariner during a search and rescue mission in the western Pacific Ocean. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is deployed with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy™s maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force Working Together
October 31, 2016 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 459th Airlift Squadron and 374th Medical Group participated in a mass casualty exercise with Yokosuka Naval Base personnel and Japan Self-Defense Force members at the... MORE

Medics of 210th Field Artillery Brigade Conducts Medical Evacuation Training
October 31, 2016 — CAMP CASEY, South Korea - In the Army, situations arise when medics need to promptly transport patients to places that safely offer the patient proper treatment. In order to be prepared, Medics of... MORE

CAMP CASEY, South Korea - Medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade and flight medics of 2nd Aviation Regiment practice loading a patient on a hovering helicopter using a SKEDCO litter tag line, Oct 6, at Helipad-252 on Camp Casey. The tag line for the SKEDCO enables the ground providers to stabilize the patient while they are hoisted on to the helicopter.

Commander of United States Pacific Command Admiral Harry Harris Visits Hanoi
October 28, 2016 — HANOI, Vietnam -- Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, met with Vietnam People’s Army Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party... MORE

Vietnam People’s Army, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, left, and Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, render honors during honor ceremony at the Ministry of National Defense, Oct. 26, 2016.

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completes Fall Patrol, Returns to Okinawa
October 28, 2016 — OKINAWA, Japan -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan after a successful Fall Patrol, Oct. 28. ... MORE

U.S. Marines wait aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) before going ashore after returning from their Fall Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 28, 2016. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is prepared to respond to a wide range of military operations, from humanitarian assistance missions to limited combat operations, at a moment’s notice. As a balanced air-ground-logistics team, the 31st MEU is ready to respond throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Blue Chromite Commences in Okinawa
October 28, 2016 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities required to swiftly and effectively respond to a... MORE

Marines Land in Apra Harbor to Offload Tanks, Equipment
October 28, 2016 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) pulled back into Apra Harbor, U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), Oct. 27 to backload nearly 80 U.S. Marine... MORE

SANTA RITA, Guam -- Marine Corps tanks, Amphibious Assault Vehicles and other rolling stock aligned on Tango Pier, U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), Oct. 28 await to be backloaded onto the maritime prepositioning ship USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009). The more than 80 pieces of rolling stock and equipment offloaded in the port of Apra Harbor represented a rare three-week maintenance opportunity where the use of NBG’s reinforced piers for amphibious and tracked vehicles was more than a proof of concept, but also an exercised capability for the port at Apra Harbor far west of a typical port of call, such as Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Combined & Joint Religious Training Aboard USS Ronald Reagan
October 28, 2016 — DAEGU, South Korea -- 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and 2nd Operational Command's Unit Ministry Teams trained aboard the Nimitz-class super carrier USS Ronald Reagan with Navy Religious... MORE

File photo on Combined & Joint Religious Training aboard USS Ronald Reagan

US, Republic of Korea Sailors Volunteer Together to Support Busan Community
October 28, 2016 — BUSAN, GOJEDO, PYEONGTAEK, JINHAE, SOUTH KOREA -- U.S. and Republic of Korea Sailors joined forces to help the local Busan community during the recent USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group port... MORE

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 19, 2016) - Petty Officer 3rd Class (AW) Risa Nielsen, from Oxnard, California, assigned to the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), participates in a cultural exchange with students during a community relations event at Daecheon Middle School. Ronald Reagan is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group 5 supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Makin Island ARG, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Conduct Sustainment Training in Hawaii
October 28, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted amphibious sustainment training on Oahu and the island of Hawaii, Oct. 19-23, after... MORE

Rotational Units Join 2 Infantry Division, Ensure Continued Fight Tonight Readiness
October 27, 2016 — CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- Two rotational units relinquished their responsibilities during a ceremony here today, after successfully providing nine months of critical contributions to the security and... MORE

Col. Timothy Hayden (left), 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Sump, 1st ABCT, 1st ID command sergeant major, "un-case" the brigade's coloros during a Transfer of Authority ceremony held at Camp Casey on October 27. 1st ABCT, 1st ID is assuming the rotational mission conducted by 1st ABCT, 1st Cavlary Division for the last nine-months.

Work, Japanese Defense Leader Discuss Evolving Security Environment
October 27, 2016 — WASHINGTON -- The rapidly evolving security environment, including the persistent North Korean threat and maritime issues in the East and South China Seas, highlighted a meeting at the Pentagon today... MORE

Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work greets Japanese Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense Mr. Tetsuro Kuroe before a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Oct. 26, 2016.

Nimitz Completes At-Sea Ammunition Onload
October 27, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducted its first at-sea ammunition onload in more than two years, Oct. 23-24 during an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the dry cargo... MORE

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 19, 2016, while conducting carrier qualifications. Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz is the oldest carrier in the fleet, and first in the Nimitz-class of carriers.

Task Force Raider Boards C-17 for Lightning Forge
October 27, 2016 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii - Elements of Task Force Raider from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, performed a rare boarding, here, of a C-17 Globemaster III to fly to the island... MORE

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division board a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Wing, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, on Oct. 24, 2016. More than 200 Soldiers from the 3rd BCT are participating in Lightning Forge 17 at Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richard's Airborne Contribution
October 27, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The command to “sound off for equipment check” resonates through the immense interior of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The call of “One, OK!” finalizes... MORE

U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepare to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III during a formation flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 19, 2016.

U.S. Navy Ship Pililaau Arrives in Vanuatu for KOA MOANA 16-4
October 27, 2016 — PORT VILA, VANUATU -- Maritime preposition force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in support of KOA MOANA 16-4 (Ocean Warrior), Oct. 21.The KOA MOANA (Ocean Warrior)... MORE

PORT VILA, Vanuatu--Contracted mariners aboard maritime preposition force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) tend stabilization lines while using Pililaau's midships crane 4 to move maritime prepositioning force utility boat into the waters of Port Vila, Vanuatu, during KOA MOANA 16-4, Oct. 25. The KOA MOANA (Ocean Warrior) exercise series seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development, and interoperability.

Okinawa Marine Devises Way to Immediately Treat Battlefield Injuries
October 27, 2016 — MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS PACIFIC -- His hands are greasy from the oil stained metal he handles. Yellow light bleeds into the isometric structure of the warehouse. The low dull melody of tools upon... MORE

Cpl. Matthew A. Long turns a wrench on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) engine on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 25, 2016. Long was selected as a winner in a Marine Corps logistical innovation competition for incorporating a blood clotting agent and pain killer with a Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) to minimize the time between injury and aid. Long, from Moultrie, Georgia, is a motor transport mechanic with Motor Transport Company, Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit Ensures Aircraft Are Ready to Deploy
October 26, 2016 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrews from the 33rd Rescue Squadron count on their maintainers for both their lives and the lives of those they rescue.Airmen of the 33rd Helicopter... MORE

Crewchiefs from the 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit inspect the door of an HH-60G Pavehawk during a phase inspection Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During a phase inspection Airmen ensure that each part of the aircraft is serviceable.