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The Korean Theater of Operations is the Proving Ground for Sustainers
February 29, 2016 — Every day in the Republic of Korea (ROK), the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC), also known as Team 19, synchronizes and executes sustainment operations in support of the Eighth Army and... MORE

Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Complete Certification Exercise
February 29, 2016 — USS BONHOMME RICHARD, At Sea — Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flag ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHRARG), and amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown... MORE

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 28, 2016) - Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 47 disembarks from the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to return Marines and their equipment ashore at White Beach Naval Facility. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is wrapping up a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Ammunition Operations in Korea
February 29, 2016 — U.S. Army ammunition operations within the Korean theater of operations (KTO) are unique from those conducted in other locations. This uniqueness is due in large part to the Korean Armistice... MORE

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Arrive in 7th Fleet area of operations
February 29, 2016 — USS BOXER, Pacific Ocean – The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team began operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 27. "The BOXER ARG,... MORE

Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Final Push; U.S. Marines, sailors, Japanese Soldiers Hit Beach, Beyond for PHIBLEX
February 29, 2016 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California -- After a month of training at Exercise Iron Fist 2016, U.S. Marines, sailors, and Japanese soldiers concluded Iron Fist training with a scenario based,... MORE

A Landing Craft Air Cushion from Assault Craft Unit Five, lands ashore to drop equipment and personnel in support of the Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) for Exercise Iron Fist 2016 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2016. This year’s PHIBLEX was a bilateral, ship-to-shore, amphibious assault, between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, utilizing AAVs to seize objectives via beachhead.

Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee Members Embark USS Chicago
February 29, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ten members of the Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee (AFC) embarked aboard Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721), Feb. 22, to build upon... MORE

Pacom Commander: Rebalance to Asia-Pacific ‘Being Realized’
February 26, 2016 — WASHINGTON, February 25, 2016 — The U.S. military’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is “real and being realized,” the commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Pentagon reporters today... MORE

Cope North 16 Pacific Partners Sharpen Air Combat Skills
February 26, 2016 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force conducted a large force employment here Feb. 18-26 as part of... MORE

An 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon connects to a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling during the large force employment of exercise Cope North 16, Feb. 24, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Through training exercises such as CN16, the U.S., Japan and Australian air forces develop combat capabilities, enhancing air superiority, electronic warfare, air interdiction, tactical airlift and aerial refueling.

Partner nations gather in Singapore to plan Pacific Partnership 2016
February 26, 2016 — SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Members of the Pacific Partnership staff and partner nation representatives gathered in Singapore, Feb. 22-26, for a planning conference to hone details for an upcoming mission... MORE

Yokota Enhances Rescue Capabilities
February 26, 2016 — YOKTOA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 459th Airlift Squadron recently outfitted two of their UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists, improving their search and rescue capabilities that support airlift operations... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, communicates with UH-1 crews from the ground at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. Flight engineers with the 459th AS trained performed weeklong hoist training.

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, US Navy Grow Green Partnership
February 26, 2016 — PHILIPPINE SEA – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Naval Liaison Officers (LNOs) visited USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Feb. 22. The LNOs helped coordinate and communicate with the... MORE

USS William P. Lawrence Supports Pacific Island Region Economic, Environmental Stability
February 25, 2016 — WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) supported two commercial fishing vessel boardings, off the coast of the Republic of Nauru this week, as part... MORE

First Multilateral Partner Nation Silver Flag Concludes at Andersen Air Force Base
February 25, 2016 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- After spending more than a week sharing civil engineering techniques, 54 engineers from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air... MORE

Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force participate in the command and control section during the final exercise of Partner Nation Silver Flag Feb. 19, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The contingency environment training focused on bare base beddown, sustainment operations and recovery after attack.

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Sets Sail from Thailand
February 25, 2016 — USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) – The USS Ashland (LSD 48), carrying elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, left Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2016 following the completion of Exercise Cobra Gold 16... MORE

USAF, Andersen CAT Team Ends 6-month Mission in Palau
February 25, 2016 — KOROR, Republic of Palau -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Action Team (CAT) 554-01 was relieved of duty by U.S. Navy CAT 133-26 during a change of charge ceremony, held Feb. 19, 2016, at the... MORE

Return with Honor
February 25, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN – As a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War, Cmdr. James B. Stockdale was the epitome of fortitude and love of country. When his captors told him he was going to be used for... MORE

Sailors, Coast Guardsmen Gather at 2016 Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials
February 25, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The 2016 Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials brought together 50 seriously ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, from all over the United States, for competitive adaptive... MORE

Wounded Warrior participants start the 800-meter dash during the track and field trials as part of the first ever Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at the Iolani School Kozuk Stadium in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2012. Nearly 50 seriously wounded ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen from across the country are competing for a place on the 2013 Warrior Games Navy-Coast Guard team.

Rebalance to Pacific Needs to Continue, Pacom Commander Says
February 24, 2016 — WASHINGTON, February 23, 2016 — It is important for the U.S. military to continue its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command told the Senate Armed Services... MORE

Blue Ridge Engages with Pacific Partner in Osaka
February 24, 2016 — OSAKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Osaka, Japan, Feb. 24, for a regularly scheduled port visit further strengthening ties between the United States and Japan... MORE

Spring Deployment: Marines, Navy Take to the Water during Integration Training
February 24, 2016 — OKINAWA, Japan – “A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.” The Marines and Navy come a long way since Navy Adm. David Dixon Porter penned those words to Col. John Harris, the... MORE