29 July 2016 Bomber Swap: Lancers to Replace B-52s during Routine Continuous Bomber Presence Rotation JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancers are scheduled to deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug.6 for the first time since April 2006 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.The B-1’s will replace the B-52’s currently deployed...
29 July 2016 USS Frank Cable Arrives in Goa, India GOA, India (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Goa, India, for a port visit, July 29. The visit is aimed at building friendship and goodwill between the U.S. Navy and the people of India. The Frank Cable team, consisting of more than 500 Sailors and civilian mariners, is...
29 July 2016 US-Japan Mine Countermeasures Assets Set Complete Annual Exercise OMINATO, Japan (NNS) -- U.S. Mine Countermeasures (MCM) units and Japanese Self Defense Force MCM units completed 2JA 2016 Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX), July 28. 2JA Mine Countermeasures Exercise is an annual bilateral exercise held between the U.S. and Japan to strengthen interoperability...
29 July 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 Completes First Live SAR Field Training Exercise in Vietnam DA NANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership service members from New Zealand, the U.S. and Australia supported a Da Nang border guard-led Search and Rescue Field Training Exercise (SAR FTX) July 26 that began on the Han River and concluded aboard Vietnam people's navy hospital ship Khanh Hoa and...
29 July 2016 Secretary of the Army Views Army Watercraft, Related Capabilities JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Pacific Army mariners from 545th Transportation Company, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, shared their unique capabilities with Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning during his visit to Logistic Support Vessel - 2, the CW3 Harold C. Clinger, July 27 here. The...
29 July 2016 U.S., Malaysia Airmen Exchange Electronic Warfare Techniques BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia -- Pilots use electronic warfare to simulate training scenarios, but they don’t get to decide who they shoot down when they are up there. A team on the ground controls a system called the Joint Deployable Electronic Warfare Range (JDEWR), which controls the scenario. Cope...
29 July 2016 Joint, Multinational Integration Key to Refueling during RIMPAC JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM -- Since their arrival to Rim of the Pacific 2016, July 7, Citizen Airmen in the 507th Air Refueling Wing have worked hand-in-hand with other nations and sister services to offload more than 2 million pounds of fuel to U.S. and Canadian military aircraft.Performing...
28 July 2016 US Military Vessel Embarks JGSDF Vehicles for First Point-to-Point Shipment SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Embarkation for the first ever point-to-point shipment of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) vehicles aboard a U.S. military vessel took place at Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, July 27. The embarkation was both practical and a training opportunity to build...
28 July 2016 22nd Iteration of CARAT Singapore Holds Closing Ceremony SINGAPORE (NNS) -- The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore Armed Forces came to a close at Changi Naval Base July 28. CARAT Singapore 2016 focused on addressing shared maritime security concerns, building...
28 July 2016 Secretary of the Army Visits Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Honorable Eric K. Fanning, Secretary of the Army, received an integrated air and missile defense brief from Soldiers with the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, July 27, 2016, during his visit to the air operations center on Joint Base Pearl...
28 July 2016 18th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controllers Eyes on the sky KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air traffic controllers have the extremely demanding task of clearing the path for pilots of multiple airframes; being their eyes on the ground as the pilots keep their eyes on the sky. The 18th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers provide quality air...
28 July 2016 U.S. Soldiers Work with Fijian Forces to Form Peace-keeping Battalion The Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Soldiers supporting the Multinational Force and Observers peace-keeping mission in the Sinai, Egypt have combined forces to form a new battalion; MFO Battalion South.The battalion operates several observation posts throughout the southern Sinai...
28 July 2016 647th SFS Makes Safety Top Priority during RIMPAC '16 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- With 26 nations, and more than 200 aircraft, 40 ships and submarines, and 25,000 personnel deployed in support of Rim of the Pacific 2016, keeping the base secure and ensuring operational security is a top priority for the 647th Security Forces Squadron...
27 July 2016 US Ships Exercise Tactical Complexity and Interoperability during CARAT Singapore The U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore navy are engaged in the underway portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore July 26, and have already exercised multiple tactical engagements during their annual bilateral maritime exercise. The two navies conducted tactical...
27 July 2016 Oceanographer of the Navy Signs Memorandum of Agreement with Republic of Korea Navy BUSAN, South Korea (NNS) -- Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet signed an amendment extending a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN), July 25, shortly following a meeting with ROKN CNO Adm. Jung,...
27 July 2016 Ready Group Lands Down Under ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
27 July 2016 US and Japanese Navy Chiefs Continue to Advance Relationship WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson participated in a video teleconference (VTC) July 26 with his Japanese counterpart, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Tomohisa Takei. The discussion focused on strengthening the long-standing partnership...
27 July 2016 Recon Rushes in, Palau Police Provides Security KOROR, Republic of Pelau -- U.S Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted training in coordination with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Unit and Palau’s local authorities on July 16 – 22. Local...