21 March 2017 The Indo-Asia Pacific and the Multi-domain Battle Concept HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The United States Armed Forces are at a crossroads, facing both institutional and operational challenges. The character of war continues to change at a quick pace, requiring military leaders to reassess some of their core beliefs. This situation has led to the testing and...
21 March 2017 Remembering 75 Years of History MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- “The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth,” said Thomas E. Ricks, author of “Making the Corps.”U.S. Marines...
21 March 2017 USS Lake Erie Assists Distressed Mariners PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) provided assistance to 25 mariners in the early hours of March 19, after receiving a distress call from a civilian ship taking on water.Lake Erie deployed a rescue and assistance team aboard its rigid hull...
21 March 2017 Shanti Prayas III Kicks Off in Nepal PANCHKHAL, Nepal – Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III officially kicked off March 20, 2017 with an opening ceremony at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas III is a Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) capstone exercise designed to...
21 March 2017 Marine Helicopters Soar Farther than Ever with Auxiliary Fuel Tanks CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 used new auxiliary fuel tanks to fly the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters farther than ever, during flights based from Okinawa, March 10-14.The helicopters demonstrated a 25% range increase, according to Capt...
21 March 2017 ROK, U.S. Bolster Defensive Capabilities in Exercise Foal Eagle WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 30 and CTF 70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy March 21, 2017 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and...
21 March 2017 US, ROK Navies Enhance Mine Countermeasures Capability During Foal Eagle CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies are scheduled to begin combined mine countermeasures training during exercise Foal Eagle 2017.The combined training, scheduled to be held March 19-29, is designed to increase readiness and interoperability in mine...
21 March 2017 USNS Fall River Makes Goodwill Visit to Myanmar MYANMAR -- The United States Navy expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) will make a goodwill visit to Yangon, Myanmar March 21-25 to enhance friendship and cultural exchange between U.S. service members and the people of Myanmar. The ship is transiting between mission stops in...
20 March 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Graduates Joint-Qualified Officers from Inaugural Satellite Course FORD ISLAND, Hawaii – Thursday, eighteen staff officers from U.S. Pacific Command and its Hawaii-based subordinate commands graduated from the first U.S. Pacific Command satellite course for Joint Professional Military Education Phase II (JPME II), a key requirement to becoming a joint-qualified...
20 March 2017 Boxer Receives 6th Consecutive Battle “E” SAN DIEGO, California - Commander, Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) announced March 14 that amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is one of 36 surface ships, which will receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle ‘E’) Award for calendar year 2016. This Battle ‘E’ marks the sixth consecutive year and...