08 March 2017 Navy Reserve Celebrates 102nd Birthday WASHINGTON -- Sailors and guests gathered at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 6 to celebrate the 102nd birthday of the U.S. Navy Reserve.Navy Reserve Force Master Chief CJ Mitchell, spoke to the crowd about his trips to visit Navy Operational Support Centers (NOSC) and how he is...
07 March 2017 Pacific Partnership 2017 Makes Inaugural Mission Stop in Sri Lanka HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka -- Pacific Partnership 2017 made its initial mission stop in Hambantota, Sri Lanka Mar. 7 with the arrival of the United States Navy’s expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4), marking the first mission to Sri Lanka in the 12-year history of the annual...
07 March 2017 Pacific Air Forces Commander Describes Command's Focus at Air Force Association Symposium JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, provided an AOR update and highlighted PACAF’s evolving focus during a media roundtable at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, March 2, 2017.According to...
07 March 2017 Mattis Reaffirms U.S. Commitment in Call with Japan's Defense Minister WASHINGTON, DC -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discussed North Korea’s latest missile launches in a phone conversation last night with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt, Mar. 7, 2017. Jeff Davis said.In a statement summarizing the conversation between the defense...
07 March 2017 Fixin' to fly: 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Ensures F-15 Combat Capabilities KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Checking engine ports, ensuring high-tech equipment is always ready; the maintainers of the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are an integral part of dominating the battle in the sky.The 44th AMU participated alongside pilots from the 44th Fighter Squadron during a weeklong...
07 March 2017 Missouri Airmen bring Advanced Tactics to Australian, New Zealand Air Forces RICHMOND, NSW, Australia -- Instructors and cadre from the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center are teaching advanced tactics to the Australian and New Zealand Royal Air Forces here on March 7, 2017.Over 30 Airmen from the school are part of the mobile training team (MTT).The school is...
06 March 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Deploys THAAD to Korean Peninsula CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Pacific Command deployed the first elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to the Republic of Korea, March 6, implementing the U.S.-ROK Alliance’s July 2016 decision to bring the defense capability to the peninsula.North Korea’s accelerating...
06 March 2017 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in MultiSail 2017 APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are participating in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2017, March 6-10.Participants include six U.S. Navy ships, two JMSDF ships, and a number of subsurface and other special units.MultiSail is a...
06 March 2017 Yokota Welcomes Pacific Air Force's First C-130J Super Hercules YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- Members of Team Yokota came out to welcome the first of 14 C-130J Super Hercules being assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing during an arrival ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Dillon, PACAF vice commander, along with...
06 March 2017 Carl Vinson Welcomes US Ambassador, Republic of the Philippines Guests SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Sung Kim and his guests visited Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), March 4.The ambassador's guests included senior leaders from the Republic of the Philippines: Secretary of National Defense retired Brig. Gen...