26 November 2014 USS Mississippi Welcomed as Newest Member of Pacific Submarine Force The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) was welcomed to the Pearl Harbor waterfront at an aloha ceremony Nov. 25, as the newest submarine permanently assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The arrival of Mississippi makes her the 4th...
26 November 2014 Ordnance Airmen Focus on Preventing Explosions of Another Nature Explosive Ordnance Disposal's mission is to safely dispose of potentially deadly explosive devices.With the extreme stress of this mission, even the best-equipped Airman may find himself facing unexploded ordnance of an entirely different kind.In a job that exposes workers to potentially devastating...
26 November 2014 Accepting Follow-on Forces the Wolf Pack Way From dawn to dusk and late into the night hours, the roaring sounds of fighter aircraft filled the skies of the Korean Peninsula, Nov. 14 to 22.To sustain the largest flying exercise on the Korean Peninsula, Kunsan AB adapted to meet the needs of multiple units who joined the Wolf Pack from across...
26 November 2014 Japan National Security Advisor, JSDF Staff Visit Lassen The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82)hosted Mr. Shotaro Yachi, Japan National Security Advisor to the Cabinet,Secretary General of National Security Secretariat, for a tour Oct. 31. The tour was to provide the group a better understanding of the Navy’smission and the...
26 November 2014 Stryker Brigade Begins Movement to California As January approaches the roads around Fairbanks will be less cluttered with bulky military vehicles. Earlier this month 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Arctic Wolves” began loading more than 260 Stryker vehicles and equipment for a month-long deployment to the National Training Center in Fort...