10 March 2015 Sentry Aloha Pits Fighter vs. Fighter Residents in Hawaii may notice an increase in fighter aircraft activity as welldiversity of airframes in and around the airspaces of the state as the HawaiiAir National Guard hosts its second large-scale "Sentry Aloha" fighter exerciseof 2015.The exercise officially begins on March 5 and is...
10 March 2015 12th Marine Regiment Maneuvers through Dragon Fire Exercise 15 Rain falls for 18 hours straight onto the rocky, uninhabitable terrain in the Pohakuloa Training Area while Marines rush to break down their combat operations center. Marines start before the sun rises above the Pacific, highlighting the hills and volcanic rock as it rises to meet them 6,000 feet...
10 March 2015 Remotely Operated Vehicle Deployed to Assist in Missing Diver Recovery A Navy remotely operated vehicle (ROV) assisted in the recovery of a civilian diver who went missing at the Blue Hole near Apra Harbor, Guam, on Feb. 28 and March 1. The Guam Fire Department received a call regarding a missing South Korean tourist and several marine units were activated, including...
09 March 2015 Winnefeld: Demilitarized Zone Provides Reminder Why Military Defends Freedoms The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Korea's demilitarized zone yesterday, where soldiers from North Korea and South Korea have stared each other down for more than six decades after an armistice ended hostilities of the Korean War. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. said the tour is...
09 March 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Embarks Bonhomme Richard, Focus on Core Combat Capabilities The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), embarked Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 for patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.The ARG is comprised of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme...