31 October 2016 USS Makin Island Conducts Search for Chinese Mariner PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Sailors and embarked "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, and assets from the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to locate Chinese mariner Guo Chuan during a search and rescue (SAR) operation in the waters off...
31 October 2016 U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force Working Together YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 459th Airlift Squadron and 374th Medical Group participated in a mass casualty exercise with Yokosuka Naval Base personnel and Japan Self-Defense Force members at the JSDF Central Hospital, October 20, 2016.According to Capt. Brandon Murphy, 374th Operations Group...
31 October 2016 Medics of 210th Field Artillery Brigade Conducts Medical Evacuation Training CAMP CASEY, South Korea - In the Army, situations arise when medics need to promptly transport patients to places that safely offer the patient proper treatment. In order to be prepared, Medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade conducted Medical Evacuation...
28 October 2016 Commander of United States Pacific Command Admiral Harry Harris Visits Hanoi HANOI, Vietnam -- Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, met with Vietnam People’s Army Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party External Relations Commission, Tran Dac Loi, and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Le Hoai Trung...
28 October 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completes Fall Patrol, Returns to Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan after a successful Fall Patrol, Oct. 28...