19 August 2016 Marines Wrap Up Exercise Koolendong 2016 with Live Fire Gas Attack BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia -- As the dust settled after thousands of rounds of ammunition were shot at targets on the foggy morning of August 18, 2016, Marines celebrated the end of the two week long Exercise Koolendong. The exercise took place in the heart of the...
17 August 2016 Bombers Participate in First Integrated Bomber Operation in U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- History was made Aug. 17, 2016 when all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic power projection bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, simultaneously took to the sky during their first integrated bomber operation in the...
17 August 2016 Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 Kicks Off JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- The United States, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka began Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 15.Operation PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance/civil-military operation led by Pacific Air Forces. Assistance through...
17 August 2016 Indo-Asia-Pacific Task Force Commanders Hold Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Richard A. Correll relieved Rear Adm. William R. Merz as commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) 7, Task Force 54 and Task Force 74, at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Benny Decker Theater Aug. 17. Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, presided over...
17 August 2016 Republic of Korea, U.S. Forces Integrate at Daegu for Buddy Wing 16-7 DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Fighter squadrons across the Korean Peninsula routinely participate in Buddy Wings to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces. For Buddy Wing 16-7, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 36th Fighter Squadron traveled to Daegu Air Base...