08 August 2016 End of Era: B-1s Replace B-52s at Andersen Air Force Base ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Several B-1B Lancers and more than 300 Airmen with the 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Aug. 6 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s (USPACOM) Continuous Bomber Presence mission. The B-1s last...
08 August 2016 John C. Stennis Sets Sail With Tigers PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got the ship underway from Pearl Harbor with more than 1,100 friends and family members aboard for a Tiger Cruise, Aug. 5. Tiger Cruise allows friends and family members of Sailors to experience life on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier,...
08 August 2016 U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss Recent North Korean Missile Launches WASHINGTON -- Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a senior-level videoconference yesterday to share information among the three countries regarding the two recent North Korean missile launches, according to a Defense Department statement.At this meeting, South...
08 August 2016 Red Flag Alaska 16-3 Brings Nations, Joint Training Together EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, Joint National Training Capability accredited exercise, officially started Aug. 4 with familiarization day, followed by 10 days of simulated combat sorties. Originally operated under the name COPE THUNDER, the...