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Landing Support Company Executes Paraloft Training Operations on Ie Shima
August 17, 2018 — IE SHIMA, Okinawa, Japan – Rain sporadically fell on two tactical vehicles parked in a grassy field next to a weathered air strip on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan.Marines with Landing Support Company, 3rd... MORE

U.S. Government Provides New SABIR System to Enhance Philippine Air Force Capabilities
August 17, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned over a sophisticated surveillance and reconnaissance system worth PhP807 million to the Secretary of National Defense... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific Conducts First Army-to-Army Exercise in Brunei
August 16, 2018 — PENANJONG GARRISON, Brunei -- Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and U.S. Army Soldiers had never conducted a bilateral training exercise in Brunei Darussalam—until now.”Thirty-three U.S. active and... MORE

An Icy Reminder in an Arctic Thaw
August 16, 2018 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- USS Momsen (DDG 92) is visiting Anchorage this week in support of the 2018 Arctic Maritime Symposium. The three-day event focuses on providing participants opportunities to engage... MORE

Navy Medicine Global Health Team Conducts Trauma Exchange in Vietnam
August 16, 2018 — HANOI, Vietnam -- A team of 13 Navy Medicine trauma members completed a medical exchange Aug. 10 at Vietnam Military Hospital 103.The 8-week program, called Integrated Trauma and Medical Readiness... MORE

Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered off Remote Alaskan Island
August 16, 2018 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of... MORE

Coast Guard, Hawaii County to Hold Search and Rescue Exercise off Hilo
August 16, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department, Hawaii County Police Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in the... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Commander Visits Exercise Pitch Black 2018
August 15, 2018 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received an orientation of Exercise Pitch Black 18 and visited with participating... MORE

U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Pave Way for Increased Collaboration
August 15, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) leadership participated in Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks at Air Headquarters of the Bangladesh... MORE

PAC ANGEL 18-4 Kicked Off Health Services Outreach in Sri Lanka Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
August 15, 2018 — VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka -- U.S. service members from the Indo-Pacific region joined forces with the Sri Lankan military, multinational partners, and non-governmental organizations for the health services... MORE

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Provides Update on Identifying Service Members Missing from Korean War
August 15, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency provided an update today on the status of identifying the remains transferred in July to the United States from North Korea.An... MORE

665th Movement Control Team Hosts Inaugural Gulo-Gulo Challenge
August 15, 2018 — WAEGWAN, Republic of Korea -- The 665th Movement Control Team, 25th Transportation Battalion, Materiel Support Command-Korea, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command hosted the inaugural Gulo-Gulo... MORE

Exchange Program Instructor Fuels Interoperability at Pitch Black 2018
August 14, 2018 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia --Immersing oneself in a foreign culture is something many U.S. Air Force service members stationed overseas are accustomed to doing. The mission of... MORE

Airlift Manager Delivers on Hurricane Hector Contingency Plan
August 14, 2018 — KAHULUI, Hawaii -- Master Sgt. Michelle Kelly, an airlift manager from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, is serving as the transportation lead for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, a... MORE

A Century of Solidarity: Celebrating 100 Years of Women Serving in the Marine Corps
August 14, 2018 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- On August 13, 1918, Pvt. Opha May Johnson became the first in a line of just over 300 women to join the United States Marine Corps. Today, exactly 100 years... MORE

Tropic Care Maui County 2018: Spotlight on Optical Fabrication
August 14, 2018 — PFC ANTHONY T. KAHOOHANOHANO ARMORY, Hawaii -- The echo of music bounces across the basketball court with the continuous hum of machines following steadily behind it as U.S. Army soldiers with the... MORE

Warrior Leaders Meet with Dongducheon City Mayor
August 14, 2018 — DONGDUCHEON, Republic of Korea -- The mayor of Dongducheon City, which is home to Camp Casey, and 2ID/RUCD commanding general met for the first time to discuss ways to enhance partnership between... MORE

RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3 Commences
August 13, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment begins Aug. 9 and continues... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Visits Eielson Airmen, Flies with Aggressors
August 13, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited with Airmen from 354th Fighter Wing Aug. 10 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Wilson spoke to Airmen, civilians and... MORE

374th MDG Hosts Joint Bilateral Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Training
August 13, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Medical personnel from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Ft. Dietrick, Maryland came to Yokota Air Base, Japan to host the Offsite Medical... MORE