22 July 2020 Misawa Chapel Team wins best in Air Force MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force chief of chaplains recently announced the chaplain corps’ 2019 annual awards, and the Misawa Chapel team won the prestigious Terence P. Finnegan Award for their dedication to Team Misawa.Named after Maj. Gen. Terence P. Finnegan, who was present for the attack...
21 July 2020 Australia, Japan, Join U.S. for Trilateral Naval Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Australian Defense Force (ADF), and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group began a trilateral exercise in the Philippine Sea, July 19.U.S. Naval forces routinely operate alongside regional allies, strengthening shared commitments to...
21 July 2020 22 Nations Participate Virtually in 19th Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training SINGAPORE - The largest number of nations ever will participate in the 19th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT), being held as a virtual symposium, July 21-23.The goal of SEACAT is to bring together regional partner nations to engage in "real world, real time" training...
21 July 2020 35 CES Teams Up with JASDF Counterparts to Replace Power Lines at Draughon Range MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and their Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Airmen counterparts, worked together to replace deteriorating high-voltage overhead lines at Draughon Range in Misawa, Japan, July 15.Over the course of three weeks, four Japanese national...
21 July 2020 Artificial Intelligence Deployment Requires Diverse Image Data WASHINGTON -- Ensuring that technology powered by artificial intelligence will work anywhere requires that AI is "trained" on a diverse data set that readies it for deployment anywhere in the world.That's something the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is well aware of as it pushes forward...
20 July 2020 Nimitz Strike Group, Indian Navy Conduct Cooperative Exercises INDIAN OCEAN -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), participated in cooperative exercises with the Indian Navy in the Indian...
20 July 2020 U.S. Donates Php14.8 Million in personal protective equipment to Philippine General Hospital and Other Medical Facilities MANILA, Philippines -- The United States, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is distributing Php14.8 million ($300,000) worth of regionally-manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) to the...
20 July 2020 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Flex Mine Warfare Capabilities during Exercise 2JA OKINAWA, Japan -- Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) started Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2020 off the coast of northern Japan, July 20.“Working with our JMSDF allies to keep our mine countermeasure skills sharp is absolutely essential,” said...
20 July 2020 U.S. Provides 88,000 Additional Mosquito Nets to Prevent Malaria in Laos VIENTIANE, LAOS -- Continuing the United States’ longstanding support of the Lao health sector, U.S. Ambassador to Laos Dr. Peter M. Haymond presented 88,000 specially-treated mosquito nets funded by the United States to Vice Minister of Health Dr. Phouthone Muangpak at a ceremony in Vientiane on...
20 July 2020 JBPHH Supports First Indo-Pacific Aeromedical Evacuation Mission for COVID-19 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --When an active-duty service member tested positive for the coronavirus, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam stood ready to ensure the patient reached Travis Air Force Base safely.This was the first time the Transport Isolation System was employed during an...