13 July 2020 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-5 Steadfast for 9 Months on Indo-Pacific Deployment OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s originally planned six-month deployment was extended due to COVID-19, and the U.S. Navy Seabees continue to press on in the Indo-Pacific region.NMCB-5’s Seabees with NMCB-5 took over the Indo-Pacific region from NMCB-4 in October 2019...
10 July 2020 SecAF Beholds Alaska Airpower during Visit, Emphasizes Arctic’s Importance to National Security EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett toured Arctic locations and visited with Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing and 168th Wing July 7-9, 2020.While at Eielson, Barrett got an in-depth look at the 353rd Combat Training Squadron and 18th Aggressor Squadron...
10 July 2020 Air Detachment Brings Extended Combat Capability to Rotationally Deployed littoral Combat Ship U.S. 7th FLEET– With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part of crew complement, delivering situational awareness and combat capability well beyond ship-based sensors during their rotational...
10 July 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to San Diego July 9, marking the end of their deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.More than 6,000 Sailors from Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 deployed Jan...
10 July 2020 Team Kadena’s Intel, Recon Squadrons Outsmart COVID-19 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The COVID-19 pandemic has birthed many obstacles, but the ingenuity and fighting spirits of Team Kadena’s 82nd Reconnaissance and 390th Intelligence Squadrons have persevered against the virus with new policies and an unfaltering operations tempo. The powerhouse duo hustled...
10 July 2020 Mine Countermeasure Squadron SEVEN Conducts Change of Command SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Derek Brady relieved Capt. Adrian Ragland as commodore of Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron (COMCMRON) Seven during a change of command ceremony held on the morning of 10 July 2020 at the fleet fitness facility of Fleet Activities Sasebo.Capt. Marvin Thompson, deputy...
10 July 2020 3rd Wing Logs 168 Sorties in Four Days JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Recently, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit logged a whopping 168 sorties in just four days.“The 90th AMU/FS executed a ‘surge,’ where we deviate from our normal turn pattern, or amount of sorties...
09 July 2020 Pacific Air Forces Welcomes New Commander JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces’ Airmen welcomed Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach and bid farewell to Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as Pacific Air Forces’ commander during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and virtually across the region, July 8.Presiding...
09 July 2020 734 AMS Keeps C-17s Ready after Joint Forcible Entry Operation Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Multiple C-17 Globemasters appeared in the early-morning sky over Andersen Air Force Base carrying hundreds of paratroopers that flew directly from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, June 30.Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...
09 July 2020 Bunker Hill, Russell Return From Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego July 8 after a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Bunker Hill and Russell are part of the Theodore...