06 May 2016 Hawaii’s Exceptional Seven Recognized During Military Appreciation Month CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAWAII – Governor of Hawaii David Ige and the Military Affairs Council (MAC) recognized seven military members for their sacrifices and achievements as part of Military Appreciation Month here, May 6. The MAC worked with PACOM and service components to select the honorees. Ige...
06 May 2016 7th Fleet Flagship Arrives in Shanghai SHANGHAI -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6, during its 2016 patrol season. Shanghai is one of several port visits during Blue Ridge’s 7th Fleet patrol, which has included India, Singapore, and the Philippines. Capt...
06 May 2016 United States and Lao People's Democratic Republic Conduct Annual Bilateral Dialogue The United States and Lao PDR conducted their seventh annual Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue on May 6 in Vientiane. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel led the U.S delegation, which included officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and the United States Agency for...
06 May 2016 Chung-Hoon begins Temperature Control Initiative SOUTH CHINA SEA - – The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is implementing a temperature control initiative with the goal of conserving energy, strengthening operational reach, making programmatic recommendations throughout the fleet and providing support at the depot...
06 May 2016 Yokota Host Industry Day 2016 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota hosted over 200 people, representing businesses from throughout Japan and the U.S., for the Kanto Plains Engineering Industry Day, April 28, 2016. The event, led by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, 374th Contracting Squadron, United States Forces, Japan, and the...
06 May 2016 Shots Fired! Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Trains Defenders for Deployments KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Wearing flack vests and helmets, adrenaline pulsing through their bodies, security forces Airmen concentrated on one thing: firing multiple rounds directly into the target as quickly and accurately as possible.One day their life, or the life of a fellow Airman, may depend...
05 May 2016 40th Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2016 Air Show Demonstrates U.S.-Japan Alliance WAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni opened its gates to approximately 200,000 guests for the 40th anniversary of the MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day Air Show, May 5, 2016. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has conducted a single-day air show and open house specifically designed to...
05 May 2016 Assistant Secretary Russel Travel to Laos, Vietnam, and Malaysia WASHINGTON, DC -- Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 6–12.On May 6, Assistant Secretary Russel will visit Vientiane, Laos, to take part in the U.S.-Lao Comprehensive...
05 May 2016 U.S. Army Pacific Bids Farewell, Welcomes New Commander FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – U.S. Army Pacific held its change of command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 4. Gen. Robert B. Brown took command of USARPAC from Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commanded USARPAC for almost three years, in a public ceremony on Historic Palm Circle, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Brooks...
05 May 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Conducts South China Sea patrol SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) conducted a routine patrol May 2 in international waters during a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment."This operation was a great way to show our strike group’s ability to disperse forces for different missions and cover a broad area of water...
06 May 2016 Hawaii’s Exceptional Seven Recognized During Military Appreciation Month CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAWAII – Governor of Hawaii David Ige and the Military Affairs Council (MAC) recognized seven military members for their sacrifices and achievements as part of Military Appreciation Month here, May 6. The MAC worked with PACOM and service components to select the honorees. Ige...
06 May 2016 7th Fleet Flagship Arrives in Shanghai SHANGHAI -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6, during its 2016 patrol season. Shanghai is one of several port visits during Blue Ridge’s 7th Fleet patrol, which has included India, Singapore, and the Philippines. Capt...
06 May 2016 United States and Lao People's Democratic Republic Conduct Annual Bilateral Dialogue The United States and Lao PDR conducted their seventh annual Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue on May 6 in Vientiane. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel led the U.S delegation, which included officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and the United States Agency for...
06 May 2016 Chung-Hoon begins Temperature Control Initiative SOUTH CHINA SEA - – The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is implementing a temperature control initiative with the goal of conserving energy, strengthening operational reach, making programmatic recommendations throughout the fleet and providing support at the depot...
06 May 2016 Yokota Host Industry Day 2016 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota hosted over 200 people, representing businesses from throughout Japan and the U.S., for the Kanto Plains Engineering Industry Day, April 28, 2016. The event, led by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, 374th Contracting Squadron, United States Forces, Japan, and the...
06 May 2016 Shots Fired! Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Trains Defenders for Deployments KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Wearing flack vests and helmets, adrenaline pulsing through their bodies, security forces Airmen concentrated on one thing: firing multiple rounds directly into the target as quickly and accurately as possible.One day their life, or the life of a fellow Airman, may depend...
05 May 2016 40th Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2016 Air Show Demonstrates U.S.-Japan Alliance WAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni opened its gates to approximately 200,000 guests for the 40th anniversary of the MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day Air Show, May 5, 2016. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has conducted a single-day air show and open house specifically designed to...
05 May 2016 Assistant Secretary Russel Travel to Laos, Vietnam, and Malaysia WASHINGTON, DC -- Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 6–12.On May 6, Assistant Secretary Russel will visit Vientiane, Laos, to take part in the U.S.-Lao Comprehensive...
05 May 2016 U.S. Army Pacific Bids Farewell, Welcomes New Commander FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – U.S. Army Pacific held its change of command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 4. Gen. Robert B. Brown took command of USARPAC from Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commanded USARPAC for almost three years, in a public ceremony on Historic Palm Circle, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Brooks...
05 May 2016 USS William P. Lawrence Conducts South China Sea patrol SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) conducted a routine patrol May 2 in international waters during a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment."This operation was a great way to show our strike group’s ability to disperse forces for different missions and cover a broad area of water...