30 September 2020 Semper Supra: 31st MEU Welcomes First Space Force Officer Aboard USS America PHILIPPINE SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) welcomed the first Space Force Liaison Officer (LNO) aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Sept. 17, 2020.1st Lt. Rio Sarmiento, assigned to the 16th Space Control Squadron (SPCS), was...
29 September 2020 USS Paul Hamilton Commemorates the Battle of Leyte Gulf LEYTE GULF - As USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) transited the waters of the Surigao Strait on Sept. 27, the ship’s crew took a pause from the busy routine of deployment to honor those who served in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.A collection of naval engagements during October of 1944, Leyte Gulf was the...
29 September 2020 America's Pacific Division Recognizes 163 Soldiers as Experts SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Completely exhausted but standing proud, Soldiers took their turn having a simple, yet prestigious, badges placed upon their chest after two and half weeks of rigorous training and meticulous proficiency testing.On the morning of Sept. 25, 2020, Maj. Gen. James Jarrard,...
29 September 2020 Pacific Tourism Association Latest Beneficiary for the U.S. Embassy Economic Resilience Grants SUBA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu Joseph Cella announced a new grant of US$20,000 (FJ$42,500) for the Pacific Tourism Association (SPTO) as part of the U.S. Embassy’s Economic Resilience...
28 September 2020 Ronald Reagan, America Strike Groups Conduct Integrated Operations in 7th Fleet PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group joined forces, Sept. 25, to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps team are conducting a multitude of integrated, high-end...
28 September 2020 28th Bomb Wing Airmen, B-1s Support Valiant Shield ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Approximately 150 Airmen and four B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., participated in Valiant Shield 2020 (VS20), a biennial, U.S.-only, joint field training exercise with a focus on integration between U.S. forces in...
28 September 2020 Valiant Shield 2020: Joint Force Training to Protect the Indo-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The eighth iteration of Valiant Shield concluded Sept. 25 following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.During the exercise, more than 11,000 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen synchronized to train in a real-world...
28 September 2020 Defense Security Cooperation University Hits One-Year Milestone with Great Success WASHINGTON -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (SC) opened the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) in September 2019 as part of an effort to professionalize the SC workforce and to serve as the Department of Defense's Center of Excellence for the SC community.A year later, the DSCU...
28 September 2020 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Delivers School Supplies to Zama Middle High School CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion lived up to their “Means to Sustain” motto by delivering school supplies to Zama Middle High School here Sept. 24.“It’s important to show our support to the community, and more importantly, the students,” said Lt. Col...
25 September 2020 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Concludes Valiant Shield 2020 PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group concluded Valiant Shield 2020, Sept. 25, while operating in the Philippine Sea.During the exercise, the strike group integrated with more than 11,000 personnel and 100 aircraft from the U.S. Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Air Force, and took...
30 September 2020 Semper Supra: 31st MEU Welcomes First Space Force Officer Aboard USS America PHILIPPINE SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) welcomed the first Space Force Liaison Officer (LNO) aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Sept. 17, 2020.1st Lt. Rio Sarmiento, assigned to the 16th Space Control Squadron (SPCS), was...
29 September 2020 USS Paul Hamilton Commemorates the Battle of Leyte Gulf LEYTE GULF - As USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) transited the waters of the Surigao Strait on Sept. 27, the ship’s crew took a pause from the busy routine of deployment to honor those who served in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.A collection of naval engagements during October of 1944, Leyte Gulf was the...
29 September 2020 America's Pacific Division Recognizes 163 Soldiers as Experts SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Completely exhausted but standing proud, Soldiers took their turn having a simple, yet prestigious, badges placed upon their chest after two and half weeks of rigorous training and meticulous proficiency testing.On the morning of Sept. 25, 2020, Maj. Gen. James Jarrard,...
29 September 2020 Pacific Tourism Association Latest Beneficiary for the U.S. Embassy Economic Resilience Grants SUBA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu Joseph Cella announced a new grant of US$20,000 (FJ$42,500) for the Pacific Tourism Association (SPTO) as part of the U.S. Embassy’s Economic Resilience...
28 September 2020 Ronald Reagan, America Strike Groups Conduct Integrated Operations in 7th Fleet PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group joined forces, Sept. 25, to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps team are conducting a multitude of integrated, high-end...
28 September 2020 28th Bomb Wing Airmen, B-1s Support Valiant Shield ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Approximately 150 Airmen and four B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., participated in Valiant Shield 2020 (VS20), a biennial, U.S.-only, joint field training exercise with a focus on integration between U.S. forces in...
28 September 2020 Valiant Shield 2020: Joint Force Training to Protect the Indo-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The eighth iteration of Valiant Shield concluded Sept. 25 following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.During the exercise, more than 11,000 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen synchronized to train in a real-world...
28 September 2020 Defense Security Cooperation University Hits One-Year Milestone with Great Success WASHINGTON -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (SC) opened the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) in September 2019 as part of an effort to professionalize the SC workforce and to serve as the Department of Defense's Center of Excellence for the SC community.A year later, the DSCU...
28 September 2020 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Delivers School Supplies to Zama Middle High School CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion lived up to their “Means to Sustain” motto by delivering school supplies to Zama Middle High School here Sept. 24.“It’s important to show our support to the community, and more importantly, the students,” said Lt. Col...
25 September 2020 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Concludes Valiant Shield 2020 PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group concluded Valiant Shield 2020, Sept. 25, while operating in the Philippine Sea.During the exercise, the strike group integrated with more than 11,000 personnel and 100 aircraft from the U.S. Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Air Force, and took...