28 May 2020 Team Hickam supports NASA’s Human Space Flight Program JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii-- -- Team Hickam provides ready forces to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and that reaches well beyond air, land, and sea.In preparation for the historic launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2, several units from Team Hickam assisted in...
28 May 2020 Family Nurse Practitioner Gives Back to Army in Face of COVID-19 CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Lt. Col. Dolores Toney says the U.S. Army has given her so much, so it only makes sense that she has spent her combined 22-year career returning the favor.“I’ve always wanted to give back to the Army,” says Toney, 51, a family nurse practitioner assigned to U.S. Army Medical...
28 May 2020 Camp Zama BOSS Beautifies Park with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of Camp Zama’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers organization and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force teamed up to clean up a historic park here May 27 in honor of Earth Day.Although they work on the same installation, this was the first time BOSS and JGSDF members...
28 May 2020 Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Advanced in Rare Ceremony OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jason Webley was meritoriously advanced to the rate of chief petty officer in a pinning ceremony held at Fleet Activities Okinawa White Beach Naval Facility, May 27.Webley, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native assigned to...
27 May 2020 U.S., Singapore Navies Exercise Together in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast (FFS 70) conducted a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, May 24-25.The events were an opportunity for...
27 May 2020 Chief of Staff Foresees Greater Army Commitment in Indo-Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After COVID-19 forced the Army to shutter or curtail major exercises, the service’s top officer said Wednesday that Soldiers will soon return to train with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.Pacific Pathways, a series of exercises where units conduct several stops and train...
27 May 2020 Airmen Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It is true, members of different military branches poke fun at each other- a Marine may call it the Chair Force, and an Airman might cast a joke regarding the flavor of a specific crayon. But the truth is: in the heat of war, with live rounds flying overhead and...
27 May 2020 DOD Officials Unveil COVID-Related Personnel, Move Guidance WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials outlined a conditions-based approach to relaxing the stop-movement order that has been in effect since early March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper issued the order in early March, and in April, he extended the ban through...
26 May 2020 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Okinawa for Limited Port Call OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff pulled into Okinawa, May 24, making the ship’s first port visit in more than 70 days.While on liberty, Sailors will have limited access to specific designated areas on the pier and neighboring beach. This...
26 May 2020 President Honors Fallen Service Members at Memorial Day Observances WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump came to ''the noble fortress'' of Fort McHenry in Baltimore to pay tribute on Memorial Day to those who fought and died to keep Americans free.Fort McHenry was the site of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812, when American patriots stood their...
28 May 2020 Team Hickam supports NASA’s Human Space Flight Program JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii-- -- Team Hickam provides ready forces to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and that reaches well beyond air, land, and sea.In preparation for the historic launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2, several units from Team Hickam assisted in...
28 May 2020 Family Nurse Practitioner Gives Back to Army in Face of COVID-19 CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Lt. Col. Dolores Toney says the U.S. Army has given her so much, so it only makes sense that she has spent her combined 22-year career returning the favor.“I’ve always wanted to give back to the Army,” says Toney, 51, a family nurse practitioner assigned to U.S. Army Medical...
28 May 2020 Camp Zama BOSS Beautifies Park with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of Camp Zama’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers organization and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force teamed up to clean up a historic park here May 27 in honor of Earth Day.Although they work on the same installation, this was the first time BOSS and JGSDF members...
28 May 2020 Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Advanced in Rare Ceremony OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jason Webley was meritoriously advanced to the rate of chief petty officer in a pinning ceremony held at Fleet Activities Okinawa White Beach Naval Facility, May 27.Webley, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native assigned to...
27 May 2020 U.S., Singapore Navies Exercise Together in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast (FFS 70) conducted a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, May 24-25.The events were an opportunity for...
27 May 2020 Chief of Staff Foresees Greater Army Commitment in Indo-Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After COVID-19 forced the Army to shutter or curtail major exercises, the service’s top officer said Wednesday that Soldiers will soon return to train with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.Pacific Pathways, a series of exercises where units conduct several stops and train...
27 May 2020 Airmen Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It is true, members of different military branches poke fun at each other- a Marine may call it the Chair Force, and an Airman might cast a joke regarding the flavor of a specific crayon. But the truth is: in the heat of war, with live rounds flying overhead and...
27 May 2020 DOD Officials Unveil COVID-Related Personnel, Move Guidance WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials outlined a conditions-based approach to relaxing the stop-movement order that has been in effect since early March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper issued the order in early March, and in April, he extended the ban through...
26 May 2020 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Okinawa for Limited Port Call OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff pulled into Okinawa, May 24, making the ship’s first port visit in more than 70 days.While on liberty, Sailors will have limited access to specific designated areas on the pier and neighboring beach. This...
26 May 2020 President Honors Fallen Service Members at Memorial Day Observances WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump came to ''the noble fortress'' of Fort McHenry in Baltimore to pay tribute on Memorial Day to those who fought and died to keep Americans free.Fort McHenry was the site of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812, when American patriots stood their...