18 May 2020 Carrier Strike Group 11 Changes Command at Sea Aboard USS Nimitz PACIFIC OCEAN -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), May 16.Rear Adm. James A. Kirk relieved Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids and assumed duties as CSG-11 commander.Davids assumed command of CSG-11 in May 2019. During her tenure,...
18 May 2020 Army General to Co-Lead 'Operation Warp Speed' for COVID-19 Vaccine WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump today announced that Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the commander of Army Materiel Command, will co-lead an effort, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, to find a vaccine for COVID-19 by January 2021.Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said the Defense Department is very...
18 May 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Fast Cruise in Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM - Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or “fast cruise,” the crew will simulate normal underway conditions while testing the critical systems required to sustain the ship during its upcoming...
18 May 2020 Wilsbach Nominated to Command Pacific Air Forces JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach has been nominated by the president for a fourth star to become the next commander of Pacific Air Forces, headquartered here.No stranger to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, Wilsbach currently serves as Commander, 7th Air...
18 May 2020 Garrison Task Force Leads Contact Tracing during COVID-19 CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- In response to the heightened threat of COVID-19, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Commander Col. Michael F. Tremblay created a task force team to serve as the garrison’s central coronavirus response team, March 8.The following day, Task Force 37 moved in a few doors...
15 May 2020 Future Ops Maintains Counter COVID-19 Momentum KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As Team Kadena leaders consider how to implement and update force health protection measures, the Future Operations team, or FUOPS, works behind the scenes to arm decision makers with situational awareness and knowledge to make the most informed decisions.The FUOPS mission...
15 May 2020 USNS Mercy Departs Los Angeles; Military Relief Efforts Continue LOS ANGELES - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Los Angeles after supporting the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response operations to the greater Los Angeles area during the coronavirus pandemic, May 15.“We came to Los Angeles to be the relief valve for local hospitals in the fight...
15 May 2020 Clean Teams Train to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Units with the 25th Infantry Division have been training soldiers to work in clean teams across Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, as part of a multitude of prevention measures the garrison has in place to trace, prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19."The clean team...
15 May 2020 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Strengthen Integrated Warfighting Capabilities PHILIPPINE SEA - Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the U.S Marine Corps are conducting integrated operations in support of regional security and stability in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.These operations at sea focus on interoperability to further develop warfighting concepts,...
15 May 2020 Top Enlisted Leaders Answer Questions on Stop-Move Process WASHINGTON -- Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López and U.S. Transportation Command's senior enlisted leader, Air Force (SEAC) Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, shed some light on moving in the time of COVID-19 during a virtual town hall meeting.The SEAC hosted the meeting...
18 May 2020 Carrier Strike Group 11 Changes Command at Sea Aboard USS Nimitz PACIFIC OCEAN -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), May 16.Rear Adm. James A. Kirk relieved Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids and assumed duties as CSG-11 commander.Davids assumed command of CSG-11 in May 2019. During her tenure,...
18 May 2020 Army General to Co-Lead 'Operation Warp Speed' for COVID-19 Vaccine WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump today announced that Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the commander of Army Materiel Command, will co-lead an effort, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, to find a vaccine for COVID-19 by January 2021.Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said the Defense Department is very...
18 May 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Fast Cruise in Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM - Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or “fast cruise,” the crew will simulate normal underway conditions while testing the critical systems required to sustain the ship during its upcoming...
18 May 2020 Wilsbach Nominated to Command Pacific Air Forces JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach has been nominated by the president for a fourth star to become the next commander of Pacific Air Forces, headquartered here.No stranger to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, Wilsbach currently serves as Commander, 7th Air...
18 May 2020 Garrison Task Force Leads Contact Tracing during COVID-19 CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- In response to the heightened threat of COVID-19, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Commander Col. Michael F. Tremblay created a task force team to serve as the garrison’s central coronavirus response team, March 8.The following day, Task Force 37 moved in a few doors...
15 May 2020 Future Ops Maintains Counter COVID-19 Momentum KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As Team Kadena leaders consider how to implement and update force health protection measures, the Future Operations team, or FUOPS, works behind the scenes to arm decision makers with situational awareness and knowledge to make the most informed decisions.The FUOPS mission...
15 May 2020 USNS Mercy Departs Los Angeles; Military Relief Efforts Continue LOS ANGELES - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Los Angeles after supporting the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response operations to the greater Los Angeles area during the coronavirus pandemic, May 15.“We came to Los Angeles to be the relief valve for local hospitals in the fight...
15 May 2020 Clean Teams Train to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Units with the 25th Infantry Division have been training soldiers to work in clean teams across Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, as part of a multitude of prevention measures the garrison has in place to trace, prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19."The clean team...
15 May 2020 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Strengthen Integrated Warfighting Capabilities PHILIPPINE SEA - Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the U.S Marine Corps are conducting integrated operations in support of regional security and stability in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.These operations at sea focus on interoperability to further develop warfighting concepts,...
15 May 2020 Top Enlisted Leaders Answer Questions on Stop-Move Process WASHINGTON -- Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López and U.S. Transportation Command's senior enlisted leader, Air Force (SEAC) Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, shed some light on moving in the time of COVID-19 during a virtual town hall meeting.The SEAC hosted the meeting...