17 April 2019 Aggressor Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force Enhance Tactical Skills at Diamond Shield EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Sometimes it’s good to be bad, and in world of an Aggressor pilot, being the best bad guy is an essential part of their daily operations.The 18th Aggressor Squadron based out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, recently participated in Diamond Shield 2019 in...
17 April 2019 Tropic Lightning Division Conducts Multi-Domain Live-Fire Exercise POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Over 2,000 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division participated in Exercise Lightning Strike 2019 at Pohakuloa Training Area, April 1-18, 2019 on Hawaii Island. It is the division’s largest exercise and is conducted annually. Lightning Strike is a combined arms...
17 April 2019 Misawa Maintainers Innovate New Parts for Targeting Pods, Re-achieve 98% Mission Standard Rate MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The ALQ-184 electronic countermeasure pod is crucial in a pilot's decision-making loop; they send alerts to a pilot’s display which allows the pilots to choose different ways the pod can react to signals. For F-16 pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, they use this...
17 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Continues Mission in Micronesia CHUUK, Micronesia -- Multinational service members embarked aboard USNS Brunswick (T-EFP 6) officially kicked off the fourth Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) mission stop with an opening ceremony in Chuuk, April 13, after having conducted mission-related activities on other islands in Micronesia over...
16 April 2019 Exercise Palau 2019 Marks Largest U.S. Army Presence on Palau In Three Decades Palau -- The exercise will run from the 13th - 19th, and will include community and animal health outreach services at several sites including Koror, Peleliu and Angaur. Also, there will be security cooperation operations with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S., Japan Maritime Forces Conduct Replenishment-at-Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) conducted a cooperative deployment focused on replenishment-at-sea training Apr. 16."Working alongside our JMSDF partners provided both crews an...
16 April 2019 U.S., Indian Navies Practice Submarine Hunting in Indian Ocean DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory - P-8 aircraft from the U.S and Indian navies conducted cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean, April 15.The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) also joined the drills, which focused on anti-submarine warfare training,...
16 April 2019 Sustainers Resupply Units using Aerial Delivery during Lightning Strike SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Trucks aren't the only way Sustainers deliver supplies! Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gregory Benson, Airdrop Systems Technician assigned to 25th Division Sustainment Brigade, partnered with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 3rd Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Micronesian Waters in Support of Forum Fisheries Agency Operation Rai Balang 2019 to Counter Illegal Fishing HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters crews and a long range HC-130 patrol aircraft crew recently completed combined operations with shipriders from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as part of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Operation Rai Balang 2019 to combat illegal fishing...
15 April 2019 Coast Guard Ship Visits Hong Kong ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) moored April 15, in Hong Kong Harbor – the first visit by a Coast Guard cutter in 17 years.While in port, the crew will have opportunities to explore Hong Kong and interact with local citizens through community relations projects and...
17 April 2019 Aggressor Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force Enhance Tactical Skills at Diamond Shield EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Sometimes it’s good to be bad, and in world of an Aggressor pilot, being the best bad guy is an essential part of their daily operations.The 18th Aggressor Squadron based out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, recently participated in Diamond Shield 2019 in...
17 April 2019 Tropic Lightning Division Conducts Multi-Domain Live-Fire Exercise POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Over 2,000 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division participated in Exercise Lightning Strike 2019 at Pohakuloa Training Area, April 1-18, 2019 on Hawaii Island. It is the division’s largest exercise and is conducted annually. Lightning Strike is a combined arms...
17 April 2019 Misawa Maintainers Innovate New Parts for Targeting Pods, Re-achieve 98% Mission Standard Rate MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The ALQ-184 electronic countermeasure pod is crucial in a pilot's decision-making loop; they send alerts to a pilot’s display which allows the pilots to choose different ways the pod can react to signals. For F-16 pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, they use this...
17 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Continues Mission in Micronesia CHUUK, Micronesia -- Multinational service members embarked aboard USNS Brunswick (T-EFP 6) officially kicked off the fourth Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) mission stop with an opening ceremony in Chuuk, April 13, after having conducted mission-related activities on other islands in Micronesia over...
16 April 2019 Exercise Palau 2019 Marks Largest U.S. Army Presence on Palau In Three Decades Palau -- The exercise will run from the 13th - 19th, and will include community and animal health outreach services at several sites including Koror, Peleliu and Angaur. Also, there will be security cooperation operations with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S., Japan Maritime Forces Conduct Replenishment-at-Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) conducted a cooperative deployment focused on replenishment-at-sea training Apr. 16."Working alongside our JMSDF partners provided both crews an...
16 April 2019 U.S., Indian Navies Practice Submarine Hunting in Indian Ocean DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory - P-8 aircraft from the U.S and Indian navies conducted cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean, April 15.The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) also joined the drills, which focused on anti-submarine warfare training,...
16 April 2019 Sustainers Resupply Units using Aerial Delivery during Lightning Strike SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Trucks aren't the only way Sustainers deliver supplies! Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gregory Benson, Airdrop Systems Technician assigned to 25th Division Sustainment Brigade, partnered with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 3rd Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Micronesian Waters in Support of Forum Fisheries Agency Operation Rai Balang 2019 to Counter Illegal Fishing HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters crews and a long range HC-130 patrol aircraft crew recently completed combined operations with shipriders from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as part of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Operation Rai Balang 2019 to combat illegal fishing...
15 April 2019 Coast Guard Ship Visits Hong Kong ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) moored April 15, in Hong Kong Harbor – the first visit by a Coast Guard cutter in 17 years.While in port, the crew will have opportunities to explore Hong Kong and interact with local citizens through community relations projects and...