11 April 2019 US, Philippine Air Forces Take Exercise Balikatan to New Heights CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine air forces shared best practices and showcased their interoperability at various locations across the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan April 1-12, 2019.The Philippines-led exercise is often known for its humanitarian and amphibious activities,...
11 April 2019 Misawa Cyber Airman Makes Communications History at COPE Tiger 19 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Stepping out of the norm and tackling a unique challenge can be daunting, especially when specialists are even telling you to give up. This didn't deter Staff. Sgt. David Hinojosa, a 35th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, though, in his support of COPE...
11 April 2019 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge Returns to Malaysia KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Kota Kinabalu for a port visit Apr. 11, its second visit to Malaysia since joining the LIMA exhibition in Langkawi last month.The visit reflects more than 60 years of U.S.-Malaysian relations and a strong...
11 April 2019 USINDOPACOM Hosts U.S. DoD Operational Gender Advisor Course at University of Hawaii’s East-West Center HONOLULU, Hawaii -- United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) completed their 2nd Operational Gender Advisor (GENAD) Course (OGC) at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus in Hawaii, 01-05 April 2019. This was the 3rd course for the US Department of Defense (DoD), and...
11 April 2019 VP-47 Completes Deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations OAK HARBOR, WA -- The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations (AOO), Apr. 10.During VP-47’s first P-8A Poseidon deployment, the squadron had 13 detachments across...
11 April 2019 962nd Mortuary Affairs Welcomed Home HONOLULU, Hawaii - An official Welcome Home Warrior Citizen ceremony and Yellow Ribbon Reintegration for the 962nd Quartermaster (Mortuary Affairs) Co. Detachment 2 signifying, for a deployment spanning two years of the most geographically dispersed Army Reserve Solders to finally cross back to...
11 April 2019 Pacific Air Forces and ASEAN Center for Military Medicine Join Forces to Prevent Outbreaks BANGKOK, Thailand -- The ability to rapidly detect outbreaks is critical to mitigating their overall impact. This is why the Pacific Air Forces Office of the Surgeon General and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Military Medicine have joined forces in order to establish...
10 April 2019 U.S. Navy P-8A and Destroyer Join JSDF Search for Japanese F-35A Pilot MISAWA, Japan -- U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and a guided-missile destroyer are assisting Japanese-led search and rescue efforts for the pilot of a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A missing since Apr. 9.The F-35A lost radar contact approximately 85 miles east of Misawa Air Base.A P-8A...
10 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 19 Engineering Team Builds Friendships in Marshall Islands ENNIBURR, Republic of the Marshall Islands -- The Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) engineering team completed multiple construction projects in Majuro and Kwajalein prior to departing the Republic of the Marshall Islands, March 28.PP19's construction projects, led by U.S. Army engineers and U.S. Navy...
10 April 2019 Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Fishing Vessel Safety Workshop in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- As part of a larger preparedness initiative, the Coast Guard and partners conducted a three-day workshop in American Samoa focused on the long line tuna fishing fleet the first week in April.This event was a collaborative effort between federal and local authorities with...
11 April 2019 US, Philippine Air Forces Take Exercise Balikatan to New Heights CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine air forces shared best practices and showcased their interoperability at various locations across the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan April 1-12, 2019.The Philippines-led exercise is often known for its humanitarian and amphibious activities,...
11 April 2019 Misawa Cyber Airman Makes Communications History at COPE Tiger 19 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Stepping out of the norm and tackling a unique challenge can be daunting, especially when specialists are even telling you to give up. This didn't deter Staff. Sgt. David Hinojosa, a 35th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, though, in his support of COPE...
11 April 2019 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge Returns to Malaysia KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Kota Kinabalu for a port visit Apr. 11, its second visit to Malaysia since joining the LIMA exhibition in Langkawi last month.The visit reflects more than 60 years of U.S.-Malaysian relations and a strong...
11 April 2019 USINDOPACOM Hosts U.S. DoD Operational Gender Advisor Course at University of Hawaii’s East-West Center HONOLULU, Hawaii -- United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) completed their 2nd Operational Gender Advisor (GENAD) Course (OGC) at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus in Hawaii, 01-05 April 2019. This was the 3rd course for the US Department of Defense (DoD), and...
11 April 2019 VP-47 Completes Deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations OAK HARBOR, WA -- The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations (AOO), Apr. 10.During VP-47’s first P-8A Poseidon deployment, the squadron had 13 detachments across...
11 April 2019 962nd Mortuary Affairs Welcomed Home HONOLULU, Hawaii - An official Welcome Home Warrior Citizen ceremony and Yellow Ribbon Reintegration for the 962nd Quartermaster (Mortuary Affairs) Co. Detachment 2 signifying, for a deployment spanning two years of the most geographically dispersed Army Reserve Solders to finally cross back to...
11 April 2019 Pacific Air Forces and ASEAN Center for Military Medicine Join Forces to Prevent Outbreaks BANGKOK, Thailand -- The ability to rapidly detect outbreaks is critical to mitigating their overall impact. This is why the Pacific Air Forces Office of the Surgeon General and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Military Medicine have joined forces in order to establish...
10 April 2019 U.S. Navy P-8A and Destroyer Join JSDF Search for Japanese F-35A Pilot MISAWA, Japan -- U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and a guided-missile destroyer are assisting Japanese-led search and rescue efforts for the pilot of a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A missing since Apr. 9.The F-35A lost radar contact approximately 85 miles east of Misawa Air Base.A P-8A...
10 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 19 Engineering Team Builds Friendships in Marshall Islands ENNIBURR, Republic of the Marshall Islands -- The Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) engineering team completed multiple construction projects in Majuro and Kwajalein prior to departing the Republic of the Marshall Islands, March 28.PP19's construction projects, led by U.S. Army engineers and U.S. Navy...
10 April 2019 Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Fishing Vessel Safety Workshop in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- As part of a larger preparedness initiative, the Coast Guard and partners conducted a three-day workshop in American Samoa focused on the long line tuna fishing fleet the first week in April.This event was a collaborative effort between federal and local authorities with...