02 April 2019 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 3rd Wing Hosts Tyndall AFB Airmen Welcome Reception JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In an effort to welcome and provide resources and support to more than 200 Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen and families being relocated to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), a reception is scheduled to kick off April 8, at 9 a.m.“Right now we are focused...
02 April 2019 Misawa Logistics Mechanics Conduct Their First Combat Readiness Exercise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted their first agile combat employment (ACE) exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 20.ACE tests Airmen’s ability to demonstrate advanced readiness and forward thinking while responding to unexpected contingency operations...
02 April 2019 Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s 26th Annual Spring Festival Attracts 37,000 Visitors YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka welcomed 37,000 visitors to its 26th annual Spring Festival on March 30.Guests from all over Japan — including nearby Tokyo and the country’s northern most island of Hokkaido — traveled to Yokosuka for a chance to enjoy a ship tour, live music,...
02 April 2019 Beyond the CPX-Functional: A Dedicated Sustainment Simulation SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Bullets don't fly without supply!" This common phrase in the logistics community is one that has been around for some time and is now more salient than ever. In today's combined arms fight, logistics plays a heavy role, but it is one that often gets placed at a lower...
01 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Open 35th Balikatan Exercise CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.Balikatan, which means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Multinational Team Arrives in Micronesia CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia -- The multinational crew aboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) arrived in the Lower Mortlock Islands March 31 to support local communities' recovery from the aftermath of Typhoon Wutip as part of the Pacific...
01 April 2019 Helicopter Sea Combat-25 Evacuates Cruise Passenger, Fights Fire on Nimitz Hill ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency medical lift for a cruise passenger in distress then assisted with firefighting efforts March 28.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 Tuesday that a Bulgarian...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 begins Malaysia mission KUCHING, Malaysia -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the opening ceremony of the third Pacific Partnership mission stop in Kuching, March 30.“Pacific Partnership 2019 will continuously strengthen ties and enhance our friendship,” said Lt. Gen. Datuk...
01 April 2019 U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific spreads joy through song LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- While all eyes are set on the skies for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019, the Air Force Band of the Pacific, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, drew their own crowd as they entertained guests across Langkawi, Malaysia from March 25-30,...
29 March 2019 U.S. Military Firefighters Train for Earthquakes at Camp Zama CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- For decades, the sounds of military family life at Camp Zama reverberated within the walls of 1078 MacArthur Drive, but March 26 through 28, firefighters took over the now-uninhabited home and filled it with sounds of hope for earthquake victims.In this case, that meant the...
02 April 2019 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 3rd Wing Hosts Tyndall AFB Airmen Welcome Reception JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In an effort to welcome and provide resources and support to more than 200 Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen and families being relocated to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), a reception is scheduled to kick off April 8, at 9 a.m.“Right now we are focused...
02 April 2019 Misawa Logistics Mechanics Conduct Their First Combat Readiness Exercise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted their first agile combat employment (ACE) exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 20.ACE tests Airmen’s ability to demonstrate advanced readiness and forward thinking while responding to unexpected contingency operations...
02 April 2019 Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s 26th Annual Spring Festival Attracts 37,000 Visitors YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka welcomed 37,000 visitors to its 26th annual Spring Festival on March 30.Guests from all over Japan — including nearby Tokyo and the country’s northern most island of Hokkaido — traveled to Yokosuka for a chance to enjoy a ship tour, live music,...
02 April 2019 Beyond the CPX-Functional: A Dedicated Sustainment Simulation SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Bullets don't fly without supply!" This common phrase in the logistics community is one that has been around for some time and is now more salient than ever. In today's combined arms fight, logistics plays a heavy role, but it is one that often gets placed at a lower...
01 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Open 35th Balikatan Exercise CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.Balikatan, which means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Multinational Team Arrives in Micronesia CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia -- The multinational crew aboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) arrived in the Lower Mortlock Islands March 31 to support local communities' recovery from the aftermath of Typhoon Wutip as part of the Pacific...
01 April 2019 Helicopter Sea Combat-25 Evacuates Cruise Passenger, Fights Fire on Nimitz Hill ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency medical lift for a cruise passenger in distress then assisted with firefighting efforts March 28.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 Tuesday that a Bulgarian...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 begins Malaysia mission KUCHING, Malaysia -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the opening ceremony of the third Pacific Partnership mission stop in Kuching, March 30.“Pacific Partnership 2019 will continuously strengthen ties and enhance our friendship,” said Lt. Gen. Datuk...
01 April 2019 U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific spreads joy through song LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- While all eyes are set on the skies for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019, the Air Force Band of the Pacific, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, drew their own crowd as they entertained guests across Langkawi, Malaysia from March 25-30,...
29 March 2019 U.S. Military Firefighters Train for Earthquakes at Camp Zama CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- For decades, the sounds of military family life at Camp Zama reverberated within the walls of 1078 MacArthur Drive, but March 26 through 28, firefighters took over the now-uninhabited home and filled it with sounds of hope for earthquake victims.In this case, that meant the...