15 March 2019 Humanitarian Projects Begin throughout Luzon in Support of Exercise Balikatan 19 MANILA, Philippines -- Multinational forces began humanitarian and civic assistance projects as part of exercise Balikatan 2019 on March 12.Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the renovation of three elementary schools in Orani, Bataan Province; Pangil,...
15 March 2019 US-Korean Navies Work Together During SALVEX Korea 2019 SINGAPORE -- U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy diving and salvage experts began Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2019, March 13.The bilateral exchange is focused on combined diving and salvage operations and subject matter expert...
14 March 2019 Pacific Fleet Commander Emphasizes Readiness for High-End SAN DIEGO -- Navy leaders up and down the chain of command need to prepare their crews to fight and win in blue-water, fleet-on-fleet combat. That was the message Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered during a series of discussions with waterfront leaders in San Diego,...
14 March 2019 Wreckage of USS Wasp CV-7 Discovered in Coral Sea SEATTLE, Wash. -- Wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7) was discovered Jan. 14, 2019, by the expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel.Wasp was sunk on Sept. 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the...
14 March 2019 Philippines and US Army Soldiers Play Basketball FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- The hot sun beat down on the players as they ran from one end of the court to the other, a bright orange ball bouncing towards a hoop before the other team steals it. It is the Philippine Army versus the U.S. Army. Soldiers sit on the sidelines cheering their team on...
14 March 2019 15th Wing Partners with Air Combat Command to Ensure Mission Success in Indo-Pacific AOR JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing and several partner units recently joined forces with the 366th Component Maintenance Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to deploy one of two Air Force Rapid Assistance Support for Calibration, or RASCAL, at Joint Base...
13 March 2019 U.S., Philippine Navies Conduct Cooperative Deployment as Flagship Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines in three years.The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team undertook a cooperative deployment with Philippine Navy (PN) landing...
13 March 2019 3rd Wing Transfers C-17 Aircraft Supply to 176th JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are quickly approaching the second anniversary of their assignment from the 3rd Wing to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.Now, the 176th Wing and numerous mission...
13 March 2019 U.S. and Philippine Service Members Train Side-by-side during Salaknib 2019 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- Teamwork is built on mutual trust and understanding how each member of the team functions. Salaknib, an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army as part of the larger Pacific Pathways series of exercises, helps the U.S. Army and...
13 March 2019 8th Theater Sustainment Command Hosting Logistics Training Team on Global Combat Support System-Army SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command will host a Logistics Training Team to provide training on the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) from April 29 through May 24, 2019 at the Schofield Barracks installation training center. The training is open to GCSS-Army...
15 March 2019 Humanitarian Projects Begin throughout Luzon in Support of Exercise Balikatan 19 MANILA, Philippines -- Multinational forces began humanitarian and civic assistance projects as part of exercise Balikatan 2019 on March 12.Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the renovation of three elementary schools in Orani, Bataan Province; Pangil,...
15 March 2019 US-Korean Navies Work Together During SALVEX Korea 2019 SINGAPORE -- U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy diving and salvage experts began Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2019, March 13.The bilateral exchange is focused on combined diving and salvage operations and subject matter expert...
14 March 2019 Pacific Fleet Commander Emphasizes Readiness for High-End SAN DIEGO -- Navy leaders up and down the chain of command need to prepare their crews to fight and win in blue-water, fleet-on-fleet combat. That was the message Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered during a series of discussions with waterfront leaders in San Diego,...
14 March 2019 Wreckage of USS Wasp CV-7 Discovered in Coral Sea SEATTLE, Wash. -- Wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7) was discovered Jan. 14, 2019, by the expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel.Wasp was sunk on Sept. 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the...
14 March 2019 Philippines and US Army Soldiers Play Basketball FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- The hot sun beat down on the players as they ran from one end of the court to the other, a bright orange ball bouncing towards a hoop before the other team steals it. It is the Philippine Army versus the U.S. Army. Soldiers sit on the sidelines cheering their team on...
14 March 2019 15th Wing Partners with Air Combat Command to Ensure Mission Success in Indo-Pacific AOR JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing and several partner units recently joined forces with the 366th Component Maintenance Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to deploy one of two Air Force Rapid Assistance Support for Calibration, or RASCAL, at Joint Base...
13 March 2019 U.S., Philippine Navies Conduct Cooperative Deployment as Flagship Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines in three years.The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team undertook a cooperative deployment with Philippine Navy (PN) landing...
13 March 2019 3rd Wing Transfers C-17 Aircraft Supply to 176th JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are quickly approaching the second anniversary of their assignment from the 3rd Wing to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.Now, the 176th Wing and numerous mission...
13 March 2019 U.S. and Philippine Service Members Train Side-by-side during Salaknib 2019 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- Teamwork is built on mutual trust and understanding how each member of the team functions. Salaknib, an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army as part of the larger Pacific Pathways series of exercises, helps the U.S. Army and...
13 March 2019 8th Theater Sustainment Command Hosting Logistics Training Team on Global Combat Support System-Army SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command will host a Logistics Training Team to provide training on the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) from April 29 through May 24, 2019 at the Schofield Barracks installation training center. The training is open to GCSS-Army...