05 March 2019 15th MXS Airman Uses Joint Skills to Ensure Mission Success JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Every day, Airmen across the 15th Maintenance Squadron work together to produce safe, reliable, mission ready aircraft and equipment. But one Airman has taken it a step further and integrated some lessons learned from Army courses to enhance his mission...
04 March 2019 HSC-25 Aids Cruise Ship Passenger in Pacific ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress early Monday, March 4.At approximately 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, HSC-25 was notified by U.S. Coast Guard Sector...
04 March 2019 U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2019 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, completed Resilient Shield 2019, March 1.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise held within the...
04 March 2019 Strong Partnerships Showcased at Aero India 2019 BENGALURU, India -- More than 80 U.S. personnel participated in Aero India 2019, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 20-24, 2019.Aero India is the premiere aerospace exhibition and trade show in India and an opportunity to display the growth in the Indian-U.S. defense...
04 March 2019 U.S. Secretary of State’s Visit Reaffirms Strong U.S.-Philippines Ties MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo reaffirmed the strong ties and enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines during his first visit to the Philippines as Secretary of State.Secretary Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte on February 28 to...
04 March 2019 Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4 OJOJIHARA MANUEVER AREA, MIYAGI, Japan -- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ARTP 18-4 provides the Marines with essential live-fire training to...
01 March 2019 US, Australian, Indonesian Sailors Commemorate WWII Battle of Sunda Strait SUNDA STRAIT - Sailors from mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) attended a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359), Mar. 1.The ceremony honored American and Australian crews who...
01 March 2019 Guard and Protect 2019 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Patrolling the base just as they’ve always done. The sound of the rain a constant, the fog on the windows lingering. That’s when the call came. It may not have been from the same familiar voices. However, it came from the voice of an ally and that’s all that matters to the...
01 March 2019 Republic of Fiji; Nevada Guard to Expand Oceania Partnership CARSON CITY, Calif. -- The Nevada National Guard and the Republic of Fiji hosted a signing ceremony Thursday at the country's capital of Suva to officially enter the island country into the State's Partnership Program. This new partnership was formally announced by U.S. Assistant Secretary of...
01 March 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia Returns to Guam from Patrol HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, following a multi-cutter patrol in response to Super Typhoon Wutip, Monday.Super Typhoon Wutip was the strongest February storm in the Western Pacific Ocean in 70 years. While underway the Sequoia...
05 March 2019 15th MXS Airman Uses Joint Skills to Ensure Mission Success JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Every day, Airmen across the 15th Maintenance Squadron work together to produce safe, reliable, mission ready aircraft and equipment. But one Airman has taken it a step further and integrated some lessons learned from Army courses to enhance his mission...
04 March 2019 HSC-25 Aids Cruise Ship Passenger in Pacific ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress early Monday, March 4.At approximately 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, HSC-25 was notified by U.S. Coast Guard Sector...
04 March 2019 U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2019 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, completed Resilient Shield 2019, March 1.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise held within the...
04 March 2019 Strong Partnerships Showcased at Aero India 2019 BENGALURU, India -- More than 80 U.S. personnel participated in Aero India 2019, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 20-24, 2019.Aero India is the premiere aerospace exhibition and trade show in India and an opportunity to display the growth in the Indian-U.S. defense...
04 March 2019 U.S. Secretary of State’s Visit Reaffirms Strong U.S.-Philippines Ties MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo reaffirmed the strong ties and enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines during his first visit to the Philippines as Secretary of State.Secretary Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte on February 28 to...
04 March 2019 Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4 OJOJIHARA MANUEVER AREA, MIYAGI, Japan -- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ARTP 18-4 provides the Marines with essential live-fire training to...
01 March 2019 US, Australian, Indonesian Sailors Commemorate WWII Battle of Sunda Strait SUNDA STRAIT - Sailors from mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) attended a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359), Mar. 1.The ceremony honored American and Australian crews who...
01 March 2019 Guard and Protect 2019 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Patrolling the base just as they’ve always done. The sound of the rain a constant, the fog on the windows lingering. That’s when the call came. It may not have been from the same familiar voices. However, it came from the voice of an ally and that’s all that matters to the...
01 March 2019 Republic of Fiji; Nevada Guard to Expand Oceania Partnership CARSON CITY, Calif. -- The Nevada National Guard and the Republic of Fiji hosted a signing ceremony Thursday at the country's capital of Suva to officially enter the island country into the State's Partnership Program. This new partnership was formally announced by U.S. Assistant Secretary of...
01 March 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia Returns to Guam from Patrol HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, following a multi-cutter patrol in response to Super Typhoon Wutip, Monday.Super Typhoon Wutip was the strongest February storm in the Western Pacific Ocean in 70 years. While underway the Sequoia...