01 August 2018 Vibrant Ceremony Marks Opening of Garuda Shield 2018 PUSLATPUR, Indonesia -- With well-rehearsed precision, Indiana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held a joint ceremony here July 30 with their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Army to mark the opening of the twelfth iteration of Garuda...
01 August 2018 Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains WASHINGTON -- All Americans welcome the return of remains from the Korean War.The July 27 honorable carry ceremony at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains covered by the United Nations flag. Now the work of identification begins.These remains are presumed to be American, but...
01 August 2018 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crew Chiefs Maintain More than Aircraft JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Currently, the U.S. Air Force fields more than 35 types of aircraft, with an equally exceptional number of dedicated and precision-based crew chiefs to maintain them.Focused on the need for high standards, the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS)...
01 August 2018 USS Carl Vinson Rescues Mariners off Hawaiian Coast PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) rescued five mariners in distress July 27 near Hawaii's westernmost inhabited island.The mariners issued a distress call after their 36-foot vessel ran aground in shallow water near the island of Niihau.Two MH-60S Sea Hawk...
31 July 2018 Coast Guard, Royal Australian Navy Assist Sailing Crew in Distress Off Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Royal Australian navy responded to a distress call from the crew of a demasted sailing vessel off Makapu’u Point, Saturday.A Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew is currently towing the vessel to Kaneohe Bay.There are four boaters...
31 July 2018 U.S. Air Force Kicks Off Participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, began their participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 in Darwin, Australia, yesterday.The exercise is hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force biennially to enhance flight operations...
31 July 2018 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program Performs Mine Clearance Operations During RIMPAC Southern California SAN DIEGO, California -- Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations.The...
31 July 2018 Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Eielson EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, visited service members in Alaska to speak about his time as a Ranger, his Medal of Honor and the importance of using mental health resources available to all military members.On July 26, 2018,...
31 July 2018 Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon Take on the Jungle JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- In northern Okinawa, Japan under humid canopies of dense jungle, the crunch of rocks echoes through the trees from the strides of U.S. Marines on a patrol.Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon (TRT), Marine Logistics Group...
31 July 2018 Curtis Wilbur Completes Basic Phase YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) became Basic Phase complete July 30.During a ship’s Basic Phase, the crew trains and is evaluated on basic ship handling and operations to include damage control, engineering and seamanship. Basic Phase...
01 August 2018 Vibrant Ceremony Marks Opening of Garuda Shield 2018 PUSLATPUR, Indonesia -- With well-rehearsed precision, Indiana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team held a joint ceremony here July 30 with their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Army to mark the opening of the twelfth iteration of Garuda...
01 August 2018 Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains WASHINGTON -- All Americans welcome the return of remains from the Korean War.The July 27 honorable carry ceremony at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains covered by the United Nations flag. Now the work of identification begins.These remains are presumed to be American, but...
01 August 2018 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crew Chiefs Maintain More than Aircraft JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Currently, the U.S. Air Force fields more than 35 types of aircraft, with an equally exceptional number of dedicated and precision-based crew chiefs to maintain them.Focused on the need for high standards, the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS)...
01 August 2018 USS Carl Vinson Rescues Mariners off Hawaiian Coast PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) rescued five mariners in distress July 27 near Hawaii's westernmost inhabited island.The mariners issued a distress call after their 36-foot vessel ran aground in shallow water near the island of Niihau.Two MH-60S Sea Hawk...
31 July 2018 Coast Guard, Royal Australian Navy Assist Sailing Crew in Distress Off Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Royal Australian navy responded to a distress call from the crew of a demasted sailing vessel off Makapu’u Point, Saturday.A Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew is currently towing the vessel to Kaneohe Bay.There are four boaters...
31 July 2018 U.S. Air Force Kicks Off Participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, began their participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 in Darwin, Australia, yesterday.The exercise is hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force biennially to enhance flight operations...
31 July 2018 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program Performs Mine Clearance Operations During RIMPAC Southern California SAN DIEGO, California -- Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations.The...
31 July 2018 Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Eielson EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, visited service members in Alaska to speak about his time as a Ranger, his Medal of Honor and the importance of using mental health resources available to all military members.On July 26, 2018,...
31 July 2018 Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon Take on the Jungle JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- In northern Okinawa, Japan under humid canopies of dense jungle, the crunch of rocks echoes through the trees from the strides of U.S. Marines on a patrol.Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon (TRT), Marine Logistics Group...
31 July 2018 Curtis Wilbur Completes Basic Phase YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) became Basic Phase complete July 30.During a ship’s Basic Phase, the crew trains and is evaluated on basic ship handling and operations to include damage control, engineering and seamanship. Basic Phase...