11 April 2018 Army Quartermaster Unit to Stand Up at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A new quartermaster unit will stand up this summer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, joining the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.The 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne) will be a part of 4/25th IBCT's 725th Brigade...
11 April 2018 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Honors U.S.-Philippine Alliance KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) took to the skies in the Philippine...
11 April 2018 Tropic Lightning Chaplains Learn How Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Brings Our Troops Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Chaplains from the 25th Infantry Division visited Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on March 29, in an effort to better understand the process of bringing lost American service members back home.The DPAA's mission is...
10 April 2018 Flag Officer Announcement WASHINGTON: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis announced today that the president has made the following nomination:Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson for reappointment to the rank of admiral, and assignment as commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii. Davidson is currently serving as...
10 April 2018 US-Japan Maritime Forces Conduct Navigational Maneuvers in East China Sea EAST CHINA SEA -- Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sailed together with the amphibious transport dock JS Shimokita (LST 4002) in a bilateral formation, April 9.The navigational maneuvers were held as part of an enduring commitment of...
10 April 2018 DoD Official Highlights Value of Artificial Intelligence to Future Warfare WASHINGTON -- Mining the advantages of artificial intelligence is in the best interest of national security, a senior Pentagon official said today at the New America Future of War Conference here.Michael D. Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, spoke about the involvement...
10 April 2018 USS Michael Murphy Hosts Micronesian Officials PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors from USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) met with local officials while the ship was operating off the coast of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), April 7.During the event, the ship hosted officials from FSM for a tour and discussion with Michael Murphy's senior...
10 April 2018 US Ambassador to New Zealand Visits Demo Team WANAKA, New Zealand -- “Hosting U.S. demonstration teams in New Zealand helps build country-to-country relations,” said Scott Brown, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. “It is a superb way to enhance the working relationships between our militaries.”After his personal tour, Brown traveled...
09 April 2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Passing Exercise with Republic of Singapore Navy SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), sailed in formation with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73) and corvette RSS Valiant (PGG 91), April 6.The event was a traditional naval...
09 April 2018 3rd Fleet Hosts Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2018 Final Planning Conference SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the final planning conference (FPC) for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2018 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, April 3-6.The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique...
11 April 2018 Army Quartermaster Unit to Stand Up at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A new quartermaster unit will stand up this summer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, joining the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.The 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne) will be a part of 4/25th IBCT's 725th Brigade...
11 April 2018 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Honors U.S.-Philippine Alliance KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) took to the skies in the Philippine...
11 April 2018 Tropic Lightning Chaplains Learn How Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Brings Our Troops Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Chaplains from the 25th Infantry Division visited Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on March 29, in an effort to better understand the process of bringing lost American service members back home.The DPAA's mission is...
10 April 2018 Flag Officer Announcement WASHINGTON: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis announced today that the president has made the following nomination:Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson for reappointment to the rank of admiral, and assignment as commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii. Davidson is currently serving as...
10 April 2018 US-Japan Maritime Forces Conduct Navigational Maneuvers in East China Sea EAST CHINA SEA -- Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sailed together with the amphibious transport dock JS Shimokita (LST 4002) in a bilateral formation, April 9.The navigational maneuvers were held as part of an enduring commitment of...
10 April 2018 DoD Official Highlights Value of Artificial Intelligence to Future Warfare WASHINGTON -- Mining the advantages of artificial intelligence is in the best interest of national security, a senior Pentagon official said today at the New America Future of War Conference here.Michael D. Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, spoke about the involvement...
10 April 2018 USS Michael Murphy Hosts Micronesian Officials PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors from USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) met with local officials while the ship was operating off the coast of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), April 7.During the event, the ship hosted officials from FSM for a tour and discussion with Michael Murphy's senior...
10 April 2018 US Ambassador to New Zealand Visits Demo Team WANAKA, New Zealand -- “Hosting U.S. demonstration teams in New Zealand helps build country-to-country relations,” said Scott Brown, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. “It is a superb way to enhance the working relationships between our militaries.”After his personal tour, Brown traveled...
09 April 2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Passing Exercise with Republic of Singapore Navy SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), sailed in formation with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73) and corvette RSS Valiant (PGG 91), April 6.The event was a traditional naval...
09 April 2018 3rd Fleet Hosts Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2018 Final Planning Conference SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the final planning conference (FPC) for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2018 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, April 3-6.The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique...