03 January 2018 USS Frank Cable Arrives Hawaii PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 2.Frank Cable is currently in route to its homeport at Naval Base Guam, following more than eight months in a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability (DPMA) in...
03 January 2018 Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Assist Disoriented Australian Mariner off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, and a good Samaritan assisted a 62-year old Australian mariner in his homemade sailing vessel three and a half miles west of the Keehi Harbor, Maui, Sunday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Maui safely towed the 30-foot sailing...
03 January 2018 Tripler's 2017 Year in Review HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center, or TAMC, has made significant developments throughout the 2017 year.THE BEST OF THE BEST AT TRIPLERTo begin, TAMC and the U.S. Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks were recognized in the Army patient satisfaction "Best of the Best" report, for...
29 December 2017 Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Misawa, Emphasizes Warfighter Mindset MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...
29 December 2017 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-262 Departs Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 departed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to MCAS Futenma, Dec. 20, 2017.VMM-262 began training out of MCAS Iwakuni, Dec. 9, 2017, as the aviation combat element for exercise Forest Light.During their stay,...
29 December 2017 USS America Departs Singapore after Holiday Visit SINGAPORE -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28.During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the...
28 December 2017 USS Bremerton Visits Yokosuka for Final Time YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 22 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crews'...
28 December 2017 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Have Shocking Experience INDIAN OCEAN – Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) just completed their final portion of the Law Enforcement’s Non-Lethal Weapons Course, which is a three day course in proper non-lethal weaponry handling and usage.“This course teaches Marines how to properly implement the weapon...
27 December 2017 Two Army Veterans Receive Medal of Honor in 2017 WASHINGTON -- This year, the only two Medal of Honor recipients were both Army veterans, who were receiving the medals for courageous, sacrificial actions in combat during the Vietnam War. Here are the stories of Spc. Five James McCloughan and Capt. Gary M. Rose, presented again to commemorate their...
27 December 2017 Heavy Shop Airmen Help Maintain Airfield Integrity EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- When thinking about flight line operations and how to keep a resilient airfield, most people think about the snow equipment clearing the flight line, the maintainers aiding each aircraft in taking-off or the pilots flying the aircraft.What most people fail to...
03 January 2018 USS Frank Cable Arrives Hawaii PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 2.Frank Cable is currently in route to its homeport at Naval Base Guam, following more than eight months in a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability (DPMA) in...
03 January 2018 Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Assist Disoriented Australian Mariner off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, and a good Samaritan assisted a 62-year old Australian mariner in his homemade sailing vessel three and a half miles west of the Keehi Harbor, Maui, Sunday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Maui safely towed the 30-foot sailing...
03 January 2018 Tripler's 2017 Year in Review HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center, or TAMC, has made significant developments throughout the 2017 year.THE BEST OF THE BEST AT TRIPLERTo begin, TAMC and the U.S. Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks were recognized in the Army patient satisfaction "Best of the Best" report, for...
29 December 2017 Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Misawa, Emphasizes Warfighter Mindset MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...
29 December 2017 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-262 Departs Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 departed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to MCAS Futenma, Dec. 20, 2017.VMM-262 began training out of MCAS Iwakuni, Dec. 9, 2017, as the aviation combat element for exercise Forest Light.During their stay,...
29 December 2017 USS America Departs Singapore after Holiday Visit SINGAPORE -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28.During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the...
28 December 2017 USS Bremerton Visits Yokosuka for Final Time YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 22 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crews'...
28 December 2017 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Have Shocking Experience INDIAN OCEAN – Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) just completed their final portion of the Law Enforcement’s Non-Lethal Weapons Course, which is a three day course in proper non-lethal weaponry handling and usage.“This course teaches Marines how to properly implement the weapon...
27 December 2017 Two Army Veterans Receive Medal of Honor in 2017 WASHINGTON -- This year, the only two Medal of Honor recipients were both Army veterans, who were receiving the medals for courageous, sacrificial actions in combat during the Vietnam War. Here are the stories of Spc. Five James McCloughan and Capt. Gary M. Rose, presented again to commemorate their...
27 December 2017 Heavy Shop Airmen Help Maintain Airfield Integrity EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- When thinking about flight line operations and how to keep a resilient airfield, most people think about the snow equipment clearing the flight line, the maintainers aiding each aircraft in taking-off or the pilots flying the aircraft.What most people fail to...