19 December 2017 7th Engineer Dive Detachment Conducts Underwater Change of Command JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- With the unique mission as the Army's only underwater engineering asset in the 9,000 mile wide Pacific theater, the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command conducted its change of command...
18 December 2017 Strength of US-Philippine Alliance Showcased during Pacific Air Forces Visit MANILA, Philippines -- “The strategic complexity facing the Indo-Asia-Pacific region is unprecedented, which is why it is so vital our alliance remains strong and resilient in the face of rapid change,” said Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces Commander, during his visit here Dec...
18 December 2017 U.S. Air Force C-130J Makes Christmas Drop Debut YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules has made its debut in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2017.Over the past year, Yokota Air Base has transitioned from the C-130H Hercules to the newer C-130J model. This is the first OCD that will utilize U.S. J-models, learning from...
18 December 2017 USS Chafee Completes Voyage Repair Availability in Singapore SINGAPORE -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and ship repair personnel from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific completed a successful voyage repair availability in Singapore, Dec 16.The 10-day long availability provided an opportunity for Chafee to accomplish important...
18 December 2017 Misawa Airmen bring Holiday Cheer to Hirosaki Orphanage HIROSAKI, Japan -- On a brisk early morning, Team Misawa members suited up as Santa, Mrs. Clause, elves and reindeer and boarded a bus headed to a Hirosaki orphanage for holiday fun.Members of the 35th Operations Group and their families brought joy to kids in unfortunate circumstances at the...
18 December 2017 Central Issue Facility Ready to Move to Camp Humphreys USAG YONGSAN -- The U.S. Army Central Issue Facility (CIF) first appeared on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War in 1950. After the ceasefire and along with the establishment of U.S. Forces Korea, the CIF eventually located its headquarters at Yongsan and continues to serve U.S. military...
15 December 2017 USS Key West Returns to Guam The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, on Dec. 15 following a four-month forward-operating period to the Western Pacific. Key West, under the command of Cmdr. J. Grady Hill, is returning from the U.S. 7th Fleet area of...
15 December 2017 JSDF, U.S. Military Conduct Japanese and U.S. Medical Expert Exchange Event CAMP NAHA, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. military personnel with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group; 18th Medical Group, 18th Wing Support Squadron and U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, attended a presentation and tour given by Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers with Medical...
15 December 2017 Joint Typhoon Warning Center Increases Warnings and Improves Graphics The first warning on a Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone was issued Nov. 29, 2017 by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dahlia (Tropical Storm 01S) was the first Southern Hemisphere system where warnings were issued every six hours without higher authority...
15 December 2017 Warrior Division Soldiers recognized by US Embassy, USFK Five Warrior Division Soldiers were formally recognized for saving the life of a North Korean defector Nov. 13 by the Honorable Marc Knapper, charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy-Korea, and Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces-Korea/United Nations Command/ROK-US Combined Forces Command commanding...
19 December 2017 7th Engineer Dive Detachment Conducts Underwater Change of Command JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- With the unique mission as the Army's only underwater engineering asset in the 9,000 mile wide Pacific theater, the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command conducted its change of command...
18 December 2017 Strength of US-Philippine Alliance Showcased during Pacific Air Forces Visit MANILA, Philippines -- “The strategic complexity facing the Indo-Asia-Pacific region is unprecedented, which is why it is so vital our alliance remains strong and resilient in the face of rapid change,” said Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces Commander, during his visit here Dec...
18 December 2017 U.S. Air Force C-130J Makes Christmas Drop Debut YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules has made its debut in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2017.Over the past year, Yokota Air Base has transitioned from the C-130H Hercules to the newer C-130J model. This is the first OCD that will utilize U.S. J-models, learning from...
18 December 2017 USS Chafee Completes Voyage Repair Availability in Singapore SINGAPORE -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and ship repair personnel from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific completed a successful voyage repair availability in Singapore, Dec 16.The 10-day long availability provided an opportunity for Chafee to accomplish important...
18 December 2017 Misawa Airmen bring Holiday Cheer to Hirosaki Orphanage HIROSAKI, Japan -- On a brisk early morning, Team Misawa members suited up as Santa, Mrs. Clause, elves and reindeer and boarded a bus headed to a Hirosaki orphanage for holiday fun.Members of the 35th Operations Group and their families brought joy to kids in unfortunate circumstances at the...
18 December 2017 Central Issue Facility Ready to Move to Camp Humphreys USAG YONGSAN -- The U.S. Army Central Issue Facility (CIF) first appeared on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War in 1950. After the ceasefire and along with the establishment of U.S. Forces Korea, the CIF eventually located its headquarters at Yongsan and continues to serve U.S. military...
15 December 2017 USS Key West Returns to Guam The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, on Dec. 15 following a four-month forward-operating period to the Western Pacific. Key West, under the command of Cmdr. J. Grady Hill, is returning from the U.S. 7th Fleet area of...
15 December 2017 JSDF, U.S. Military Conduct Japanese and U.S. Medical Expert Exchange Event CAMP NAHA, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. military personnel with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group; 18th Medical Group, 18th Wing Support Squadron and U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, attended a presentation and tour given by Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers with Medical...
15 December 2017 Joint Typhoon Warning Center Increases Warnings and Improves Graphics The first warning on a Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone was issued Nov. 29, 2017 by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dahlia (Tropical Storm 01S) was the first Southern Hemisphere system where warnings were issued every six hours without higher authority...
15 December 2017 Warrior Division Soldiers recognized by US Embassy, USFK Five Warrior Division Soldiers were formally recognized for saving the life of a North Korean defector Nov. 13 by the Honorable Marc Knapper, charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy-Korea, and Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces-Korea/United Nations Command/ROK-US Combined Forces Command commanding...