11 December 2017 Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civil Aid-Funded Kindergartens Open in Vietnam LIEN THUY, Vietnam -- Representatives from the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam were met with throngs of dancing children during a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new U.S. funded kindergarten in Lien Thuy, Vietnam, 7 Dec. 2017. Lien Thuy is a commune...
11 December 2017 USS Fitzgerald departs Yokosuka for Mississippi YOKOSUKA, Japan - The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor Dec. 9, aboard heavy lift vessel MV Transshelf bound for Pascagoula, Mississippi.Transshelf will transport Fitzgerald to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard for repairs and upgrades...
11 December 2017 'Cacti' Clears the Room during Squad Live Fire SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - With professional precision, Soldiers tactically stormed and seized an urban environment in broad daylight. They cleared a concrete building of the enemy and held the objective.Infantrymen assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, "Cacti," 3rd Brigade Combat...
11 December 2017 Alaska National Guard Delivers Christmas Gifts and Treats to Children in St. Michael JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of delights to the children. In its 61st year, some things have changed over time, but the joyfulness and...
11 December 2017 Wolf Pack Completes Pen-wide VIGILANT ACE 18 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, completed its participation in the regularly-scheduled, joint-force training exercise, VIGILANT ACE 18, on Dec. 8, 2017, with members from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.VIGILANT ACE was a week-long training...
11 December 2017 Maximizing Partnership and Interoperability GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Over the last week, U.S. and Republic of Korean Forces across South Korea participated in an annual bilateral exercise, Vigilant Ace-18. The exercise focuses on interoperability within the alliance between the United States Air Force and ROK Air Force.Although this...
07 December 2017 Guard Troops Were Training when Japanese Struck Pearl Harbor ARLINGTON, Va. -- We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against the Axis powers.More than 3,400 military personnel and civilians were killed and wounded that day, with...
07 December 2017 Regional Naval Leaders Gather in Singapore to Enhance Security Partnerships SINGAPORE -- Flag and general officers from eight navies across South and Southeast Asia gathered in Singapore Dec 6-7 for a leadership summit aimed at deepening their security partnerships with the U.S. Navy.The summit was hosted by Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, Commander, Logistics Group Western...
07 December 2017 Medical Department Activity Alaska Campuses Now Tobacco Free FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Medical Department Activity -- Alaska campuses officially became tobacco-free Dec. 1 with the signing of the tobacco-free policy by MEDDAC-AK commander, Col. Christopher Jarvis.Campuses at Ft. Wainwright include Bassett Army Community Hospital, Preventive Medicine,...
06 December 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Disaster Response Exercise Begins in Vietnam HUE, Vietnam -- The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) kicked off the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange (LMI DREE) during an opening ceremony in Hue, Vietnam, Dec. 5, 2017.The four-day LMI DREE is an annual U.S...
11 December 2017 Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civil Aid-Funded Kindergartens Open in Vietnam LIEN THUY, Vietnam -- Representatives from the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam were met with throngs of dancing children during a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new U.S. funded kindergarten in Lien Thuy, Vietnam, 7 Dec. 2017. Lien Thuy is a commune...
11 December 2017 USS Fitzgerald departs Yokosuka for Mississippi YOKOSUKA, Japan - The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor Dec. 9, aboard heavy lift vessel MV Transshelf bound for Pascagoula, Mississippi.Transshelf will transport Fitzgerald to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard for repairs and upgrades...
11 December 2017 'Cacti' Clears the Room during Squad Live Fire SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - With professional precision, Soldiers tactically stormed and seized an urban environment in broad daylight. They cleared a concrete building of the enemy and held the objective.Infantrymen assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, "Cacti," 3rd Brigade Combat...
11 December 2017 Alaska National Guard Delivers Christmas Gifts and Treats to Children in St. Michael JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of delights to the children. In its 61st year, some things have changed over time, but the joyfulness and...
11 December 2017 Wolf Pack Completes Pen-wide VIGILANT ACE 18 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, completed its participation in the regularly-scheduled, joint-force training exercise, VIGILANT ACE 18, on Dec. 8, 2017, with members from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.VIGILANT ACE was a week-long training...
11 December 2017 Maximizing Partnership and Interoperability GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Over the last week, U.S. and Republic of Korean Forces across South Korea participated in an annual bilateral exercise, Vigilant Ace-18. The exercise focuses on interoperability within the alliance between the United States Air Force and ROK Air Force.Although this...
07 December 2017 Guard Troops Were Training when Japanese Struck Pearl Harbor ARLINGTON, Va. -- We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against the Axis powers.More than 3,400 military personnel and civilians were killed and wounded that day, with...
07 December 2017 Regional Naval Leaders Gather in Singapore to Enhance Security Partnerships SINGAPORE -- Flag and general officers from eight navies across South and Southeast Asia gathered in Singapore Dec 6-7 for a leadership summit aimed at deepening their security partnerships with the U.S. Navy.The summit was hosted by Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, Commander, Logistics Group Western...
07 December 2017 Medical Department Activity Alaska Campuses Now Tobacco Free FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Medical Department Activity -- Alaska campuses officially became tobacco-free Dec. 1 with the signing of the tobacco-free policy by MEDDAC-AK commander, Col. Christopher Jarvis.Campuses at Ft. Wainwright include Bassett Army Community Hospital, Preventive Medicine,...
06 December 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Disaster Response Exercise Begins in Vietnam HUE, Vietnam -- The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) kicked off the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange (LMI DREE) during an opening ceremony in Hue, Vietnam, Dec. 5, 2017.The four-day LMI DREE is an annual U.S...