31 May 2016 Great Green Fleet Departs Manila MANILA, Philippines -- John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) departed the Philippines after a port visit, May 28.Sailors conducted cultural exchanges with the people of the Philippines by participating in community service projects, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored tours.COMSERV projects...
31 May 2016 Securing Tomorrow's Environment NADI, Fiji – The importance of protecting the environment for future generations rang loud and clear at the 2016 Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum (RESF). The event, sponsored by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), brought together 19...
31 May 2016 'Ghost Brigade' Soldiers Prepare for Future Conflicts JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington -- Since 1981, military personnel have come and gone through the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to prepare for missions around the world. These month-long rotations are usually geared to prepare a unit for an upcoming mission. For the 1-2...
26 May 2016 Pacific Fleet Holds Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Talks, Enhances Cooperation with PLA PEARL HARBOR — Military representatives from U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. Pacific Air Forces and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force met for recurring consultations to improve coordination on maritime issues and safety at Ford Island, May 24-25.The...
26 May 2016 Carter Addresses Asia-Pacific, Acquisition at Naval War College Forum WASHINGTON, May 25, 2016 — Even with troubles in other parts of the world, it is still crucial the United States continue its rebalance to East Asia and the Pacific, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.The Naval War College provides continuing...
26 May 2016 Pacific Unity: Breaking Down Barriers by Raising Walls Andersen Air Force Base -- Eight delegates from the Philippine air force and Royal Thai air force came to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to work with Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron for Pacific Unity 16-1, a subject-matter expert exchange.Pacific Unity engagements facilitate military...
26 May 2016 Naval Air Facility Misawa Holds its 22nd Annual Safety Fair MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Sailors stationed and deployed at Misawa Air Base, Japan attended Naval Air Facility (NAF), Misawa's 22nd Annual Safety Fair May 25.The annual safety fairs focus on Recreation and Off-Duty Safety (RODS), Traffic Safety, and the human factors that can be controlled to prevent...
26 May 2016 Pacific Air Forces Hosting Inaugural Warfighter Symposium JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces is hosting more than 120 of the U.S. Air Force’s top planners, logisticians and operators for an inaugural PACAF Warfighter Symposium May 23-27 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This five-day symposium includes experts from across the Air...
26 May 2016 Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention Preps Airmen to Save Lives KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- More than 50 pairs of boots trampled through the mud May 20, as 18th Medical Group Airmen carried stretchers, tourniquets, bandages and other medical equipment through Kadena Air Bases' Area One for the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention, a first-of-its-kind field...
26 May 2016 Eye in the Sky Ensures Final Red Flag Mission Success JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 962nd Airborne Air Control squadron wrapped up Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 May on 12, coordinating the exercise's last air-to-air, defensive counter-air mission.At the heart of the mission was the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System."We were doing a...
31 May 2016 Great Green Fleet Departs Manila MANILA, Philippines -- John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) departed the Philippines after a port visit, May 28.Sailors conducted cultural exchanges with the people of the Philippines by participating in community service projects, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored tours.COMSERV projects...
31 May 2016 Securing Tomorrow's Environment NADI, Fiji – The importance of protecting the environment for future generations rang loud and clear at the 2016 Oceania Regional Environmental Security Forum (RESF). The event, sponsored by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), brought together 19...
31 May 2016 'Ghost Brigade' Soldiers Prepare for Future Conflicts JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington -- Since 1981, military personnel have come and gone through the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to prepare for missions around the world. These month-long rotations are usually geared to prepare a unit for an upcoming mission. For the 1-2...
26 May 2016 Pacific Fleet Holds Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Talks, Enhances Cooperation with PLA PEARL HARBOR — Military representatives from U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. Pacific Air Forces and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force met for recurring consultations to improve coordination on maritime issues and safety at Ford Island, May 24-25.The...
26 May 2016 Carter Addresses Asia-Pacific, Acquisition at Naval War College Forum WASHINGTON, May 25, 2016 — Even with troubles in other parts of the world, it is still crucial the United States continue its rebalance to East Asia and the Pacific, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.The Naval War College provides continuing...
26 May 2016 Pacific Unity: Breaking Down Barriers by Raising Walls Andersen Air Force Base -- Eight delegates from the Philippine air force and Royal Thai air force came to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to work with Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron for Pacific Unity 16-1, a subject-matter expert exchange.Pacific Unity engagements facilitate military...
26 May 2016 Naval Air Facility Misawa Holds its 22nd Annual Safety Fair MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Sailors stationed and deployed at Misawa Air Base, Japan attended Naval Air Facility (NAF), Misawa's 22nd Annual Safety Fair May 25.The annual safety fairs focus on Recreation and Off-Duty Safety (RODS), Traffic Safety, and the human factors that can be controlled to prevent...
26 May 2016 Pacific Air Forces Hosting Inaugural Warfighter Symposium JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces is hosting more than 120 of the U.S. Air Force’s top planners, logisticians and operators for an inaugural PACAF Warfighter Symposium May 23-27 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This five-day symposium includes experts from across the Air...
26 May 2016 Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention Preps Airmen to Save Lives KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- More than 50 pairs of boots trampled through the mud May 20, as 18th Medical Group Airmen carried stretchers, tourniquets, bandages and other medical equipment through Kadena Air Bases' Area One for the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention, a first-of-its-kind field...
26 May 2016 Eye in the Sky Ensures Final Red Flag Mission Success JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 962nd Airborne Air Control squadron wrapped up Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 May on 12, coordinating the exercise's last air-to-air, defensive counter-air mission.At the heart of the mission was the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System."We were doing a...