22 March 2023 Logistics in Peacetime is Hard Enough; Now Add Water, Distance, and Being Shot At: USFJ DCOM TOKYO, Japan -- Brigadier General James B. Wellons, deputy commander, U.S. Forces Japan, participated on a panel at the Defense Security Equipment International conference in Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 17, 2023.The panel, comprised of military officers from each service of Japan’s Self Defense Forces as...
09 February 2023 PACAF Airmen overcome contested C4 and logistics during BLUE FLAG 23-1 Airmen from Pacific Air Forces demonstrated Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems resiliency in a degraded environment alongside Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, during BLUE FLAG 23-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30 to...
31 January 2023 U.S. Army Advisors Strengthen Partnership in Thailand NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand – Three Advisor Teams from 2nd Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade partnered with the Royal Thai Army across Thailand during a multi-month rotation into theater beginning in October 2022. The three teams employed into Thailand are: Company Advisor Team 5230,...
26 January 2023 Always Ready, That Others May Live: Alaska Air National Guard trains with Coast Guard at Air Station Kodiak COAST GUARD STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska.What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron (RQS) HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search...
12 January 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia Exercise, Execute Boardings Under Expanded Bilateral Agreement KOLONIA, Federated States of Micronesia -- Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District conducted meetings and a tabletop exercise in Pohnpei the week of Dec. 12 around the use of the expanded bilateral agreement in support of maritime law...
11 January 2023 Poor Offshore Weather Prompts Responders to Assist Boaters Off Agat, Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- Three boaters whose vessel was taking on water off Agat on Jan. 4 are safe thanks to the actions of emergency responders on Guam.A U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew located the 22-foot vessel Machalek about 15 miles off Agat and escorted the...
09 January 2023 Yokota Participates in Multilateral New Year’s Jump Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump (NYJ) exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 8, 2022.Roughly 400 paratroopers...
04 January 2023 Peace Corps Director Swears-in First-ever Volunteers in Viet Nam HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- As part of her first official tour, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn today swore-in the inaugural group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in Viet Nam during a ceremony in Ha Noi. Government of Viet Nam representatives, including Phạm Quang Hưng Director...
03 January 2023 Wolf Pack Weather Flight Forecasts for Safety KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Kunsan’s strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region provides an edge over our adversaries and enables a quick response to threats. However, with that comes unique weather challenges that can threaten the safety of personnel and assets.To prepare for and work...
22 December 2022 U.S. Provides Transitional Shelters to Families Displaced by Tropical Storm Agaton in Leyte U.S. Embassy Manila -- On December 19, the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) , handed over 167 transitional shelters to benefit over 900 persons displaced by Tropical Storm Agaton in the municipality of Abuyog and the city of Baybay in...