06 May 2024 Pacific Air Forces facilitates Integrated Air Missile Defense SMEE during Balikatan 24 The Pacific Air Force’s Pacific Integrated Air & Missile Defense Center, with support from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and the Philippine Air Force facilitated an inaugural multilateral and joint service subject matter expert exchange in preparation for Balikatan24 at Clark Air...
06 May 2024 Guam Guard Recruits jump from 3 to 75 in the Northern Marianas Islands Guam National Guard troops hailing from the neighboring Northern Marianas Islands have increased 2,400 percent from three in 2022 to 75 in 2024. Driving this effort is Sgt. Juan Camacho, heavy equipment operator with the 1224th Engineer Support Company and native of Saipan...
29 April 2024 USCGC Frederick Hatch: A beacon of excellence and diplomacy in the Pacific In January 2024, the Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Washington, D.C., was marked by the commendation of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award (Small)...
25 April 2024 MRF-D 24.3 U.S. Marines, Sailors honor Anzac Day in Darwin, Palmerston April 25, 1915, etched into history as the day 140 soldiers of the first wave set sail, their destination: the Gallipoli Peninsula. Among them, only 38 would step onto the shores alive, marking the harrowing beginning of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps' campaign in World War I...
24 April 2024 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Honors Last USS Arizona Survivor HONOLULU — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command service members and Pearl Harbor National Park Service employees attended the memorial ceremony in honor of the last survivor from USS Arizona, Louis Al. (Lou) Conter, on April 23, 2024. The ceremony was held at the same time as his burial service in Green...
22 April 2024 USSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) April 21-22 as part of his first overseas visit, where he engaged with senior government and military leaders to further the U.S.-ROK discussions on space and missile defense...
15 April 2024 Task Force 70, Carrier Strike Group 5 holds change of command Rear Adm. Pat Hannifin turned command of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group 5 over to Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk during a ceremony at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Friday morning, April 12...
06 April 2024 USINDOPACOM Commander Presents Legion of Merit to New Zealand Chief of Defense Force WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presented Air Marshal Kevin R. Short, New Zealand Defense Force Chief of Defence Force, with the Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander, in Wellington, New Zealand on April 6.Short’s dedicated service as NZDF CDF...
03 April 2024 US Army CBRN company assumes rotational mission near Korean Demilitarized Zone A deployed U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) company has assumed the rotational U.S. Army forces mission near the world’s most heavily guarded border...
28 March 2024 U.S. Marines, Sailors arrive in Darwin for 13th iteration of MRF-D A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...