02 August 2022 Multinational Partnerships in Air, Space Battle Management Deliver at RIMPAC 22 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- You will find plenty of great images of ordnance flying down range at exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 22. Whether it was one of the two sinking exercises, or the many other simulated engagements throughout the exercise, they all had one thing in common: there were...
28 July 2022 HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey for The First Time at Sea PACIFIC OCEAN -- Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.The MV-22B's will operate...
25 July 2022 Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to Military Sealift Command Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN -- Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker ships MT Maersk Peary and SLNC Goodwill are providing at-sea fuel deliveries to the MSC’s Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) ships that are supporting the underway phase of the bi-annual...
21 July 2022 Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM -- As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors assigned to VUP-19’s Reserve component have played a major role in the squadron’s continued...
19 July 2022 Australian Official Sees Shared Mission with U.S WASHINGTON -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who is also defense minister, came away from meetings with U.S. defense leaders with a sense that the two countries shared a mission.Marles met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan...
18 July 2022 U.S. Air Force, Navy Operate aboard Destroyer in East China Sea EAST CHINA SEA -- During the last week of June, Airmen from 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron joined the crew of USS Dewey (DDG 105) to support operations in the East China Sea.Joint operations test the capabilities of U.S. forces serving in Japan. Fighter pilots and air controllers from the Air...
14 July 2022 Indo-Pacific Air Defenders Conduct First-Ever Best Squad Competition JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai'i -- Air defenders from across the Indo-Pacific came to Oahu to compete in the first-ever 94th AAMDC Best Squad Competition from July 5-10, 2022. The command is using the Best Squad Competition as a way to change how NCOs from the Command Sergeant Major down to...
13 July 2022 RIMPAC Medical Symposium Focuses on Interoperability PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- A panel of four medical flag officers from the United States and Australia met to discuss, July 1, joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The theme of the medical...
09 July 2022 INDOPACOM Commander Statement On behalf of all U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, I want to express our deepest condolences and sorrow to the people of Japan in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s tragic death. His life and service inspired the world to dream of a secure, more prosperous future. The Prime Minister’s...
06 July 2022 Republic of Singapore Navy Officials Visit USS Frank Cabl SINGAPORE -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Head of Submarine Systems Center, Chow Yuk Hin, along with other local submarine command leadership while the ship was moored pierside at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, June 29,...