06 March 2023 USS John Finn Joins Task Force 71 in Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) arrived in its new forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, March 4, joining Commander, Task Force (CTF 71)/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15.The forward presence of USS John Finn enhances the national...
04 March 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to India, Speaks at Raisina Dialogue Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited India on an overseas trip March 1-4, 2023, where he met with senior military and government leaders and participated in the Raisina Dialogue. During his visit, Aquilino met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Defence...
03 March 2023 Installation Management Command-Pacific Reaffirms Commitment to Leadership, Teamwork FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- The Director of U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific (IMCOM-Pacific), Craig Deatrick, and Command Sergeant Major Jon Y. Williams, signed the IMCOM Leadership Pledge with several members of the IMCOM-Pacific team in attendance on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 at...
03 March 2023 Behind the Scenes of the Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), how it is constructed, and how Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 is conducted.Members of the 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd Wing joined together to plan and conduct Exercise Agile...
03 March 2023 Yokota, Creech Leadership Visit Kanoya Air Base KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan -- Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing visited with members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Fleet Air Wing One, JMSDF Air Patrol Squadron One leadership, and the Airmen of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron...
03 March 2023 Arctic Spark Innovation Lab Takes Steps in Upgrading Cold Weather Gear JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- History shows innovation and creative solutions win wars, save time, lives and money.The Arctic Spark Innovation Lab is currently working on several innovative projects, one of which is finding solutions to upgrade the Air Force’s seven-layer arctic...
03 March 2023 U.S. Ambassador Carlson Leads Handover of PHP 182 Equipment to the Philippine National Police MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson led the turnover of U.S.-donated explosive disposal equipment valued at about Php 182.3 million ($3.3 million) to enhance the antiterrorism capabilities of the Explosive and Ordnance Division and Canine Group of the...
02 March 2023 DOD Officials See Real Progress in Indo-Pacific DOD News -- While China remains America's "pacing challenge," there is cause for optimism in this competition, DOD officials said at the Hudson Institute today.Ely Ratner, the assistant defense secretary for Indo-Pacific affairs, and Lindsey W. Ford, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for...
02 March 2023 PACAF Airmen Assist in Engineering Civil Action Project during Cobra Gold in Thailand RAYONG, Thailand -- Pacific Air Force Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, have spent nearly a month working alongside their Royal Thai Air Force, Indonesian, and Indian Army counterparts building multipurpose facilities as part of an engineering civil...
02 March 2023 Pacific Air Forces Commander Opens Australia Airshow, Aerospace & Defence Exposition AVALON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Australia -- Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, highlighted the strength of the U.S.-Australia alliance at the opening ceremony for AVALON – the 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition – Feb. 28.AVALON 23 is...