28 April 2023 U.S.-Philippine Forces Sink Target Ship for First Time in Balikatan Exercise SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, Philippines -- Naval Education Training Doctrine Command, San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines, April 25, 2023— A combined force of U.S. and Philippine servicemembers participated in a combined joint littoral live-fire exercise today, the culminating field...
26 April 2023 Army Medal of Honor Recipient and Korean War Veteran Remains Identified WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has positively identified the remains of Army Corporal Luther H. Story, a Medal of Honor recipient from Buena Vista, Georgia, who was killed in action while serving with Alpha Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean...
26 April 2023 American, South Korean Nuclear Teams Improve Interoperability on Korean Peninsula SEOUL, South Korea -- Highly specialized nuclear teams from the United States and South Korea strengthened their interoperability during NDT-NCT Partnership VIII on the Korean Peninsula, March 20 – 24.U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Teams (NDT) trained with their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts...
25 April 2023 Total Force MAF Leaders Execute Rehearsal of Concept for Mobility Guardian ’23 MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command hosted Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and senior leaders from seven major commands at Phoenix Warfighter, MacDill Air Force Base, April 21. Total Force wing commanders, strategists and planners from across the Mobility Air...
21 April 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Group Sail in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) completed Group Sail in the Hawaiian Islands operating area April 17, in preparation for an upcoming deployment.Group Sail is an integrated training exercise conducted between units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1. The exercise...
21 April 2023 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Command-wide First Sergeant Conference, Executes Diamond Care Initiative JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Active duty, National Guard, Air Force Reserve and tenant Air Combat Command (ACC) first sergeants stationed throughout the Indo-Pacific attended the annual Pacific Diamond Conference Apr. 11-14.This year’s Pacific Diamond Conference was organized to...
17 April 2023 SCGC Oliver Henry Returns to Guam after Strengthening Partnerships in Oceania during Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing in Pacific SANTA RITA, Guam -- The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the...
14 April 2023 U.S. – VN Relationship: Celebrating 10 Years of Comprehensive Partnership and 28 Years of Diplomatic Relations U.S. Embassy in Singapore -- This year is the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership launched by then-Presidents Obama and Sang in 2013. As we mark this anniversary, we look forward to expanding our partnership in the years ahead. Built on a foundation of trust and mutual...
12 April 2023 Pacific Air Forces Host US, Japan Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement Forum JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently participated in a civil engineer-focused discussion featuring key leaders at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Participants in the bilateral exchange discussed setting...
12 April 2023 3rd ASOS Prepares Airmen Beyond Tactical Edge with Arctic Training Exercise EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) participated in a training exercise at Delta Junction, Alaska, March 20-24, 2023.The training exercise tested the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Airmen on...