13 July 2020 Beans, Bullets, Bandages and Care Packages - Fleet Logistics in the Indo-Pacific SINGAPORE -- The 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, with hundreds of ships, submarines and aircraft in the theater on any given day. That steady presence would not be possible without the responsive, resilient sustainment provided by the replenishment team at Commander,...
13 July 2020 736th Security Forces Squadron Integrates Operations ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 736th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) has officially relocated to Northwest Field. Prior to the move, the squadron was split, with the Squadron HQ and the Contingency Response section operating on Main Base and the Commando Warrior section at Northwest Field.This...
13 July 2020 Partnership in the Pacific – Army Reserve Nurse Provides Medical Care for Coast Guard Unit HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A surgical nurse with the functional specialty team in the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command, began her voyage on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak, in order to provide advanced medical support and ensure the health and safety of all crew members...
13 July 2020 Air Detachment brings Extended Combat Capability to Rotationally Deployed LCS WESTERN PACIFIC -- With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part of crew complement, delivering situational awareness and combat capability well beyond ship-based sensors during their rotational...
13 July 2020 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-5 Steadfast for 9 Months on Indo-Pacific Deployment OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s originally planned six-month deployment was extended due to COVID-19, and the U.S. Navy Seabees continue to press on in the Indo-Pacific region.NMCB-5’s Seabees with NMCB-5 took over the Indo-Pacific region from NMCB-4 in October 2019...
10 July 2020 SecAF Beholds Alaska Airpower during Visit, Emphasizes Arctic’s Importance to National Security EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett toured Arctic locations and visited with Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing and 168th Wing July 7-9, 2020.While at Eielson, Barrett got an in-depth look at the 353rd Combat Training Squadron and 18th Aggressor Squadron...
10 July 2020 Air Detachment Brings Extended Combat Capability to Rotationally Deployed littoral Combat Ship U.S. 7th FLEET– With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part of crew complement, delivering situational awareness and combat capability well beyond ship-based sensors during their rotational...
10 July 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to San Diego July 9, marking the end of their deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.More than 6,000 Sailors from Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 deployed Jan...
10 July 2020 Team Kadena’s Intel, Recon Squadrons Outsmart COVID-19 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The COVID-19 pandemic has birthed many obstacles, but the ingenuity and fighting spirits of Team Kadena’s 82nd Reconnaissance and 390th Intelligence Squadrons have persevered against the virus with new policies and an unfaltering operations tempo. The powerhouse duo hustled...
10 July 2020 Mine Countermeasure Squadron SEVEN Conducts Change of Command SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Derek Brady relieved Capt. Adrian Ragland as commodore of Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron (COMCMRON) Seven during a change of command ceremony held on the morning of 10 July 2020 at the fleet fitness facility of Fleet Activities Sasebo.Capt. Marvin Thompson, deputy...