25 June 2020 Finding Family History through Service OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Every Airman has a different experience during their tour in the Republic of Korea. Many see the assignment as a hardship and others find the opportunity to make great memories.However you see the assignment, there is a strong military history that is part of a...
25 June 2020 Changes in Tech, Strategy Drive Missile Defense WASHINGTON -- Changes to technologies, strategy and capabilities make a good case for closer cooperation among the combatant commands, the services and allies in regard to missile defense, military officers charged with this crucial mission said.At yesterday's virtual conference sponsored by the...
25 June 2020 All Army Personnel, Veterans Asked to be Recruiters Next Week WASHINGTON -- The Army’s top recruiting officer has requested every person affiliated with the Army, including veterans, to be an active recruiter next week, as part of a three-day virtual hiring event that aims to put 10,000 more recruits in boots.The Army National Hiring Days, which kick off...
24 June 2020 U.S. Navy, JMSDF exercise together in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training vessel JS Kashima (TV 3508) and Shimayuki-class training vessel JS Shimayuki (TV 3513) conducted bilateral exercises while sailing...
24 June 2020 U.S. Navy Seabees Complete 100th Construction Project in Timor-Leste U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Former President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos Horta, Education Minister Dulce Soares, Defense Minister Filomeno da Paixião, and F-FDTL Chief of Staff Colonel Coliati celebrated the 100th project of...
24 June 2020 Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training vessel JS Kashima (TV 3508) and Shimayuki-class training vessel JS Shimayuki (TV 3513) conducted bilateral exercises while sailing...
24 June 2020 New Commander at Helm of Coast Guard 14th District HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard 14th District held a change of command ceremony bidding farewell to Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday and welcoming Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Tuesday.Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area presided over the ceremony.Sibley...
24 June 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Guam for Safe Haven Liberty APRA HABOR, Guam -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), pulled into Guam for a safe haven liberty port visit, June...
24 June 2020 2,000 and Climbing: 5RS Commander Hits Milestone OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Looking upon the curvature of the Earth from 70,000 feet is not your average office view, but for Lt. Col. Eugene Georgescu, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, this is where he has spent 2,000 hours of his life.Over the past 13 years, Georgescu has spent 2,000...
23 June 2020 US, Royal Thai Air Forces Conduct First-ever Virtual ’Airman-to-Airman Talks’ JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Pacific Air Forces and Washington Air National Guard Airmen sit face-to-face with their counterparts from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), except the venue is a little different from the last time Airman-to-Airman Talks (A2AT) were held Aug. 28 at Camp...