13 May 2020 U.S. Navy Maintains Persistent Presence Near West Capella SOUTH CHINA SEA -- A U.S. Navy ship conducted presence operations near Panamanian flagged drillship, West Capella, May 12.The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) operated in the southern South China Sea marking the second time that an LCS patrolled there since...
13 May 2020 Army Infectious Disease Doctor Aided COVID-19 Response in Guam WASHINGTON -- An infectious diseases physician from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently deployed to Guam in support of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt's response to COVID-19.Army Maj. (Dr.) Gadiel Alvarado served as the infectious...
13 May 2020 US Navy Seabees Help Fight Wild Brushfires in the Northern Mariana Islands TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 assisted in the preventative and reactionary support of quelling local brushfires in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
13 May 2020 Army Anti-Terrorism Technology Helps Pinpoint COVID-19 Cases WASHINGTON -- The Army technology that's used to root out terrorism threats is now being deployed to help monitor the spread of COVID-19, and in the process, it's giving Army leaders an advantage in making real-time, force-protection decisions, the Army’s top criminal investigator said.The Joint...
13 May 2020 Key Spouses Key for Boosting Connection JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Air Force family is critical in fostering resiliency during a military career and especially during a global pandemic.Key spouses act as a link between family members and units by communicating information and providing a sense of belonging so service...
12 May 2020 Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft Flies the Indo-Pacific Skies ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Three months after arrival, two MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are quickly becoming an invaluable asset across the Indo-Pacific, integrating into a series of missions that showcase its increasing range and flight time.In addition to supporting current...
12 May 2020 Housing Office Provides Safe, Clean Homes for Families, Ensures Mission Readiness KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For months, Okinawa Military Housing has worked to protect service members and families as well as their employees by providing available homes, protective equipment and enforcing social distancing wherever possible.Providing a safe and clean home allows service members who...
12 May 2020 Air Force Implements COVID-19 Screenings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport WASHINGTON -- Every Air Force wing, squadron and unit has felt the effects of COVID-19 in one form or another. Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron operating out of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Air Mobility Command passenger terminal have implemented new procedures to...
12 May 2020 American Forces Network Kunsan Brings the Wolf Pack “Home” KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Wolf Pack is home to more than 2,500 service members, eight of which are helping Wolf Pack service members get a little taste of home each and every day.American Forces Network Kunsan is a joint organization, helping commanders maintain readiness and morale...
11 May 2020 Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force currently has every one of its forward-deployed submarines conducting contingency response operations at sea in the Western Pacific, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region amidst the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus.The...