OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- COVID-19, also known as 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, has altered many aspects of life at Osan AB, including advanced gate screening procedures, social distancing measures, alternate working locations, and many unseen decisions to prepare for every possible...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 7th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Philip Hudson, 7th Air Force command chief, visited Kunsan Air Base to gain insight on the preventive measures the Wolf Pack has implemented for COVID-19, March 25-27.Wilsbach...

PEARL HABOR, Hawaii - Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, made the following statement today during a telephone press conference:"As this virus spreads both throughout the entire international community and the United States my number one concern is for the safety and welfare of our...

WASHINGTON -- Air Force Lt. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, the Joint Staff's logistics director, said his small organization in the Pentagon is working with U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. Northern Command to ensure the right people are where they need to be, that they have the right equipment, and that...

LOS ANGELES - Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) welcomed Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly in Los Angeles March 31 during its support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.“I would like to personally thank the men and women embarked aboard Mercy,” said Modly. “I’m proud of the hard...

NOME, Alaska -- Aircrew with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, transported three Iditarod mushers after they and their sled dog teams went through flood waters along the Iditarod Trail this morning, about 25 miles outside of Nome.The Alaska Rescue Coordination...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Leadership from the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is proud to highlight alum Dr. Irvin Miranda, medical officer, currently working in the fight against COVID-19 for the Philippines...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, Misawa Air Base, Japan, executed Exercise PACIFIC WEASEL, over Draughon Range, Japan, March 27, 2020.The 35th Fighter Wing began practicing these large force exercises in 2018, and each iteration has been refined and improved...

NORFOLK, Virginia -- The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York March 30, 2020 in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.While in New York, the ship will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Judge advocates from the U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) staff came together at sea aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Daniel Majtan, currently assigned to the III MEF in Okinawa, Japan, embarked the USS Blue Ridge...