22 April 2020 Pacific Seabees Demonstrate Expeditionary Expertise, Support COVID-19 Flight SANTA RITA, Guam -- A skilled and dedicated team of U.S. Navy Seabees are providing engineering and expeditionary logistics support to the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) being constructed onboard Naval Base Guam as part of the Navy’s fight against COVID-19 in Guam.The EMF will provide expanded...
22 April 2020 U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Team Up in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy came together for operations in the South China Sea starting April 13.HMAS Parramatta (FFG 154) began sailing with Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) then rendezvoused with amphibious assault ship USS America...
22 April 2020 Alaskan Norad Command Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force Welcomes New Commander JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm took the reins of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force during a change of command ceremony here, April 20, 2020.Due to physical distancing of the ongoing coronavirus...
22 April 2020 Virtual Conference Focuses on Competition, Resiliency JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --In lieu of the normal in-person attendance, commanders, command chiefs and directors from across Pacific Air Forces connected virtually for the spring commander’s conference, including a China Symposium, Operational Plan table top exercise and resiliency...
22 April 2020 COVID-19 Doesn't Stop Homeland Defense WASHINGTON -- The ongoing war against the coronavirus hasn't kept U.S. Northern Command or North American Aerospace Defense Command from defending North America against meddling Russian aircraft or North Korean missile launches, the commands' top officer said."Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S...
22 April 2020 USS America, 31st MEU with F-35B fighter Aircraft Operate in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), including the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft detachment, began conducting flight operations in the South China Sea, April 16, aboard forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS...
21 April 2020 Staying Connected, Staying Theodore Roosevelt Strong APRA HARBOR, Guam -- If you were told you would be spending two weeks in Guam, images of the beach might come to mind. You’d probably picture yourself relaxing in the sand, soaking up the sun, and then eventually, heading back to your cozy beach-front hotel room to rest and recharge for another day...
21 April 2020 DOD Providing Leave Leniency Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions WASHINGTON -- Travel restrictions made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the Defense Department providing leave leniency for service members who accrue too much leave and might otherwise lose it.Each year, active-duty service members are granted 30 days of leave, but at the end of...
21 April 2020 Marines, Sailors Offload Field Hospital from USNS Dahl in Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM -- Approximately 120 Marines and Sailors assigned to 3rd Transportation Support Battalion (TSB), Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR) 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) offloaded and staged an Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150 in support of the Commander, Task Force 75, from the...
21 April 2020 Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training Creates Combat-Ready Warships, Battle-Minded Crews SAN DIEGO -- Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) led U.S. Navy warships through Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, March 30 through April 17, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.Units included in the training were the amphibious assault ship USS Makin...