12 March 2020 Sixth Annual Bersama Warrior Exercise Kicks Off in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The sixth annual Bersama Warrior exercise commenced here March 11, 2020, with an opening ceremony officiated by Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abd Malik bin Jiran and U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. James B...
12 March 2020 Army Guardsman’s First Alaska Exercise brings Him to the Top of the World in Support of Arctic Eagle 2020 JOINT BASE ELEMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Staring out the window of an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto a endless sheet of ice, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maddox finds himself in unfamiliar territory, over the frozen Beaufort Sea, 3,000 miles north of his hometown of Baker City,...
12 March 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Completes Port Visit to Da Nang to Commemorate 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations DA NANG, Vietnam -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) successfully completed a scheduled five-day port visit to Da Nang, Vietnam on March 9. The visit, which commemorated 25 years of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations, followed the historic 2018 visit of USS Carl Vinson (CVN...
12 March 2020 Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises, movement-to-contact and weapon familiarization training in support of Arctic Eagle 2020 at Eielson Air...
11 March 2020 USAF Stratotankers Provide Air Refueling Capabilities for Exercise Cold Response 20 ØRLAND AIR STATION, NORWAY -- The air refueling capabilities for exercise Cold Response 20 are fully operational at Ørland Air Station, Norway, with the arrival of KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.Cold Response...
11 March 2020 Center for Surface Combat Systems Leadership Visits Japan to Discuss CSCS' Impact to the Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Capt. Dave Stoner, Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) commanding officer, recently visited local leadership to discuss mission readiness and CSCS’ role in ensuring all Sailors receive the training required to become maritime warfighters.One of the key leadership engagements...
11 March 2020 Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety Rescue 4 Divers off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services rescued four divers a half mile off Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Tuesday.“We often work closely with the Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services in cases such as this,” said Petty...
11 March 2020 US, Royal Thai Marine Corps Breach, Clear Obstacles Showcasing Combined Arms Firepower during Final Exercise BAN CHEN KHREM, Kingdom of Thailand -- Explosions and bullets rain past obstacles as the Royal Thai Marine Corps and U.S. Marines clear ground in a bilateral assault March 5, 2020, as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020. Over the course of an hour, a force of over 100 Marines and Thais demonstrated...
10 March 2020 815th Flying Jennies Deliver Airlift Ops in Cope North 20 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Broken bones, shards of glass and internal bleeding. When a school bus with no seatbelts rolls over, dozens are left injured, some with life-threatening injuries. The local hospital on a remote Pacific island isn’t equipped to handle the influx of critical patients...
10 March 2020 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Reserve Sailors Support Keen Edge 2020 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) Navy Reservists provided key logistics support to forward deployed naval forces during Keen Edge 2020, January 24-31.Held biannually, Keen Edge is a joint command post exercise conducted to increase...