10 February 2020 USS Bunker Hill visits Saipan on Indo-Pacific deployment SAIPAN - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrived in Saipan for a port visit, Feb. 7.During the port visit, Bunker Hill Sailors will get the opportunity to experience the local culture, through events sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR). One of those...
10 February 2020 Cold Training, Warm Farewell as Exercise Northern Viper 2020 comes to an End HOKKAIDO, Japan -- U.S. Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force, and members of 5th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, say goodbye as exercise Northern Viper 2020 comes to an end, concluding the training that has taken place for the last few weeks in Hokudaien and Yausubetsu...
10 February 2020 Chief of Naval Operations Hosts Chief of Royal Australian Navy for Counterpart Visit WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday hosted Chief of Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Michael Noonan for a formal counterpart visit, Feb. 6-7.During the two-day visit that included a full honors ceremony and discussions between the Australian delegation and senior U.S...
10 February 2020 Chaplains, Religious Affairs Specialists Get Strength to Build Bonds at Training Event CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The Eighth Army Chaplain Directorate conducted a "Strong Bonds Local Curriculum Certification Course" Feb. 4-7 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.The main purpose of the training session was to equip Eighth Army's various Unit Ministry Teams and individual chaplains with...
07 February 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt, Pinckney Arrive in Guam for Port Visit APRA HARBOR, Guam - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) arrived in Guam for a port visit, Feb. 7.While in Guam, Theodore Roosevelt and Pinckney are planning to conduct multiple community relations projects, shipboard tours and...
07 February 2020 Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet Medical Teams Conduct a Demonstration for Republic of Korea Navy Busan, Republic of Korea -- Medical staff from U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy led a medical evacuation demonstration for the ROK Navy Fleet Surgeon immediately following Blue Ridge’s pull-in to Busan, February 5.“We had an engagement with our...
07 February 2020 Eielson Stands Up Field Training Detachment, Hosts First F-35 Courses EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 372nd Training Squadron’s Detachment 25 stood up the first F-35 field training detachment (FTD) in the Pacific Air Forces command and completed its first F-35 Egress and Low Observable courses on Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.With the first of...
07 February 2020 Guam National Guard supports America's National Defense Strategy YIGO, Guam -- Guam National Guard members make vital contributions to the Joint Force team executing the nation's National Defense Strategy, the National Guard's most senior general told Soldiers and Airmen during a recent visit."Guam is strategically important to our national defense," Air Force...
07 February 2020 Yokosuka Command Opens Interactive Weapons Training Simulator YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the introduction of a new interactive shooting simulator, the MILO Range.The MILO Range is a weapons simulator that offers customizable simulations to deliver safe and realistic training...
07 February 2020 U.S. Army Garrison Japan Fire Department Named Best Large Department in Pacific, Again CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- For the third year in a row, Installation Management Command -- Pacific has recognized U.S. Army Garrison Japan Fire and Emergency Services as the best large fire department in the region.In addition, IMCOM-Pacific named J.D. Felty, regional deputy fire chief, USAG Japan Fire and...