29 January 2020 Air Defenders Display Selfless Service HONOLULU, Hawaii -- When Staff Sgt. Paul Navarrete was growing up in Naples, Florida, service to his community was already apart of his daily routine. Being brought up in single parent household, he understood early on how important it was to reach out and help those in need. His upbringing can be...
29 January 2020 Feature: Coast Guard Cutter Walnut Conducts Maintaining Hawaii's Aids to Navigation Patrol off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- As often happens on January nights, bands of light rain swept over Honolulu Harbor, and the silhouette of the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) pulled away from the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu but for the final time. The cutter's presence was given away only by its...
28 January 2020 Any Clime, Any Place: Golf Company Marines with 2/3 Jump and Glide the Slopes for Northern Viper 2020 HOKKAIDO, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Soldiers from 5th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, train to traverse through rough and snowy terrain at exercise Northern Viper 2020, in Hokudaien Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 24,...
28 January 2020 Want to vote? The Federal Voting Assistance Program can help WASHINGTON -- Voting season is fast approaching, and the Federal Voting Assistance Program is ready to help service members and families exercise the right to vote."The Federal Voting Assistance Program works to ensure service members, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens are aware...
28 January 2020 Young Sailor Forges Path SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), Culinary Specialist Seaman Dustin Fontenot’s fingerprints are everywhere. Fontenot can be found in the galley preparing the crew’s dinner, walking through the passageways with black bags full of trash...
27 January 2020 U.S. Navy’s Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Arrives in 7th Fleet PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have arrived in Guam for their initial deployment in the Pacific theater.Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will operate and maintain two aircraft as part of an early operational...
27 January 2020 CNO Meets with Chief of Royal New Zealand Navy, Advances Partnership WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday hosted Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Rear Adm. David Proctor, at the Pentagon for a meeting, Jan. 23.The leaders discussed opportunities for greater mutual support in advancing the two nations’ shared values, goals, and...
27 January 2020 US, Japan Launch Exercise Northern Viper HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Japan and U.S. armed forces will conduct training exercise Northern Viper at Hokudaien and Yausubetsu Training Areas in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan from Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 2020.The forces will conduct a bilateral, combined arms exercise and live-fire training in conjunction...
27 January 2020 Sensor Managers Lead the Way HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While there are many career paths in the United States Army that are often found in the spot light, there are also many career paths that remain in the shadows, but are of equal importance. Some paths require 24-hour operations, sacrifice in lieu of holidays and extreme attention...
24 January 2020 Aggressors Say Goodbye Hawaii, Hello Guam EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are leaving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii after participating in Sentry Aloha 20-1 Jan. 8-22, 2020.Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of exercises hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) enabling tailored, cost...