11 December 2019 9th Army Band Performs a Variety of Functions JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- The United States Military’s musicians were awarded the National Medal of Arts, Nov. 21, 2019, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s (JBER) 9th Army Band.“It is an honor to be recognized for the highest government award presented to artists,” said U.S. Army...
11 December 2019 The United States and Vietnam Strengthen Partnership to Address War Legacies BIEN HOA CITY, Vietnam -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Vietnam’s Air Defense Air Force Command (ADAFC), the Ministry of National Defense, and the National Action Center for Chemical and Environmental Treatment (NACCET) celebrated the commencement of dioxin...
10 December 2019 Key West Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration APRA HARBOR, Guam – USS Key West (SSN 722) conducted a mobile logistics demonstration with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) in Apra Harbor, Guam Dec. 10 in the second forward-deployed logistics demonstration designed to evaluate supply ships’ ability to sustain...
10 December 2019 Theodore Roosevelt, Omaha Conduct First-of-Kind Refueling at Sea PACIFIC OCEAN - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) held an at-sea refueling, Dec. 2, a first between a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Independence-variant LCS.“Proving that we can do this evolution gives any...
10 December 2019 Lauren Bruner Laid to Rest among USS Arizona Shipmates PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The last glimmer of sunset has just fallen beneath the horizon on the shore. The yellow kiss from the sun has transformed to a white glow from the bulbs that illuminate the archways of the memorial. The faint sound of waves rhythmically lapping against the shores of Pearl...
10 December 2019 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Trains Newest NCOs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers of the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, participated in a Junior Leaders Development Course Dec. 2 through 5 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).Approximately 35 Soldiers participated in the course, a lead-in to...
09 December 2019 Yama Sakura 77 Kicked Off - “Together to the Future!” TOKYO, TOKYO, Japan -- Hundreds of fists punched the sky, mingling with the warm wisps of breath in the cold morning air, as a resounding cry of “Together to the future!” roared across the band square in both English and Japanese.With that, U.S. Army I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
09 December 2019 Bundles Are Packed, Rigged and Ready to Roll ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), and volunteers from the local community came together for a day of bundle building during Operation Christmas Drop...
09 December 2019 Singapore Air Force to Establish Permanent Fighter Training Detachment at Andersen WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Singapore Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen met on the sidelines of the Reagan National Defense Forum where they discussed a range of issues on the bilateral defense relationship. They affirmed the importance of continuing to enhance our defense...
09 December 2019 Operation Christmas Drop 2019 is Here and Santa’s C-130s are Ready to Fly ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- As the seasons change, December often times leads to trees without leaves, snow, and frigid air signaling what is the holiday season. For the island of Guam and many others scattered throughout the Pacific, the holiday season is marked not by the arrival of the more...