15 August 2019 Coast Guard, Partners Rescue 8 from Missing Fishing Vessel in the Pacific North of Palau HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force and good Samaritans aboard the AMVER (Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System) vessel Isl Star rescued eight mariners aboard the 60-foot Indonesian-flagged fishing vessel KM Aleluya (previously reported as Hallelujar) ap-proximately...
15 August 2019 NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor Supports DoD's Transportation Management System Prototype Deploying Army Cargo PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Pearl Harbor is serving as the first ocean terminal platform to test U. S. Transportation Command’s Transportation Management System (TMS) prototype on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD).According to U...
14 August 2019 US, Malaysia Kick-Off Maritime Training Activity 2019 LUMUT NAVAL BASE, Malaysia -- The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) began Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019 during an opening ceremony at Lumut Naval Base, Aug. 14, 2019.MTA Malaysia 2019 is a continuation of 25 years of maritime engagements between the U.S...
14 August 2019 U.S., Allied Forces Launch Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise Hydracrab SANTA RITA, Guam -- In a first-of-its-kind event, expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States arrived in Guam August 14 to conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training in exercise HYDRACRAB.HYDRACRAB brings together more than 100 Sailors from four...
14 August 2019 Indo-Pacific Community Comes together for USARPAC Protection Symposium HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific hosted the 2019 USARPAC Protection Symposium at the Hale Koa Hotel, August 5-8. The Symposium brought more than 280 leaders from across the Pacific to discuss protection related topics and best practices across the Indo-Pacific.Previously, the symposium was...
14 August 2019 Maintainers Maintain Mission Readiness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Fighter jets and heavies can rule the skies, but they need to get there first. It takes strict attention to detail from aircraft maintainers to service aircraft in order to launch them to the battlefield.Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron...
14 August 2019 U.S. Coast Guard, Royal New Zealand Navy Conduct Professional Exchanges Amid Operations in Oceania HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Navy took time in early August to conduct professional exchanges while off Samoa and in American Samoa."New Zealand is a steadfast and key partner with significant operational expertise and strong identity as a Pacific nation. The U.S...
13 August 2019 U.S. and Indonesian Marines Begin Bilateral Military Training Exchange MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The United States Marine Corps and the Indonesian Korps Marinir (KORMAR) have begun a month-long military exchange program taking place in Eastern Java, Indonesia, and at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay from August 6 to August 29, 2019.The exchange program,...
13 August 2019 Prepping the Battlespace for RED FLAG-Alaska EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- To most people Interior Alaska is known for its extreme temperatures, thick evergreen forests, and hunting and fishing seasons. But within the Department of Defense, Interior Alaska is also known as the home of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest...
13 August 2019 Navy Band Celebrates 50 Years of the Civic Action Team KOROR, Palau -- The U.S. 7th Fleet Far East Brass Band played four concerts to celebrate 50 years of the Civic Action Team (CAT) and the partnership between the U.S. and Palau to more than 1,500 students at schools throughout Palau, starting Aug 12.The brass band is in Palau to help celebrate the...