12 March 2018 Antietam Leads Surface to Air Missile Exercise in MultiSail 18 PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) led a Surface to Air Missile Exercise (SAMEX) during MultiSail 18 with U.S. forward-deployed naval forces and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) March 10, in the Philippine Sea.This SAMEX builds...
06 March 2018 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in MultiSail 2018 APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are scheduled to participate in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2018, Mar. 8-14.MultiSail is an annual bilateral training exercise that improves interoperability between...
26 January 2018 Air Force Biomedical Science Corps Celebrates 53rd anniversary ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Each year the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) celebrates Biomedical Science Corps (BSC) Appreciation Week to honor the hard work, dedication and diversity of BSC Airmen all over the world.This year’s celebration, held Jan. 22-26, marks the 53rd anniversary of the...
30 May 2017 Pacific Partnership 2017 Concludes in Nha Trang, Vietnam KHANH HOA, Vietnam -- Pacific Partnership 2017 departed from Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 29 after completing 10 days of disaster response training, medical and engineering subject matter expert exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events.This year marks the fourth...
22 May 2017 Pacific Partnership 2017 Makes 2nd Vietnam Mission Stop KHANH HOA -- Pacific Partnership 2017 kicked off in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, on May 19, for the final stop of Pacific Partnership 2017, with the arrival of the U.S. expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4).This is the eighth time in eleven years that this event has taken place...
04 April 2017 U.S., Republic of Korea Team Up for Mine Countermeasures Portion of Foal Eagle CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. mine countermeasures, surface and expeditionary assets and counterparts from the Republic of Korea navy wrapped up the mine countermeasures portion of the bilateral exercise Foal Eagle March 29.Foal Eagle is a series of joint and combined field training...
14 February 2017 US Navy Completes Review of Initial Survey Data from World War II Cruiser Wreck Site WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Naval History and Heritage Command has completed a review of initial data acquired from a multi-beam sonar survey of the wreck of World War II cruiser USS Houston (CA 30), Navy officials announced Feb. 13.In December, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and the...
02 February 2017 U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Tigertails Tread in New Territory MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 “Tigertails” arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017.The Tigertails’ journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the air station is to support the strong,...
06 December 2016 Coast Guard Participates in Pearl Harbor 75th Observance, Honors Survivors HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, alongside the other armed services, are observing the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Oahu, this week.Coast Guard men and women are participating in a number of events around the island to honor the survivors and the sacrifices of the more than 2,000...
05 December 2016 More than 100 World War II Veterans Arrive in Honolulu on Honor Flight HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Past and present met today when Sailors from Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam greeted more than 100 World War II veterans, including Pearl Harbor survivors, when they arrived at the Honolulu International Airport for the upcoming 75th Pearl Harbor commemoration events throughout...