11 February 2019 DoD Successfully Completes Yutu Relief Mission in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ASAN, Guam -- Service members from Joint Task Force West officially concluded Super Typhoon Yutu relief and recovery efforts in Saipan and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNM) Feb. 6-7.Joint Task Group Engineer, a contingent of Task Force west, arrived in Saipan, CNMI, in...
11 February 2019 Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier Awarded the State Medal of Valor WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- "A series of very difficult decisions . . . that would save the lives of a family of six, and one family pet." These are the words used by Hawaii Governor David Ige just prior to presenting Staff Sergeant Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Bravo Company, 777th Aviation Support...
08 February 2019 USS Green Bay, 31st MEU Arrive in Thailand for Cobra Gold SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Sattahip, Thailand Feb. 7 to participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2019.Cobra Gold is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in...
08 February 2019 7th Fleet Command Ship USS Blue Ridge Visits Otaru, Japan OTARU, Japan -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived for their first port visit to Otaru, Japan, in nearly five years, Feb 8.The port visit is also Blue Ridge’s first since completing a two-year maintenance period. It reflects the enduring strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance...
08 February 2019 Forward Deployed: Andersen Airmen Project Airpower from Diego Garcia DIEGO GARCIA, Indian Ocean -- The diverse mission of the 36th Wing can be boiled down to a single concept: Project airpower across the Indo-Pacific region.Deployed to an atoll 21 times smaller than Guam, less than 30 Airmen of Detachment 1 have the important mission of maintaining a forward...
08 February 2019 Yokota Hosts Leadership Summit YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A five-year-old boy was at a hospital with his family. He saw his mother talking to this lady at a desk. They’re filling out papers. Mom comes over and says, ‘You have to stay here because you’re not well.’ The little boy didn’t feel ill. He didn’t feel sick at all.“We have...
08 February 2019 747th Communications Squadron, Connecting People and Mission JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Communication and technology is the fulcrum of daily operations. Not a duty day goes by that the 747th Communications Squadron does not have a hand in the mission. From connecting people across the Indo-Pacific, to ensuring the systems we use day-in and...
07 February 2019 U.S. Army's Only Forward-stationed Multi-component Air Defense Task Force ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Yigo, Guam. -- Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1-294th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Guahan, and Soldiers from, 17th Combat Service Support Battalion’s Task Force Wolf participated in a transfer of authority ceremony on Feb. 4, 2019, at the Guam National Guard...
07 February 2019 Cobra Gold 19 School Post Assessment PHITSANULOK, Thailand -- U.S. military members were greeted by the smiling faces of students while learning about science, math, reading, and even agriculture.U.S. Marines from the 3d Civil Affairs Group (CAG), Detachment 1, Team 2 alongside U.S. Soldiers from 5th Psychological Operations Battalion...
07 February 2019 Washington National Guard Aviation partners with Royal Thai Army for Exchange CAMP MURRAY, Wash. -- For more than 30 years, aviation safety has been a critical element of the Washington National Guard. Pilots and crews ensure that standards are met, maintenance is completed and crews receive the best training routinely on new equipment. Last month, members of the 96th...