24 January 2019 Essex Arrives Visits Thailand during Regional Deployment PHUKET, Thailand -- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Phuket, Thailand Jan. 24 for a port visit.After almost five weeks at sea, the port visit was a chance for Sailors and Marines to relax and enjoy Thailand's...
24 January 2019 353rd Special Operations Group Perform Routine Maintenance YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Getting planes off the ground is not an easy task. Through pain-staking processes and meticulous procedures, Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group Detachment 1 perform maintenance on CV-22 Ospreys to keep the airframe flying.Their job, critical to a successful...
24 January 2019 USS John C. Stennis Transfers Supplies from Sri Lanka INDIAN OCEAN -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) received supplies as part of a temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka, beginning Jan. 24.A C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30) operated from Bandaranaike...
24 January 2019 US Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, conducted an all-hands call for service members at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Jan. 23.Aquilino, along with Fleet Master Chief James Honea, fleet master chief of U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to more than 700 Sailors at...
24 January 2019 NMCB-3 Gives Back to Community, Wins Navy-Wide Community Service Awards OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 was awarded three Navy-wide unit community service awards in the large sea going command category for their volunteer efforts throughout 2018.Seventy-five percent of the Seabees assigned to NMCB-3 volunteered throughout 2018,...
23 January 2019 Exercise Sea Dragon Concludes ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Three U.S. and one Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidons from three squadrons along with one Los Angeles-class attack submarine completed operations from 2019 Exercise Sea Dragon Jan. 22.Exercise Sea Dragon is an annual, multilateral exercise that stresses...
23 January 2019 Sailors, Marines Visit India Aboard USS Rushmore CHENNAI, India -- Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Chennai, India, Jan 23.While in port, Rushmore will refuel and host Indian Navy personnel, while its embarked Sailors and Marines will have opportunities to tour the...
23 January 2019 8th Theater Sustainment Command Focuses on Its Wartime Readiness by Training on Expeditionary Capabilities FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII -- Soldiers with the 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) came together for training on the set up, systems validation and tear down of their operational command post, Jan.7-11, to help maintain the command's wartime readiness by focusing on their expeditionary...
23 January 2019 Pacific Air Forces Enters 2019 with Renewed Mission, Vision, Priorities JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, kicked off 2019 reflecting on the command’s previous year’s accomplishments and showcasing the renewed command mission, vision and priorities.“It has been my great honor and pleasure to lead the men...
23 January 2019 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron Achieves 93% Vehicle Mission-capable Rate JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Recently, the third-largest vehicle maintenance fleet in the U.S. Air Force, centered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, has achieved and maintained a 93-percent mission-capable rate.Such a solid Pacific Air Forces ranking proves the 673d Logistics...