17 May 2023 U.S. Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan -- U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine in the Philippine Sea, last week.Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions from...
17 May 2023 Yokota Dirt Boys’ Train Japan Forces in Kanoya KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, traveled to Kanoya Air Base, Japan, to demonstrate a spall repair for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force civil engineers, May 15.Spall repairs are an efficient way to keep airfields serviceable by...
17 May 2023 Austin Outlines What's Needed for Successful Competition With China WASHINGTON -- This year's budget request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, or PDI, is a full 40% higher than last year's request, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and that's part of a DOD-wide effort to outpace the People's Republic of China."We're focusing the entire department...
17 May 2023 Texas Air National Guard Trains in Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Members of the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) sharpened their ability to operate in jungle-like terrain during a 10-day exercise in Hawaii.The overall objective of the training was to prepare the 147th Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Specialists and Joint Terminal...
17 May 2023 Partners in the Pacific - Global Dexterity 23-1 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland -- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 36 Squadron and U.S. Air Force (USAF)15th Wing teamed up to train together for Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia, April...
17 May 2023 Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit SAN SIEGO, CA -- Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory Sailors to discuss safety process improvements to protect the U.S. warfighting...
16 May 2023 Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Departs Guam U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) departed Guam following a routine port visit, May 15.While in port, the Makin Island ARG, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha...
16 May 2023 Polo Demonstration Kicks-off LANPAC 2023 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Stately horses galloped the lawns of Historic Palm Circle as Hawaii’s best polo teams demonstrated exquisite horsemanship for a polo demonstration held at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 15, 2023.General Charles A. Flynn, the U.S. Army Pacific commanding general, hosted Army senior...
16 May 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Officials and Palau Representatives Conclude the Joint Committee Meeting in Honolulu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau met May 3-4 for the biannual bilateral Joint Committee Meeting...
16 May 2023 Readiness Challenge IX and the Spirit of Interoperability TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida -- The success of tomorrow’s complex, multi-domain environment depends on preparing Airmen today to operate in all climates and adapt readiness to continuously evolving threats.Air Force Civil Engineers competed in Readiness Challenge IX April 24-28, involving a range...