14 December 2016 U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange Participants Hold Expert Academic Exchange KUNMING, China – Senior leaders with U.S. Army Pacific, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and representatives from various disaster management agencies recently held an expert academic dialogue (EAD) during the U.S.- China disaster management exchange November 13-19 at Kunming, Yunnan Province,...
23 November 2016 U.S., China Participate in Disaster Management Exchange KUNMING, China -- Service members and civilians from across U.S. Army Pacific participated alongside members of the Peoples Liberation Army for the 12th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange November 13-19 at Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The DME allowed the...
02 February 2017 303rd Exploit Unexploded Ordnance Experts Enhance Relations, Share Capabilities with Japan SCHOFIELD BARRACKS -- Explosive ordnance disposal specialists are the Army's foremost tactical and technical explosives experts who are trained and equipped to safely defeat and exploit unexploded ordnance (UXO), improvised explosive devices (IED) and weapons of mass destruction. They are the...
18 May 2016 Army Mariners Conduct Weapons Training at Sea JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The crew of the 545th Transportation Company, 8th Theater Sustainment Command's Logistical Support Vessel-2, the CW3 Harold C. Clinger, conducted weapons training miles of the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, May 16. The Soldiers trained with M249 squad automatic...
02 September 2016 Top-performing Leaders Attend Young Alaka'i Leadership Program FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing leaders from all services across the Pacific region will start the third iteration of the Young Alaka’i (YA) Leader Development Program 16-02 September 7 – 17 at various locations across Oahu. The Young Alaka’i program is made up of three-phases...
21 November 2016 Top-performing Leaders Complete Phase Two of the Young Alaka'i Leadership Program FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Twenty-seven top performing company-grade officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers at the joint level, from all services across the Pacific region, and one Department of the Army (DA) Civilian, attended and completed the 8th Theater Sustainment Command’s Phase...
27 March 2017 Shanti Prayas III Improves Multinational Interoperability PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- A common theme amongst U.N. peacekeepers participating in Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III is improving multinational interoperability.According to attendees of the exercise, the phrase ‘multinational interoperability’ means developing the common tactics,...
09 February 2017 Communication on the High Seas: Signal Supports to Army Watercraft FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- As the senior Army logistics headquarters for the Pacific, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command is charged with synchronizing logistics efforts throughout the world's largest theater of operations and leverages many unique capabilities, including a diverse fleet of Army...
21 March 2017 Clean water Boosts Capabilities for Peacekeeping Mission PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- For many in developing nations, having clean water for everyday usage is a luxury, not the standard.To have clean water in these nations, it would have to be either purified for various usages or shipped from various locations, requiring the necessary logistics to get it to and...
03 April 2017 Shanti Prayas III Officially Comes to a Close PANCHKHAL, Nepal – Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III officially came to a close today during a ceremony at the Birendra Peace Operation Training Centre in Panchkhal, Nepal.A Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) capstone exercise, Shanti Prayas III trained partner for their...