06 January 2020 New Training Helps Arctic Soldiers Forge Stronger Connections FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- U.S. Army Soldiers are constantly training to be stronger physically and mentally to be fit for service. Recently Soldiers of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Task Force Reserve, pushed to be stronger in a way that can be neglected while learning...
06 January 2020 Exercise Tests Army Medical Logistics Ability to Support Wartime Mission NORTHEAST ASIA -- Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA) participated in the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade medical exercise organized by the Eighth Army, which was completed Nov. 23, 2019.For USAMMA, the exercise enabled the medical logistics support team to test if...
03 January 2020 Fijian Navy Midshipmen to Receive Training in the United States U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- Midshipmen Osea Melibua and Adrian Siu Narayan have been selected to attend a prestigious preparatory school to prepare them for attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland later in 2020. The two midshipmen will be attending the...
03 January 2020 DOD Launches Security Cooperation Certification Program WASHINGTON -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) yesterday launched the Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program for civilian and military members of the security cooperation workforce.''We are proud to elevate security cooperation as a profession...
02 January 2020 Coast Guard, Navy Medevac Passenger from Cruise Ship Off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Navy medevaced a 69-year-old passenger from the cruise ship Grand Princess 210 miles northwest of Hilo, Wednesday.A Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crew from the Kaneohe Bay-based Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) conducted the medevac while an...
02 January 2020 Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary in 2020 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Capt. Rich Jarrett, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) commanding officer, unveiled a special command logo commemorating the command’s 75th year of promoting peace and partnership with Japan, CFAY’s host nation, Jan 1.In a year-long celebration that will last throughout...
31 December 2019 Coast Guard, good Samaritans Rescue Crew of Dismasted Sailing Vessel Southwest of Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial vessels located and rescued the crew of the 42-foot white dismasted sailing vessel Coco Haz III 656 miles west southwest of the Hawaiian Islands, Sunday."We appreciate the support of the good Samaritans aboard the...
31 December 2019 Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Hosts Thai Military Officials SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, embarked on flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), hosted leaders from the Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Air Force, Dec. 23.Top Thai military officials made an arrested landing aboard Abraham Lincoln following its safe transit of the Strait...
31 December 2019 PACAF’s Largest Multi-Service Unit Supports JBER Resiliency JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Force’s largest multi-service unit (MSU) supports installation resiliency by caring for people.At the hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the MSU provides inpatient services for all military members and their families,...
31 December 2019 Air Defenders Participate in Japan Co-op Program for the First Time SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- Two air defense members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force concluded a 10-week cooperative work program Dec. 13 alongside 38th Air Defense Artillery Soldiers at Camp Zama, allowing both sides to gain professional and personal development skills."The co-op work program was...