03 December 2019 Indo-Pacific partners Join Pacific Air Forces for 68th Year Delivering Humanitarian Aid to 20,000 People Across 56 Islands JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. and partner Airmen in Guam are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian mission beginning Dec. 10.Operation Christmas Drop is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing...
03 December 2019 Select Reenlistment Bonus and Pay for Performance Pilot Update WASHINGTON -- How does a little extra cash sound? The Navy is looking to retain talented and skilled Sailors by offering reenlistment bonuses for critical billets; some as high as $100,000.For Sailors coming up on their reenlistment date, MyNavy HR recommends they talk to a career counselor as soon...
03 December 2019 Military Policy Company Supports 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Operations in Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- The U.S. Army military police are known to take care of base security and internment operations. Yet, their job, when they are deployed, is a lot more intricate.The 401st Military Police Co. focus shifts to support to security and mobility operations from base...
02 December 2019 Asheville FRG Donates Christmas Gifts for Foster Children Santa Rita, Guam (Dec. 2, 2019) – Members from the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) Family Readiness Group (FRG) fundraised and donated Christmas gifts to the Harvest House foster children and families...
02 December 2019 Frank Cable Sailors volunteer at free Thanksgiving feast for Guam community HAGATNA, Guam (Nov. 28, 2019) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) volunteer to help provide free meals at the Salvation Army's annual Thanksgiving feast for the Guam community at Chamorro Village. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms and...
02 December 2019 USS New Orleans arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joined the U.S. 7th Fleet amphibious force in Sasebo, Dec. 1, after transiting the Pacific Ocean from its former homeport of San Diego.“The crew has worked diligently for the last year to prepare New Orleans...
27 November 2019 374th Airlift Wing commander Talks Bilateral Future with RAAF Partners YOKOTA Air Base, Japan -- 374th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Otis C. Jones, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicole Wilson, 374th Communications Squadron chief enlisted manager, visited Australian military partners to discuss their priorities and Yokota Air Base's mission and capabilities as the Pacific Air...
27 November 2019 Ronald Reagan Earns Project Good Neighbor Award YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), received the Navy’s Project Good Neighbor award in the large (more than 500 Sailors) overseas command category.Project Good Neighbor recognizes the Navy’s best year-round volunteer supported program,...
27 November 2019 Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Ensures Force Protection during Gryphon Pacific 20-1 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Editor's note: Due to operations security, Airmen are not fully identified in this story.The dark airfield erupts with activity as an MC-130J Commando II rapidly lands and comes to a halt just after midnight.Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1 is in full swing.With the MC-130J’s...
27 November 2019 McCann Assumes Command of DESRON 7 in Singapore SINGAPORE -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 held a change of command ceremony in Singapore, Nov. 22.Capt. Ann McCann assumed command from Capt. Matthew Jerbi of DESRON 7, the Navy's only forward-deployed DESRON in Southeast Asia."It is an honor and a privilege to be your commodore,” said McCann...