13 March 2019 U.S. and Philippine Service Members Train Side-by-side during Salaknib 2019 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- Teamwork is built on mutual trust and understanding how each member of the team functions. Salaknib, an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army as part of the larger Pacific Pathways series of exercises, helps the U.S. Army and...
13 March 2019 8th Theater Sustainment Command Hosting Logistics Training Team on Global Combat Support System-Army SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command will host a Logistics Training Team to provide training on the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) from April 29 through May 24, 2019 at the Schofield Barracks installation training center. The training is open to GCSS-Army...
13 March 2019 Warthogs Take Over Hawaiian Skies MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii -- U.S. Airmen with the 442nd Fighter Wing descended on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in February to conduct various training exercises across the Hawaiian Islands.The fighter wing, stationed out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, worked alongside III Marine Expeditionary...
13 March 2019 Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency brings Service Members Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- *Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series on Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.A woman sits across from her father as tears begin to stream down her cheeks. She opens a small box and pulls out a photo of her dad in his uniform and inhales deeply...
12 March 2019 The U.S, Thailand, and Singapore Launch 25th COPE Tiger Exercise KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Units from the United States Air Force, the Royal Thai Air Force, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force began flying in support of the 25th annual COPE Tiger exercise, March 11.Over the next two weeks, approximately 1,150 members from the three services...
12 March 2019 U.S,, UK, Japan Maritime Forces Practice Submarine Hunting YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy and U.S. Navy will come together for their second trilateral exercise, Mar. 14, in the Western Pacific.Focused on anti-submarine warfare, a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from the “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16...
12 March 2019 Pacific Partnership Mission Kicks Off in Philippines TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the opening ceremony of the second Pacific Partnership mission stop in Tacloban, March 11.“We could not be happier to welcome the Pacific Partnership mission and its team to Tacloban,” said...
12 March 2019 Exercise Keris Strike Begins in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Brig. Gen. Dato Dr Mohd Radzi Bin Haji Abdul Hamid, commander of the 11th Malaysian Infantry Brigade, presided over the opening ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike at Camp Sungai Buloh, March 11, 2019.Keris Strike consists of several subject matter expert exchanges designed...
12 March 2019 USS Zumwalt Arrives in British Columbia for Port Visit ESQUIMALT, British Columbia -- The namesake of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in Esquimalt, March 11.“We are excited for this opportunity to visit Canada and further strengthen the close partnership between our navies and communities,” said...
12 March 2019 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Visits Singapore SINGAPORE -- Adm. Phil Davidson, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) visited Singapore, March 5-7.Davidson visited Singapore to meet with leaders and counterparts in the region, during which he spent time at Changi Naval Base, and met with Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics...