18 October 2019 Pacific Air Forces Commander Reaffirms Ironclad Alliance at Exhibition in Seoul SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, engaged with Indo-Pacific regional allies and partners and U.S. Airmen during his visit to the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) here Oct. 16.Seoul ADEX 19 offers a venue to deepen the alliance...
18 October 2019 Philippines, Japan, US Conduct Closing Ceremony for Exercise KAMANDAG 3 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines, Japan and the United States conducted the closing ceremony of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Manila, Philippines, Oct. 18, 2019.The ceremony marked the end of the Philippine-led, bilateral military exercise, which was designed to...
18 October 2019 USS Pioneer Arrives in Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan UKI, KUMAMOTO, Japan -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) arrived in Uki, Japan, for a port visit, October 18.The Pioneer crew received a welcoming ceremony presented by local kindergarteners giving a musical performance on “wadaiko,” a type of traditional Japanese...
18 October 2019 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Team Searches for the Missing JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- *Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency*.His eyes scan page after page, photo after photo, searching … searching … searching for one, just one document that can help. He has been at this for more than a...
17 October 2019 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 11th MEU Build Partnerships in Western Pacific SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Marines and Sailors from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in three multilateral exercises across the South China Sea to build partnerships and enhance relationships, beginning Oct. 2."The work that this Expeditionary...
17 October 2019 Navy Team Helps Ebeye Defend Against Mosquitoes KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands -- Stomping through layers of trash, a group of intrepid vector control specialists marched across the Ebeye dump with a mosquito trap in hand in mid-September. They swatted away small armies of flies, skirted around pungent patches of refuse and reached a small alcove...
17 October 2019 Senate Confirms Barrett to be Air Force Secretary WASHINGTON -- The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Barbara Barrett to be the 25th Secretary of the Air Force, Sept. 16, clearing the way for the experienced pilot and former ambassador to lead the service as it faces new threats globally and in space.The 85 to 7 vote makes Barrett the third...
17 October 2019 Eielson Firefighters Continue Traditions with New Vehicle EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) fire department officially added a new fire apparatus vehicle to its arsenal Oct. 15.Eielson firefighters honored past firefighter traditions by pushing their new water tender, Tender 85, into the station.“The original fire...
17 October 2019 Guam Sailors Celebrate 244th Navy Birthday with Ball SANTA RITA, Guam -- Hundreds of Guam-based Sailors and guests celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 244th birthday during the annual Navy Birthday Ball Oct. 12, at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort in Tumon.Retired Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff took to the stand as the night’s guest speaker, where she reminded...
16 October 2019 Navy Satellite Communications System Successfully Completes Key Test and Evaluation Phase The Navy’s next-generation narrowband satellite communications system completed a critical test and evaluation phase and was assessed as operationally effective, operational suitable and cyber survivable. The successful completion of this testing demonstrates the system’s full operational capability...