03 June 2019 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron Demonstrates Capabilities from the Fulcrum of the Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Hickam Sky Warriors took notice of a visiting aircraft this week as a B-52 Stratofortress and aircrew, assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, performed operations here, May 22 – 31.“Our goal is to support a joint...
03 June 2019 U.S.-Australia-India-Japan Consultations WASHINGTON -- Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met in Bangkok on May 31, 2019 for consultations on their collective efforts to advance a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific. The four nations reaffirmed their shared commitment to preserving and promoting the...
03 June 2019 Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Prepares for Future Operations JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted their final annual training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter air assault unit earlier this month ahead of their pending transition to becoming part of a larger general...
03 June 2019 PACAF F-16 Demo Team Pilot Turns Childhood Dream into Reality MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Rows of vendors saturated the fairgrounds with the smell of freshly-grilled meat. Visitors filled their bellies with the local cuisine and posed with various aircraft static displays, loading their phone with keepsake photos.Some winced at the ear-piercing jets as they flew...
31 May 2019 Urban Search and Rescue Operations Training in Okinawa CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services exercised urban search and rescue interoperability training alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa for a simulated structural collapse May...
31 May 2019 U.S. Conducts Maritime Safety, Security Improvements with Republic of Palau HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with Embassy Koror and with the support of the Department of Interior, provided aids-to-navigation infrastructure improvements in the waters of Koror, Palau in early May in support of maritime safety and security development."The United States...
31 May 2019 Wolf Pack Welcomes Wolf 59 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Wolf Pack welcomed Col. Tad Clark as the new 8th Fighter Wing commander during a change of command ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 31.Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Seventh Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, welcoming Clark as...
31 May 2019 Joint Hurricane Exercise Tests Tripler's COMMS to Improve Emergency Readiness HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. It is during this time hurricanes have a high tendency to wreak havoc in the Central Pacific and are closely watched. With the season fast-approaching, hospitals, staff and the residents of Hawaii are planning for emergency...
31 May 2019 USS Antietam Holds Change of Command Ceremony in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- USS Antietam (CG 54) held a change of command ceremony at U.S. Naval Base Guam, May 30, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. Todd Gorman relieved Capt. George A. Kessler as the ship's Commanding Officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser. The ceremony was held at the Big...
30 May 2019 U.S., Thailand Kick Off 25th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise PATTAYA, Thailand -- The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps kicked off the 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) during an opening ceremony at Sattahip Naval Base, May 29.CARAT, the U.S. Navy's oldest and longest continually-running...