28 May 2019 Carrier Strike Group Nine Completes Exercise Northern Edge 2019 GULF OF ALASKA -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and select ships from Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9), along with U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Marine Corps service members, successfully concluded Exercise Northern Edge 2019 (NE19), May 24, bringing an end to Alaska's largest biannual...
28 May 2019 Coast Guard Welcomes New Commanding Officer to Helm of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Capt. Holly Harrison took over command of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) from Capt. David Ramassini in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Saturday.Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area presided over the event.Harrison...
28 May 2019 Space and Missile Defense Command/AFSC Commanding General Visits USAG-Kwajalein Atoll U.S. ARMY GARRISON, KWAJALEIN ATOLL -- Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, joined personnel from U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll and the Director of Public Works to tour and inspect construction and renovation...
28 May 2019 Operation Tui Moana Concludes in Fiji NADI, Fiji -- A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 participated in Operation Tui Moana, a Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency led event, ending May 24.The purpose of the four day event was to enhance Pacific Island Country involvement and participation in maritime fisheries...
24 May 2019 COMPACAF Visit Enhances Relationship with Philippine Air Force MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., traveled to the Philippines May 15 to 17 to meet with senior officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF).“Our relationship with the Philippines is one of our most...
24 May 2019 Navy Region Northwest Commander Makes Cordova Visit CORDOVA, Alaska -- Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, visited Cordova, Alaska, May 19-22 to meet with local civil authorities and the Native Village of Eyak as part of an outreach engagement in Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge.“Alaska is a strategic location. Navy...
24 May 2019 Australian, U.S. Airmen Conduct Bilateral Flying Operations ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- The California Air National Guard’s 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Fresno, California, teamed up with the several units from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to conduct bilateral training during Exercise Diamond Storm May 6-26,...
24 May 2019 South Korean Exercises being Revised Amid Peace Talks HONOLULU, Hawaii -- As diplomacy efforts work to denuclearize North Korea, military exercises in the south are continuing on a smaller scale to maintain readiness.So far this year, U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted over 100 exercises, said Gen. Robert Abrams, who oversees all American...
24 May 2019 Guam Military, Local Leadership Commemorate National Maritime Day ASAN, Guam -- In observance of National Maritime Day, local and military officials, along with members of the maritime community, gathered to honor the nation’s merchant mariners and seafarers in Guam May 22.The day’s events began with a proclamation signing by Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero at the...
23 May 2019 U.S., Allied Forces Launch Inaugural Pacific Vanguard Exercise APRA HARBOR, Guam -- In a first of its kind event, maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States arrived in Guam, May 22, to conduct cooperative maritime training in exercise Pacific Vanguard.Pacific Vanguard brings together more than 3,000 Sailors from four...