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...
23 May 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 Conducts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Ban Surasak School CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- U.S. Navy and Army servicemembers, assigned to Pacific Partnership 2019, along with their partner nation counterparts from the Royal Thai Armed Forces conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new library at the Ban Surasak School, May...
23 May 2019 Land Forces Key to Free, Open Indo-Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While the Indo-Pacific region is mostly ocean, land forces are crucial to ensure it remains free and open so nations can prosper, the region's top U.S. Army officer said Tuesday.For 70-plus years, the region has flourished under an international rules-based order that allows...
23 May 2019 Thai Military Participants Attend PP19 Medical Workshop SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Thai military and civilian personnel joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief knowledge exchange during PP19’s final stop in Sattahip, May 20.During the seminar, medical professionals from partner nations focused on different...
23 May 2019 Army Futures Leveraging Mission Command for Effective Soldier, Robot Teams ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army Futures Command is developing new mission command concepts that will enable Soldiers and robots to operate as effective teams in the future.Mission command is the Army's philosophy of command and a warfighting function that promotes freedom and speed of action...
22 May 2019 USS Ronald Reagan Begins Underway Operations in the Indo-Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), along with supporting Commander Task Force 70 units, began underway operations in the Indo-Pacific, May 22.Ronald Reagan and CTF 70 units routinely operate in the Indo-Pacific to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific...
22 May 2019 PP19 Participants Attend Disaster Relief Conference in Thailand SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Military and civilian participants from Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) host and partner nations opened a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) workshop with a conference, May 20.The workshop is designed to foster the exchange of knowledge and coordination between...