18 April 2019 U.S. Military Conducts First Medical Exchange with the Nepal Armed Police Force Nepal -- U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) teamed up to exchange medical first responder knowledge. The weeklong Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE), which took place April 8th through the 12th, was a marquee event in the beginning of a new partnership between...
17 April 2019 U.S., Australian Navies Conduct Helicopter Deck Landings in Philippine Sea ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- MH-60S Sea Hawks from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 conducted deck landing qualifications with Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05), April 16.HSC-25 aviators from the Guam-based “Island Knights” landed two MH-60Ss aboard Melbourne,...
17 April 2019 Exercise Offers Veterinary Outreach to Community in Palau KOROR, Republic of Palau -- Palauans of the of the four-legged variety are receiving some special attention during a four-day veterinarian health outreach program that started April 15, 2019 in Koror, Palau. U.S. Army veterinarians and the Palau Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) teamed up to offer...
17 April 2019 Aggressor Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force Enhance Tactical Skills at Diamond Shield EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Sometimes it’s good to be bad, and in world of an Aggressor pilot, being the best bad guy is an essential part of their daily operations.The 18th Aggressor Squadron based out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, recently participated in Diamond Shield 2019 in...
17 April 2019 Tropic Lightning Division Conducts Multi-Domain Live-Fire Exercise POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Over 2,000 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division participated in Exercise Lightning Strike 2019 at Pohakuloa Training Area, April 1-18, 2019 on Hawaii Island. It is the division’s largest exercise and is conducted annually. Lightning Strike is a combined arms...
17 April 2019 Misawa Maintainers Innovate New Parts for Targeting Pods, Re-achieve 98% Mission Standard Rate MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The ALQ-184 electronic countermeasure pod is crucial in a pilot's decision-making loop; they send alerts to a pilot’s display which allows the pilots to choose different ways the pod can react to signals. For F-16 pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, they use this...
17 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Continues Mission in Micronesia CHUUK, Micronesia -- Multinational service members embarked aboard USNS Brunswick (T-EFP 6) officially kicked off the fourth Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) mission stop with an opening ceremony in Chuuk, April 13, after having conducted mission-related activities on other islands in Micronesia over...
16 April 2019 Exercise Palau 2019 Marks Largest U.S. Army Presence on Palau In Three Decades Palau -- The exercise will run from the 13th - 19th, and will include community and animal health outreach services at several sites including Koror, Peleliu and Angaur. Also, there will be security cooperation operations with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S., Japan Maritime Forces Conduct Replenishment-at-Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) conducted a cooperative deployment focused on replenishment-at-sea training Apr. 16."Working alongside our JMSDF partners provided both crews an...
16 April 2019 U.S., Indian Navies Practice Submarine Hunting in Indian Ocean DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory - P-8 aircraft from the U.S and Indian navies conducted cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean, April 15.The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) also joined the drills, which focused on anti-submarine warfare training,...