16 April 2019 Sustainers Resupply Units using Aerial Delivery during Lightning Strike SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Trucks aren't the only way Sustainers deliver supplies! Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gregory Benson, Airdrop Systems Technician assigned to 25th Division Sustainment Brigade, partnered with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 3rd Brigade Combat...
16 April 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Micronesian Waters in Support of Forum Fisheries Agency Operation Rai Balang 2019 to Counter Illegal Fishing HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters crews and a long range HC-130 patrol aircraft crew recently completed combined operations with shipriders from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as part of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Operation Rai Balang 2019 to combat illegal fishing...
15 April 2019 Coast Guard Ship Visits Hong Kong ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) moored April 15, in Hong Kong Harbor – the first visit by a Coast Guard cutter in 17 years.While in port, the crew will have opportunities to explore Hong Kong and interact with local citizens through community relations projects and...
15 April 2019 U.S. Force Korea Commander Awards Soldiers for Efforts Against Wildfire GANGWON, Republic of Korea - Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command, and Combined Forces Command awarded select Warriors for their dedication to duty and the safety and well-being of our Korean friends and neighbors during the Gangwon wildfire.Abrams...
15 April 2019 PACFLT Commander Talks Winning the High-end Fight with Hawaii-based Navy Leadership PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Navy leadership triads from Hawaii-based units gathered together with Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, April 12, for a conversation about readiness and winning a high-end fight, if called to do so.Aquilino met with commanding officers, executive...
15 April 2019 Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department Assist Vessel Taking on Water off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Maui Fire Department assisted the crew of a 22-foot recreational vessel taking on water near Lahaina, Friday.A Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew and Maui Fire Department fire boat crew responded, assisting with dewatering and towed the vessel back...
15 April 2019 599th Transportation Brigade Supports Army, Marine Corps at Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- 599th Transportation Brigade and its partners completed two separate moves, an offload for the Army and an upload for the Marine Corps, on the Motor Vessel Green Lake here March 29-30.599th traffic management specialist Jimmy Quilon was the contracting officer representative...
12 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Conclude Annual Balikatan Exercise CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City -- Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated...
12 April 2019 U.S. Navy Submarine Hosts Royal Thai Navy Dignitaries During Exercise Guardian Sea ANDAMAN SEA -- The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) hosted several Royal Thai Navy (RTN) dignitaries April 8 during the bilateral exercise Guardian Sea.Vice Adm. Chareonpol Koomrasi, Chief of Staff of the RTN Fleet led a group that included the commanders...
12 April 2019 First Army Reserve Indoor Rifle Range to Open in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Army Reserve Soldiers of American Samoa will soon train at the first indoor rifle range in the Army Reserve, a Modular Small Arms Range scheduled for a grand opening the end of April."The sons and daughters of American Samoa serving in the Armed Forces will have the...