10 April 2019 U.S. Navy P-8A and Destroyer Join JSDF Search for Japanese F-35A Pilot MISAWA, Japan -- U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and a guided-missile destroyer are assisting Japanese-led search and rescue efforts for the pilot of a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A missing since Apr. 9.The F-35A lost radar contact approximately 85 miles east of Misawa Air Base.A P-8A...
10 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 19 Engineering Team Builds Friendships in Marshall Islands ENNIBURR, Republic of the Marshall Islands -- The Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) engineering team completed multiple construction projects in Majuro and Kwajalein prior to departing the Republic of the Marshall Islands, March 28.PP19's construction projects, led by U.S. Army engineers and U.S. Navy...
10 April 2019 Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Fishing Vessel Safety Workshop in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- As part of a larger preparedness initiative, the Coast Guard and partners conducted a three-day workshop in American Samoa focused on the long line tuna fishing fleet the first week in April.This event was a collaborative effort between federal and local authorities with...
10 April 2019 PH-US Exercise Balikatan Increases Warfighting Capabilities, Complex Live Fire Training CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City -- Philippine and U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conducted a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) Wednesday at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Crow Valley as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019.The CALFEX featured the careful...
09 April 2019 5th Air Force, USFJ Commander visits Team Kadena KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, salutes as Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, arrives April 4, 2019, to Kadena Air Base, Japan. Schneider visited Team Kadena to learn about and assess the...
09 April 2019 Commander, Joint Region Marianas Briefs Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Admiral ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, Commander, Joint Region Marianas, received Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Tatsuhiko Takashima, Commander, Fleet Submarine Force, and Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7 at the JRM headquarters in Asan April 8.Chatfield,...
08 April 2019 Cargo handling battalion demonstrates new capability with Mark VI patrol boat lift SANTA RITA, Guam - Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Detachment Guam, conducted a proof of concept lift on/lift off (LOLO) of a Mark VI patrol boat with Military Sealift Command (MSC) Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Apra Harbor,...
08 April 2019 Malaysian Students Learn Disaster Preparedness Skills During PP19 KUCHING, Malaysia – Malaysian secondary school students joined Pacific Partnership 2019 participants for an Emergency Preparedness Camp at the Sarawak State Library, April 6.The program uses humanitarian assistance and disaster relief information as a platform for students to enhance their English...
08 April 2019 2ID joins the fight against South Korea wildfire GANGWON, Republic of Korea – At a moment's notice, U.S. Army Soldiers joined the battle against one of South Korea’s worst fires in years.Soldiers with 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion and 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined...
08 April 2019 US, Thailand Conducts Anti-Submarine Exercise in Andaman Sea ANDAMAN SEA (NNS) – The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) began the 8th iteration of exercise Guardian Sea at the opening ceremony aboard the RTN frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej in the Andaman Sea, April 7.A U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine and underway replenishment oiler along...