21 February 2018 Underwater Construction Teams Build Bonds During Cobra Gold Underwater construction teams from U.S. Navy, Royal Thai Navy and Republic of Korea Navy are operating together in Thung Prong Bay at Sattahip Navy Base in Thailand throughout the 37th annual exercise Cobra Gold, which ends Feb. 23."We are here to perform underwater inspection techniques and also to...
21 February 2018 USPACOM Commander Visits Brunei Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., the Commander of United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan, February 20.While in Brunei, Admiral Harris had an audience with His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at Istana Nurul Iman. He met with other Brunei...
21 February 2018 More than Allies: Immigrant Airman Forges Intercultural Friendships An intelligence analyst by day and cultural envoy by night, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura grew up one of four siblings of a Hispanic immigrant family in Los Angeles, California. Of his family, “Vinny” and his brothers spoke both English and Spanish.“Mijo, can you come tell me what they’re...
21 February 2018 VP-8 Fighting Tigers Rescue Fishermen Lost at Sea for 8 Days in the South Pacific Crewmembers assigned to the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) rescued three fishermen Feb. 20 whose vessel was adrift in the South Pacific for eight days. The 19-foot skiff was first reported missing Feb. 12 after it failed to return from a fishing expedition near Chuuk Lagoon in...
20 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: U.S. Navy, Royal Thai Navy and Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Teams Work Together SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The underwater construction teams (UCT) of partnering nations train and operate together on the Thung Prong Bay Sattahip Navy Base in Thailand throughout the 37th annual Exercise Cobra Gold, which ends Feb. 23."We are here to perform underwater inspection techniques and also to...
20 February 2018 More Than Allies: Immigrant Airman Forges Intercultural Friendships MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An intelligence analyst by day and cultural envoy by night, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura grew up one of four siblings of a Hispanic immigrant family in Los Angeles, California. Of his family, “Vinny” and his brothers spoke both English and Spanish.“Mijo, can you...
20 February 2018 Army Reserve Answers First Call for Disaster Support Relief in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- When disaster strikes at home, who answers the call to clean up and rebuild? Immediately after a destructive storm, U.S. Army Reserve forces in American Samoa took immediate action.In concert and coordination with various federal, state, local, interagency, and...
20 February 2018 Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives in Manila for Port Visit MANILA, Philippines -- The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) arrived in Manila, Feb. 16, for a routine port visit during a Western Pacific deployment.More than 5,500 Sailors from both vessels will visit local attractions and...
20 February 2018 Singapore International Airshow 2018 Strengthened Bonds, Increased Relationships CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Singapore -- Approximately 100,000 people poured onto the flightline to experience the 2018 Singapore International Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, Feb. 6-11, 2018.The air show is the largest defense exhibition and biennial international trade and...
20 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Japan, Malaysia, U.S. and Thailand Practice NEO and Rescue of Japanese Nationals Overseas UTAPAO, Thailand -- The Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) and Rescue of Japanese Nationals (RJNO) were conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 18. The Thai-U.S. co-sponsored exercise increases cooperation, interoperability and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective...