10 May 2022 Joint U.S. Forces Participate in V-E Day and Marara 22 U.S. Army -- Service members from U.S. Army Pacific, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Coast Guard, along with 12 additional countries throughout the Pacific region, participated in a ceremony that commemorates the end of World War II operations in Europe, at Haut-commissariat de la...
10 May 2022 Future Now: Modernization Through Technology OKINAWA, Japan -- Be ready when called upon – this concept is ingrained in every Marine. Force readiness sets the Marine Corps apart from all other forces throughout the world. For III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), adaptability and modernization have been crucial as the Marine Corps maintains...
09 May 2022 Arctic Partnerships Vital to Regional, National Security, Commanders Say WASHINGTON -- Alaska plays a central role in the U.S. integrated deterrence strategy regarding the defense of North America, Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck said.VanHerck, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, held a virtual Pentagon press briefing...
09 May 2022 Mother, Daughter spend Mother’s Day aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN -- Ensign Gemelin Lozada and Chief Hospital Corpsman Melinda Canales are a mother-daughter duo currently embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), now underway for Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).For Canales, who has served 19 years in the U.S...
09 May 2022 Managing Alaska’s 77,000 Square Mile Airspace EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- As RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 approaches its halfway mark, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) continues to be the center of all the action.The 77,000 square mile airspace is the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the...
09 May 2022 Pipeline, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Rock Ensemble, JMSDF Musicians Prepare for Pacific Partnership 2022 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Proving that music transcends language barriers, musicians from the U.S. and Japanese navies practiced in Hawaii this week to prepare to perform for audiences in Vietnam and Palau this summer during the annual Pacific Partnership, a multinational...
09 May 2022 US Army Chief of Chaplains Visits USARPAC SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Solhjem, U.S. Army chief of chaplains, and Sgt. Maj. Ralph Martinez, U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental sergeant major, visited U.S. Army Pacific Soldiers April 29 – May 3, Honolulu, Hawaii.The Spiritual Readiness Initiative was introduced while...
09 May 2022 U.S. Japan, and the Philippines Hold Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Training MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From April 4 to 29, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) instructors teamed up with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) to conduct vessel boarding operations training with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance its maritime law enforcement...
06 May 2022 U.S. Air Force Participates in Royal New Zealand Air Force Day and Night Exercise U.S. Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand -- Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) aircraft and personnel will combine to participate in day and nighttime flying exercises in New Zealand later this month.While in New Zealand, MC-130J aircraft and USAF personnel will train...
06 May 2022 Readout of Phone Call Between Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and ROK Minister of National Defense Suh Wook WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a phone call today with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Suh Wook to discuss the security environment on the Korean peninsula.The two leaders strongly condemned yesterday’s ballistic missile launch by the Democratic...