11 April 2019 VP-47 Completes Deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations OAK HARBOR, WA -- The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations (AOO), Apr. 10.During VP-47’s first P-8A Poseidon deployment, the squadron had 13 detachments across...
11 April 2019 Pacific Air Forces and ASEAN Center for Military Medicine Join Forces to Prevent Outbreaks BANGKOK, Thailand -- The ability to rapidly detect outbreaks is critical to mitigating their overall impact. This is why the Pacific Air Forces Office of the Surgeon General and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Military Medicine have joined forces in order to establish...
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...
05 April 2019 Pacific Air Forces Hosts First U.S.-Mongolia Airman-to-Airman Talks JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted a delegation from the Mongolian Air Force Command for Airman-to-Airman talks here, March 26-28.The multi-day event marked the first A2A talks between the United States and MAFC, a newly separated branch of the Mongolian Armed...
05 April 2019 Mariner Evacuated by HSC-25 for Medical Emergency ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency medical lift for a Chinese mariner in distress aboard a Panamanian flagged dry bulk cargo vessel Friday morning.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 Thursday that the...
05 April 2019 Go for Broke: Army Unit's Motto Now a National Day WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Every year, April 5 is celebrated as National "Go For Broke" Day, derived from a saying that's known to mean "wager everything." "Go For Broke" also happens to be the motto of one of the most decorated units in U.S. military history, the Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and...
05 April 2019 Keystone of Innovation KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Since its inception years ago, virtual reality has provided ways to relax, have fun, and is a great way to learn or train in a controlled environment.Now, the 18th Maintenance Group has a new VR training matrix and is currently developing and reinforcing job tasks for...