22 February 2019 Pacific Submarine Force Welcomes New Commander PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) held a change of command ceremony at the historic submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 21.Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse relieved Rear Adm. Daryl L. Caudle as COMSUBPAC and commander, Task Force...
21 February 2019 Essex Amphibious Ready Group Visits Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), other ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) visited Pearl Harbor, Feb. 18-20."Pearl Harbor is rich in military history and its strategic location places it...
21 February 2019 Iron Support Battalion Hosts ROK Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Sustainment CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Katchi Kapshida! (We Go Together!); a call to action symbolizing the alliance fortified in the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division.Maj. Gen. Sung, Il, deputy chief of staff of sustainment, for the Republic of Korea Army, visited 123rd Brigade Support...
21 February 2019 Kunsan Airman First U.S. Active Duty Grandson to Return Japanese Battle Flag KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The values of family, heritage and honor are central to the Air Force, and highly valued in many cultures.For Senior Master Sgt. William Lowell Armstrong, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment and distribution flight superintendent, traveling to Japan to...
21 February 2019 Cobra Gold 19: Royal Thai, US Conduct First Ever Cyber Range BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Royal Thai Armed Forces alongside the U.S. Marine Corps and Washington Air National Guard executed the first Cobra Gold Cyberspace Field Training Exercise (FTX) at the Royal Thai Air Force Headquarters in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 11-22, 2019.The Cyber FTX is a...
20 February 2019 Cobra Gold 19: Four Nations Come Together to Build Classrooms, Showcasing Partnership RAYONG, Thailand -- U.S., Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and People’s Liberation Army of China service members gathered with local officials, teachers and excited students at a dedication ceremony at Ban Nam Kroi school in Rayong Province, Thailand on Monday.More than 50 service members from four...
20 February 2019 U.S. Navy Aircraft Join Aero India 2019 BENGALURU, India -- U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets and P-8A Poseidon aircraft are participating in Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, which kicked off Feb. 20.Held biennially since 1996, Aero India is India’s premier aerospace exhibition, trade and airshow.“Aero India...
20 February 2019 Misawa Propulsion Airmen Speed up F-16 Engine Delivery to PACAF Bases MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron propulsion centralized repair flight (CRF) received keys to a new storage facility that stores all F-16 Fighting Falcons engines for U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) installations in January 2019, enabling the team to provide engines to its...
20 February 2019 U.S., British Navies Conduct Maritime Security Drills SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F236) conducted maritime security and logistics training in the South China Sea, Feb. 18.The drills involved Royal Marine commandos, Royal Navy sailors and Guadalupe crew members...
19 February 2019 U.S., Thai Soldiers Train on Jungle Survival, Basic Rifle Marksmanship, Room Clearing Procedures CAMP BAROMMATRAILOKKANAT, Thailand -- Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and the Royal Thai Army learned jungle survival skills, basic rifle marksmanship and room clearing procedures Feb. 13, 2019, at Camp Barommatrailokkanat, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold.The training was...