12 February 2019 US Submarine Participates in Japan MSDF Submarine Competition FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- A U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine will participate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Competition (SUBCOMP) in waters south of Japan, Feb. 13 to 20.SUBCOMP is designed to evaluate and test Japanese crews across multiple...
12 February 2019 USS Green Bay Sailors, Marines Visit Thai Schools, Share Cultures CHONBURI, Thailand -- Service members assigned to forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) participated in two cultural exchange projects in Chonburi, Thailand, Feb. 8-9.56 Sailors and Marines assigned to Green Bay, Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 and the 31st Marine...
12 February 2019 35th FS Pantons Launch Into Cobra Gold 19, Historic Redeployment to Thai Base KORAT, Thailand -- The 35th Fighter Squadron departed on Feb. 6, and the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron departed on Feb. 7 to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold 19 in a historic redeployment to Korat Royal Thai AB, Thailand.Cobra Gold is the largest military exercise in the Indo-Pacific region...
12 February 2019 Korean Cadets Learn Combined Operations with 2ID/ROK-U.S. Combined Division CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- A great way to learn about a culture is to immerse yourself in it. Korea Military Academy cadets set out to do just that with the Warrior Division, Feb. 12-20.Eighty KMA cadets began their winter internship with a welcome brief from Brig. Gen. Kim, Yong Chul,...
11 February 2019 Cobra Gold19: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Exercise Commenced in Thailand PHITSANULOK, Thailand -- The second annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise (HADR TTX), as part of the 38th annual Thai, U.S. co-sponsored Cobra Gold Exercise, commenced with opening ceremony in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2019. The event is being hosted...
11 February 2019 USS John C. Stennis Arrives in Thailand for Port Visit LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived in Laem Chabang, Feb. 10, for a brief port call that highlights the strong community and military connections between Thailand and the United States.During the visit, the John C. Stennis crew will participate in a...
11 February 2019 U.S. and Thai Armies Complete Exercise Hanuman Guardian 19 CAMP NIMMAN KOLAYUT -- Soldiers from the U.S. and Royal Thai Army completed an 11-day training exercise Feb. 7, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand. The closing ceremonies marked the 9th year of the bilateral training exercise known as Hanuman Guardian.Hanuman Guardian is designed to foster a...
11 February 2019 Marine F-35B Lightning II Fighters Strike with Externally-mounted Ordnance at Sea for the First Time ...
11 February 2019 DoD Successfully Completes Yutu Relief Mission in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ASAN, Guam -- Service members from Joint Task Force West officially concluded Super Typhoon Yutu relief and recovery efforts in Saipan and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNM) Feb. 6-7.Joint Task Group Engineer, a contingent of Task Force west, arrived in Saipan, CNMI, in...
11 February 2019 Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier Awarded the State Medal of Valor WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- "A series of very difficult decisions . . . that would save the lives of a family of six, and one family pet." These are the words used by Hawaii Governor David Ige just prior to presenting Staff Sergeant Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Bravo Company, 777th Aviation Support...