31 January 2019 PACAF Cultivates Civil Engineer Airmen with Ground-breaking RADAS Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- For more than nine days, 12 civil engineer Airmen from several Pacific Air Forces bases recently participated in a secondary operator training course of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) at Joint Base...
31 January 2019 VP-47 Conducts Joint Maritime Patrol Operations with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces OKINAWA, Japan -- The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 participated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 5 in a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures (CMPOP) exercise, Jan. 29.“This joint training was an exciting opportunity for VP-47 to...
31 January 2019 Visitors from Suo-Oshima Present Air Station Students with Mikans MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools hosted a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019.Japanese farmers visited the school bearing mikans as gifts for the students. Mikans are a unique fruit to the country and...
30 January 2019 Dunford Welcomes Thai Counterpart for Talks on Military Relationship FORT MYER, Va. -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted a welcome ceremony for his counterpart from Thailand at Conmy Hall here today.Dunford and Thai Chief of Defense Forces Army Gen. Ponipaat Benyasri will hold discussions on the military-to-military...
30 January 2019 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Recognizes Readiness Restoration Success at PSNS & IMF BREMERTON, Wash. -- Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Jan. 28, 2019, to learn about technical innovations and process improvements there, and to thank members of the workforce for their determination...
30 January 2019 U.S., Philippines Cut the Ribbon on Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Project PAMPANGA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana cut the ribbon on the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on January 29.The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the...
29 January 2019 U.S. and Royal Thai Army Soldiers Begin Bilateral Exercise CAMP NIMMAN KOLAYUT, Thailand -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army and Royal Thai Army officially began this year's Hanuman Guardian training exercise with an opening ceremony held Jan. 28, 2019, at Camp Nimmankolayut, Thailand.This year's training involved approximately 800 U.S. Army Soldiers operating...
29 January 2019 Bulldog Brigade Sling Loads into Action CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and the 123rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd ABCT, 1st AD, conducted a combined training event in which 4-6 Inf. Regt. began an Air Assault...
29 January 2019 U.S., Philippine Air Force Airmen Exchange Egress Ideas CESAR BASA AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. Air Force members from the 113th Maintenance Squadron participated in a subject matter expert exchange with Philippine Air Force 430th Aircraft Maintenance Group Egress personnel, during the Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange-Philippines (BACE-P) at Cesar Basa...
29 January 2019 Company-grade Officers Benefit from New Leadership Course OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- When it comes to developing Airmen and providing feedback, Team Osan used a new tool Jan. 28-29 to train its company-grade officers: The Flight Commander Course.The course seeks to lay a solid foundation of communication strategies and distill effective...