12 June 2018 Malaysia Centrifuge Program Recognized by USAF JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force recognized the certification of the Royal Malaysia Air Force's (RMAF) Institute of Aviation Medicine’s Centrifuge Training Program, enhancing interoperability with the RMAF and advancing the comprehensive partnership with a key partner in...
12 June 2018 Marines, Sailors Volunteer at Okinawan Senior Citizen Home MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Approximately 20 Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) spent the morning volunteering at the Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home in Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018.Volunteers assisted in daily activities and improved living conditions in the area while...
11 June 2018 USNS Mercy Arrives in Japan for Port Calls YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived Yokosuka for a port call on June 10.The purpose of the visit is to enhance relationships and promote goodwill between members of the U.S...
11 June 2018 Hawaii National Guard Hard at Work on Micro-shelter Project PAHOA, Hawaii - Engineers of the Hawaii Army National Guard have been hard at work since June 7 constructing a community of emergency "micro-shelter" housing units in Pahoa, Hawaii for residents displaced by the on-going Kilauea eruption.Sometimes working in pouring rain and mud, the soldiers are...
11 June 2018 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Republic of Korea Air Force Academy Cadets JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) hosted 165 Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Academy cadets here, June 6, 2018.The visit was an effort to educate future ROKAF leaders on PACAF priorities in the Indo-Pacific region by immersing them in the command’s history and...
11 June 2018 3rd Medical Battalion Participates in Exercise Inochi No Onjin KIN BLUE TRAINING AREA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group participated in Exercise Inochi No Onjin, June 8, 2018, at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan.During Inochi No Onjin, which means “lifesaver,” Marines and Sailors refined casualty...
11 June 2018 Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Sets Sail CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, JAPAN -– Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) service members completed training with the newly formed JGSDF Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) in Sasebo, Japan, May 24,...
11 June 2018 Carrier Air Wing 5 Embarks USS Ronald Reagan for Patrol WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN -- The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed embarkation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW) 5 off the coast of Japan, June 3.The three-day fly-on and requalification of flight deck crew and aircrew involved more than 60 aircraft and included a...
08 June 2018 U.S., Indian and Japanese Maritime Forces begin Malabar Exercise SANTA RITA, Guam -- Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2018, June 7 through 16 off the coast of Guam.Malabar 2018 is the first time the exercise has been conducted off the coast of Guam, and the latest in a continuing...
08 June 2018 Army, Air Guardsmen Keeping Citizens Safe as Hawaii Volcano Erupts HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii National Guard service members are on duty to keep their fellow citizens safe as the Kilauea volcano continues spewing lava.Army Command Sgt. Maj. Elva A. Schaben briefed Pentagon reporters today from the Hilo airport, where the Hawaii National Guard has set up a command...