08 June 2018 USNS Millinocket Visits Philippines on 7th Fleet Mission PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff Sailors and Marines arrived in Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines June 4 as part of a U.S. 7th Fleet theater security cooperation (TSC) patrol.The 7th Fleet team, consisting of more than 40 service...
08 June 2018 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Delivers First U.S. Operational Gender Advisor Course SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The U.S. Joint Staff, in conjunction with the Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Strategic Plans and Policy, has developed and is conducting the first U.S. DoD Operational Gender Advisor (GENAD) Course (OGC) at the Mission Training Complex, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii,...
08 June 2018 USS Columbia Returns from Western Pacific Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Family members and friends gathered on the historic submarine piers to welcome home the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6.Columbia successfully completed a six-month deployment to the...
06 June 2018 Pacific Angel 18 Engagements to Kick Off in Timor-Leste JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States and Timor-Leste will conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from June 11-16, as part of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 2018.Now entering its eleventh year, PAC ANGEL ensures the region's militaries are prepared to work together to address...
06 June 2018 84th Engineer Battalion's Civic Action Team Builds Water Catchment Systems in Palau KAYANGEL and NGARDMAU, Palau -- The Civic Action Team (CAT) in Palau constructed two water catchment systems that will provide clean and filtered water to the local population during the first half of their six month deployment. A water catchment system is a rain water collection and storage...
06 June 2018 Waianae Coast Disaster Readiness Fair: Infantry Brigade Combat Team Helps the Community Get Prepared WAIANAE, Hawaii -- During a Typhoon, flood or fire, is not the time to prepare for emergencies; the time is now, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that can accompany disasters which disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives...
06 June 2018 III Marine Expeditionary Group Welcomes New Commander CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Col. Brian M. Howlett passed command of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MEF) to Col. Larry Jenkins, June 1, at the Camp Hansen theater.Howlett, who has spent the last 25 years leading Marines, will move on to become the chief of staff for U.S. Marine...
06 June 2018 U.S. Military Provides Personal Protective Equipment for the Philippine Marine Corps MANILA, Philppines -- The U.S. military provided new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Philippine Marine Special Operations Group (MARSOG) and Inshore Boat Battalion at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, on May 31.The 525 sets of ballistic vests, lightweight ballistic plates, tactical ballistic...
05 June 2018 Benfold Arrives in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) arrived in Santa Rita, Guam, for a regularly scheduled port visit, June 5."It's always a pleasure to pull into Guam," said Cmdr. Leroy Mitchell, Benfold's commanding officer. "This is a chance for our Sailors...
05 June 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Leadership Hosts First Sound of Freedom Campaign MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted 23 Iwakuni City council members for the air station’s first Sound of Freedom Campaign at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June, 1, 2018.The campaign...