26 February 2018 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert Showcases Harmony Between Two Nations Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni students united with local Japanese students for the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018.The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the...
23 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand -- The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise (HADR-X) is a part of Cobra Gold 2018, an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.Participants of the HADR-X included the Kingdom of Thailand,...
23 February 2018 Tri-lateral Aeromedical Personnel Train at COPE NORTH 18 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Personnel from multiple nations conducted aeromedical missions during the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Feb. 19,...
23 February 2018 Icemen Practice Recovery Operations during Arctic Gold 18-5 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s just another day in the office; the computers are humming, keyboard strokes are sounding and engines are starting to be spun-up and sent to work.“ALARM BLACK, MOPP LEVEL 4”You hear the words over the speaker system, AtHoc messages are ringing on everyone’s...
23 February 2018 Defense Coordination Element- Hawaii Responds to Gita HONLULU, Hawaii -- Personnel and relief supplies requested by the Government of American Samoa began arriving in the capital of Pago Pago on 12 and 14 February. These items include Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - provided tents, cots, tarpaulins, clean-up materials and medical supplies...
23 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Allied Marines Learn Jungle Survival Skills SATTAHIP, CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- Sunlight peeks though the tree tops as a team of Marines make their way through a dense and humid jungle. The last of their rations and water are all gone and there is no opportunity for resupply for several days. Thirst and hunger start to kick in. The...
22 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Engineering Project Produces New Building for the Community KORAT, THAILAND -- Military service members from the Kingdom of Thailand, the United States, China, school educators, and members of the local community gathered together to see the official opening of a newly constructed building, during a ceremony Feb. 22, 2018 in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand. The...
22 February 2018 USS Wayne E. Meyer Arrives in Malaysia for Port Visit KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 21.Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Strike Group."We are thankful to our hosts for this opportunity, as the...
22 February 2018 Pacific Culinary Champions Showcase Excellence in 50th Connelly Competition SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- It is 4:30 a.m., and the only sound is that of generators running in the distance. Security is set while noise and light discipline is in effect. Approaching the entry control point, we are greeted with an access challenge by a Soldier from the 95th Clearance Company,...
22 February 2018 Bilingual Stop Sign Showcases U.S.-Japan Partnership MISAWA CITY, Japan. -- Misawa City police installed a new Japanese-English stop sign at an intersection near Misawa Air Base, Feb. 15, 2018.This intersection has seen a few changes in stop signs since the base's early days, but the reason behind this change is especially pertinent in the midst of...