13 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Thailand and U.S. Forces Strengthen Bond through Blood Storage PATTAYA, Thailand -- The Armed Services Blood Bank Center ( ASBBC) collected and delivered donated blood to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and Bangkok Hospital Chanthanburi, Thailand, Feb. 10, 2018.The blood drives were conducted from bases and camps around Okinawa, Japan and transported to the Kingdom of...
13 February 2018 Coast Guard Completes Pollution Response Efforts for Grounded Fishing Vessel in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- The Coast Guard successfully completed pollution response efforts Monday for the 88-foot commercial fishing vessel Chu Zai Fa No. 1 grounded approximately 300-yards off Leone Bay.Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Prevention along with contracted personnel...
13 February 2018 First Female Philippine Air Force Aviator Selected for U.S. Aviation Leadership Program, Inspired by Zamboanga Siege MANILA, Philippines -- 2nd Lt. Catherine Mae Gonzales recently became the first female aviator from the Philippine Air Force to be selected for the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP), a United States Air Force scholarship program which provides undergraduate pilot training to select officers from...
13 February 2018 US Army, Marines Work with Partners to Help Thai Communities in Cobra Gold Exercise CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand -- The Royal Thai, United States, and Indonesian Armed Forces gathered during a pillar raising ceremony for an Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 construction project of a school building at Banthungsohongsa School in Chachoengsao, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 31, 2018.Cobra Gold 18 is an...
12 February 2018 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Arrives to Thailand in Support of Cobra Gold 18 U-TAPAO, Thailand -- U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with service members from seven full participating nations to support the 37th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, at various sites in the Kingdom of Thailand, February 13-23, 2018.Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is one of the...
12 February 2018 Mississippi Visits Yokosuka During Current Deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Feb. 12, for a routine visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.This kind of visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and...
12 February 2018 B-52 Performs Flyover during Singapore International Air Show CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Singapore -- A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber conducted a flyover during the 2018 Singapore International Air Show at Changi Exhibition Centre here Feb. 10.The flyover was part of the U.S. presence at the air show, the largest defense exhibition and...
12 February 2018 COPE NORTH 2018 Set to Strengthen Multilateral Partnerships in Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States and two ally nations in the Indo-Pacific region are scheduled to participate in exercise COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 14 through Mar. 2, 2018.Exercise COPE NORTH is a long-standing exercise designed to...
12 February 2018 Engineers Conduct Ice Bridging, Chainsaw Operations for Emergency Preparedness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has fortified its longstanding relationship with its local population by striving to be ready in the event of a disaster requiring response.Defense Support to Civilian Authorities is an initiative that targets the needs of the...
12 February 2018 USS Lake Champlain Arrives in Guam on Deployment SANTA RITA, Guam -- USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 12.Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Strike Group."The crew is very excited to have the opportunity to experience the wonderful sights,...