12 June 2017 Ceremony Celebrates O'Neil's Time at U. S. Army Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Mark J. O'Neil, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), was honored during a Flying "V" ceremony held at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, June 9.The Flying "V" ceremony was held to honor O'Neil for his distinguished service as he prepares to depart...
12 June 2017 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense-Force Collaborate on Ronald Reagan PHILIPPINE SEA -- Officers and enlisted personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense-Force (JMSDF) embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to conduct collaborative training and combined operations with staff members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and Commander,...
12 June 2017 Joint Exercise Tests Combat Search, Rescue Capabilities ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Service members completed a joint combat search and rescue exercise to practice survival, evasion, resistance and escape procedures in a controlled combat environment.Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea...
12 June 2017 18th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Ventures to Misawa to Listen, Encourage MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Kaleth O. Wright spoke with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen addressing their concerns and critical roles in the Indo-Asia-Pacific during his theater immersion tour, June 9.The 18th CMSAF learned about the “Wild Weasel,” Koku-Jieitai, or...
12 June 2017 USS Chafee Set to Depart for Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) is scheduled to depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for an independent deployment to the Western Pacific and South America, June 13.Chafee has a crew of nearly 350 officers and enlisted Sailors and is a multi-mission ship...
09 June 2017 Defense Secretary Mattis, Indonesian Official Discuss Maritime Security WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan at the Pentagon yesterday to discuss maritime security challenges and defense cooperation, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.Mattis and Pandjaitan exchanged views...
09 June 2017 On Board and Underway, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Bonhomme Richard Set Sail AT SEA -- Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group at Naval Facility White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2017. The regularly-scheduled deployment is designed to increase regional security, maintain...
09 June 2017 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Security Forces Squadron compete in PACAF combat skills competition JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Clad in gas masks and Airman Battle Uniforms, four Airmen sprinted a half mile around the track outside the Elmendorf Fitness Center.I could barely stay in front of them – without a gas mask.The four Airmen chasing me down were from the 673d Security Forces...
08 June 2017 Air Force, Navy Train in South China Sea ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, through the South China Sea, operating with the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class...
08 June 2017 Western Pacific Naval Symposium Nations begin Diving Exercise in Guam GUAM - Nine Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) nations commenced a disaster response-focused exercise, the Western Pacific Naval Symposium Diving Exercise (WPNS-DIVEX) 2017, on June 5.Western Pacific Naval Symposium Diving Exercise 2017 is a biennial diving exercise conducted by WPNS nations to...