15 May 2017 Special Operations Command, Pacific Change of Command CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo relieved U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton as commander of Special Operations Command during a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) headquarters, May 12.Guest speaker Gen. Raymond Thomas, commander, U.S...
15 May 2017 Misawa F-16s Fully Integrate, Showcase Airpower at Nothern Edge 17 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Misawa Airmen with the 13th Fighter Squadron wrapped up a two-week, biannual joint training exercise on several military installations and training areas in Alaska, May 12.Northern Edge 2017 based much of its scenarios out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for its...
12 May 2017 U.S., Singapore, Thailand Navies Conduct Multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Ships from the Republic of Singapore navy, Royal Thai navy and U.S. Navy completed a three-day multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea, May 12.The three-day exercise included a broad spectrum of naval competencies and...
12 May 2017 Eielson Supports Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Visit for 10th Arctic Council Ministerial EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- On May 10, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived on the Eielson Air Force Base flight line during exercise Northern Edge 2017. This is Eielson’s first high-tempo exercise for fiscal year 2017, and various agencies across the base were able to switch gears...
12 May 2017 Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific Fosters Innovation with "Unthinkables" Focus Group SINGAPORE -- Personnel from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF) came together, May 11, to begin a focus group called "the unthinkables," which seeks to develop innovative thinking in junior enlisted sailors, civil service employees and junior officers. The...
12 May 2017 U.S.-India Maritime Security Dialogue WASHINGTON -- The second round of the U.S.-India Maritime Security Dialogue (MSD) was held May 9-10, 2017 at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The MSD is a unique bilateral forum that brings together civilian and military representatives from both governments.The U.S. delegation was...
12 May 2017 Paralegal Soldiers from Across USARPAC Compete in 10th Annual Best Paralegal Competition FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Twenty Soldiers and noncommissioned officers representing eighteen different commands from across the Pacific gathered in Hawaii, April 30 to May 5, 2017, to compete for U.S. Army Pacific Best Paralegal Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year.The tenth annual...
11 May 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Conducts Consultative Working Group with Chinese Press ReleasePoint of Contact:USPACOM Public Affairs Officepublicaffairs.pacom@navy.mil808-477-1341, 808-228-3934CAMP SMITH, Hawaii (May 11, 2017) -- U.S. Pacific Command representatives met with Chinese counterparts to discuss air and maritime forces’ interaction during the semiannual Military...
11 May 2017 USS O'Kane to Visit Juneau after Northern Edge JUNEAU, Alaska -- The guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) is scheduled to arrive in Juneau, May 13, for a portvisit following participation in exercise Northern Edge 2017.While in port, the crew of O'Kane will have opportunities to participate in community service projects and sporting...
11 May 2017 Santa Fe visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Patrol FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 11, for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the...