26 September 2019 First Responders, Volunteers Train with Mongolian Partners SAINSHAND, Mongolia -- Firefighters Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), or "turnout gear," includes several essential items. Of all the specialized pieces, the most distinct for Cheyenne Sanchez is a photo of his sister inside his fireman's helmet."When I suit up to go into a building that is on...
19 September 2019 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Conduct DSCA Training During AECE 2019 SEWARD, Alaska -- Forces from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Alaska began crises response training in Seward, Alaska, Sept. 16.The event marks the first time critical naval systems like the Amphibious Bulk Liquid Transfer System (ABLTS) have been...
08 August 2019 RQ-4 Global Hawk Arrives at Yokota Air Base YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pacific Air Forces deployed a squadron of RQ-4 Global Hawks, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2019.The rotational deployment of the Global Hawk to Japan is necessary to ensure Airmen can continuously operate the platform during months in...
23 July 2019 100 Years of 3rd Wing Service JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --From humble beginnings across the southwestern United States in 1919 to their dynamic presence in today’s global theater, on July 1, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Wing celebrated 100 years of service.The 3rd’s lineage originated July 1, 1919, when the...
12 March 2019 Exercise Keris Strike Begins in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Brig. Gen. Dato Dr Mohd Radzi Bin Haji Abdul Hamid, commander of the 11th Malaysian Infantry Brigade, presided over the opening ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike at Camp Sungai Buloh, March 11, 2019.Keris Strike consists of several subject matter expert exchanges designed...
30 January 2019 Exercise Cobra Gold 2019 to Kick Off on February 12, 2019 BANGKOK, Thailand -- The 38th iteration of the annual theater security cooperation event Exercise Cobra Gold 2019 is taking place February 12 to February 23, 2019 at various locations throughout the Kingdom of Thailand.Cobra Gold is one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the...
30 January 2019 Regional Health Command-Pacific Kicks Off Arbinger Training for Outward Mindset JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Washington -- Arbinger Institute training for Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) civilian and military personnel officially kicked off two weeks ago.Supervisors at the headquarters in Hawaii received the two-day training Jan. 17-18, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord,...
19 January 2019 Japan's Minister of Defense Visits INDOPACOM Headquarters Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson hosted Japan’s Minister of Defense, His Excellency Takeshi Iwaya, at the USINDOPACOM headquarters, Dec. 18.“It was an honor to have Minister of Defense Iwaya here at USINDOPACOM,” Said Davidson. “The U.S. and Japan alliance is...
10 December 2018 U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Participate in Annual Operation Christmas Drop Santa 21 returned to the “north pole” of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after delivering three bundles to the island of Nama in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on Dec. 10, 2018.Among the helpers on board was none other than Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson. In its...
07 December 2018 India's Minister of Defence Visits USINDOPACOM Forces in Hawaii Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson, hosted India’s Minister of Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, for her first visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters, Dec. 6. “I was extremely pleased to host the Honorable Minister of Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman here in Hawaii,” said...