22 June 2016 Airmen Join Multinational Effort, Offer Medical Care in Cambodia KAMPOT, Cambodia (AFNS) -- Medical professionals from several nations and agencies recently came together in Pacific Angel 16-2 to promote interoperability with partner nations while delivering humanitarian aid to Cambodians in the Kampot province.The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces worked alongside...
22 June 2016 USS Spruance Patrols South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) is on a routine patrol in the South China Sea as part of a Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific.“Spruance is currently operating in the South China Sea in support of...
22 June 2016 Ordnance Marine Leads Teams, Loads Bombs EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With engines screaming and timelines crunching, U.S. Marines prepare F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets for their missions.Part of preparing the aircraft is loading them with ordnance for the mission. A team of six U.S. Marines physically carry missiles and bombs from the...
22 June 2016 Pacific-Wide Exchange Program on Non-communicable Diseases Prevention As a testament to the urgent need for effectively tackling the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis in the Pacific, the United States sent two high level speakers to this week’s inaugural Pacific NCD Summit in Tonga. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
10 May 2016 Driven by Island Heritage, Guam Native Serves Country, Community, Family ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Tano Y Chamorro, or “Land of the Chamorro” is written on every license plate on the island of Guam. For Guam natives, the island is not just a home, but a certain island spirit is pervasive to their way of life. With his eyes lit with excitement, Tech. Sgt. Rolando...
25 January 2016 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Tackles Japan's Jungle OKINAWA, Japan – Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed jungle warfare training, Jan. 15. Forty-seven Seabees took to the Northern Training Area (NTA) at the remote Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC) at Camp Gonsalves to...
25 January 2016 Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Aircrew Aids NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Medevac on Iwo-To YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistic Center (FLC) Yokosuka, Commanding Officer Capt. Raymond Bichard presented a letter of appreciation to a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) pilot Jan. 7 onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. "I would like to...
22 January 2016 U.S., Australian, Japanese, Air Forces Unite for Annual Guam Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force servicemembers will conduct two media flights and host a media day at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10 to 26 as part of Cope North 2016. The 87th annual CN 16 exercise is a...
22 January 2016 Memorial Service for Fallen Hawaii Marines Scheduled for Friday MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - A memorial service honoring the lives of the 12 fallen Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 will be held on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22. The memorial service will be hosted by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and is intended to be a unit memorial...