10 September 2019 Putting It All Together: Guard Transporters Deliver Success at Rising Thunder YAKIMA, Wash. -- A common saying in the Army is that everyone is a Soldier, no matter their primary duty position. The truck drivers and maintenance personnel of the 1844th Transportation Company take that to heart. While their primary duty is to ensure the prompt transport of troops and supplies,...
10 September 2019 Modernization, Integration Keys to Defending Against Emerging Threats in Pacific ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. military must continue to integrate its warfighting capabilities across all domains while maintaining its forward presence in the Pacific region, leaders said Wednesday.With multi-domain operations, the military must integrate air, land, sea, space and cyberspace efforts...
10 September 2019 USS Olympia Returns Home from Around-the-World Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Friends and families of the crew gathered on the submarine pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 8 to welcome Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) home from a seven-month, around-the-world deployment, conducting operations to support national...
10 September 2019 Orchestra of Artillery: Illinois Guard Drops the Hits at Rising Thunder YAKIMA, Wash. -- Indirect fire infantrymen collaborate with forward observers to pound the battlefield. The impact of that teamwork is as solid as the thump to a bass drum. Here at Rising Thunder 19 at the Yakima Training Center, teamwork is that bass line that keeps the band together.The...
09 September 2019 Successful First ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise Comes to End SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) successfully completed the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), Sept. 6.The task force headquarters, located aboard the Royal Thai Navy vessel HTMS Krabi (OPV 551), featured a multinational...
09 September 2019 Japan Raises the Bar at Rising Thunder 2019 YAKIMA, Wash. -- Before the exercise even begins, their weapons are perfectly in line. Without orders, the noncommissioned officers count the ammunition and distribute to their troops. Communications specialists conduct radio checks while medics take inventory of their kits. By 1300 hours, the boots...
09 September 2019 'By Valor and Power': Eight Soldiers, NCOs Compete in 38th ADA Bde. Contest SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan -- Eight Soldiers and noncommissioned officers assigned to various units within the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade competed in a grueling test of their physical and mental abilities during a quarterly contest here Sept. 5 and 6.In the end, Staff Sgt. Thomas Hall,...
09 September 2019 Air Force, Army Medevacs 30 Patients OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Chaos ensues on the flightline as 30 battered and bruised patients ail from injuries suffered during simulated wartime contingencies. Responsible for rapidly responding and stabilizing the situation, a special crew of U.S. Air Force and Army medical professionals...
09 September 2019 Alaska Army National Guard names state-level Best Warrior winners JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen earned the title of Best Warrior in the state-level 2020 Best Warrior competition here Sept. 4-7 and will be continuing on to the regional competition.The winners of this year’s competition are Spc. Delany Pletsch, 1st...
09 September 2019 Navy to Establish NROTC Unit at University of Hawaii at Manoa WASHINGTON -- The Navy will establish a new Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, beginning in academic year 2021-2022.This partnership between the Navy and University of Hawaii at Manoa marks the first time the NROTC program is available to college...