DILI, Timor-Leste -- Timorese military and civilian personnel joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) for a mass evacuation in a natural disaster (MEND) workshop in Dili, April 25.First responders from the Timor-Leste Office of Civil Protection, the National Directorate of Disaster Risk, the National...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commanders, command chiefs and directors from across the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility attended the spring commander’s conference April 16-19, here.Themed “Posturing PACAF for Success in an Era of Great Power Competition,” the conference...

CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia -- With a ceremony hosted onboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6), Pacific Partnership 2019 concluded the fourth mission stop in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, April 25.The ceremony, which featured...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Rear Adm. Michael P. Donnelly relieved Michael E. Boyle as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) and commander, U.S. Navy Region Korea (CNRK) during a change of command ceremony at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet base in Busan, April 25.The ceremony marked the 36th...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Soldiers from American Samoa know a thing or two about pride, and on the U.S. Army Reserve's 111th birthday, that pride was on full display during a cake cutting ceremony at the Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center, American Samoa, April 23, 2019.Soldiers young and old sang...

DILI, Timor-Leste -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the opening ceremony of the third Pacific Partnership mission stop in Dili, April 23.“Pacific Partnership 2019 is a great opportunity for our people to be able to learn and work together with...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii --The annual U.S. Army Pacific G-8 Synchronization was held, April 15-16, at the Nehelani Conference Center on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The theme for this year's synch meeting was "Serving the Nation…Accomplishing the Mission." The event brought together representatives...

DILI, Timor-Leste -- My respects to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation H.E. Dionisio Babo Soares, former President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate H.E. José Ramos-Horta, Director General of ASEAN Affairs H.E. Ambassador Jorge Camões, H.E of...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Rounds, rations and wrenches. Marines see this trio quite often. They’re given a meal ready to eat, issued rounds and their Humvees are sent out daily, but how did all of this make it into the fight? All a Marine needs to do is head to the command post of the 31st...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 24, 2019) -- Michael Deeter's most recent automotive project at the Camp Zama Auto Skills Center involved taking the engine off his 2015 Nissan GTR so he could work on the turbo system."I started (learning how to do my own mechanic work) when I was a little kid, working on a...