23 April 2019 Exercise Palau Closing Ceremony Displays Strong Resolve in Continued Indo-Pacific Partnership KOROR, Palau -- Exercise Palau was conducted April 14 - 19, and consisted of U.S. Army security cooperation engagements mostly conducted in the state of Gnaremlengui, and medical health engagements focused on veterinarian, mental and oral health in the Palauan states of Koror, Peleliu and...
23 April 2019 Airmen Sharpen Capabilities through Dispersal Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces Airmen and aircraft from across the command joined together at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 22, 2019 to participate in a dispersal exercise throughout Micronesia.The exercise, named Resilient Typhoon, is designed to validate...
23 April 2019 Osan Eengineers, 554th Red Horse Squadron Team Up for Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron successfully ccomplished rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) training with assistance from the 554th Red Horse Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 19, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The RADR...
23 April 2019 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-3 Completes Indo-Pacific Deployment, Relieved by NMCB-4 PORT HUENEME, Calif. -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 transferred authority of all Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force (NCF) missions to NMCB-4 during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony at Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, April 19.The RIP/TOA symbolizes...
22 April 2019 USNS Fall River Arrives in Dili for Pacific Partnership DILI, Timor-Leste -- USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4), a Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship, arrived in Dili as part of Pacific Partnership 2019, April 22.This will be the seventh time that Timor-Leste has hosted Pacific Partnership since the inaugural mission in 2006. It has...
22 April 2019 U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for Annual Rotation DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines have begun arriving in Darwin, Australia for the eighth iteration of the Marine Rotational Force (MRF) – Darwin initiative. The majority of Marines are scheduled to arrive in Darwin mid-April and will undertake a range of training activities until October...
22 April 2019 PACAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech to Compete for Top Air Force Level Award KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Bryan Woiewucki, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight NCO in-charge of training, begins his morning the same way as many Airmen: P.T., breakfast and a morning meeting.However, Tuesday, April 2, would turn out to be different.“I was on...
22 April 2019 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Hong Kong HONG KONG -- 7th Fleet Flagship, USS Blue Ridge arrived in Hong Kong April 20 for its first visit to the port in more than three years.The crew will have opportunities to experience Hong Kong through community relations projects and guided tours. The 7thFleet band will play in several public...
22 April 2019 Australian Defence Force Academy Visits Kadana, Learns about the Battle of Okinawa KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Fifteen members from the Australian Defence Force Academy recently spent time here learning about the 18th Wing’s capabilities and visiting historical sites.The cadets and cadre were hosted by the 18th WG’s History office during their tour of base and the surrounding...
22 April 2019 735th Air Mobility Squadron Maintainers Open the Gates to the Indo-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- They don’t have aircraft of their own, but the Airmen of the 735th Air Mobility Squadron play a key role in mission accomplishment for Air Mobility Command in the Indo-Pacific region.When any AMC aircraft comes through Hickam, the 735th AMS is there.“We...