03 April 2019 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Recognizes and Honors Vietnam War Veterans PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Vietnam War; a conflict between North and South Vietnam that turned into a full-fledge war from 1955 to 1975. A war highly protested, with U.S. involvement of military troops, in joint effort with South Vietnam military forces to fight the spread of communism, for more...
02 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 Joins Malaysian Community for Health Engagement KUCHING, Malaysia -- Malaysian Armed Forces and local medical staff joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) personnel deployed with the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) in providing medical services to Kuching residents during a community health...
02 April 2019 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, 3rd Wing Hosts Tyndall AFB Airmen Welcome Reception JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In an effort to welcome and provide resources and support to more than 200 Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen and families being relocated to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), a reception is scheduled to kick off April 8, at 9 a.m.“Right now we are focused...
02 April 2019 Misawa Logistics Mechanics Conduct Their First Combat Readiness Exercise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted their first agile combat employment (ACE) exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 20.ACE tests Airmen’s ability to demonstrate advanced readiness and forward thinking while responding to unexpected contingency operations...
02 April 2019 Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s 26th Annual Spring Festival Attracts 37,000 Visitors YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka welcomed 37,000 visitors to its 26th annual Spring Festival on March 30.Guests from all over Japan — including nearby Tokyo and the country’s northern most island of Hokkaido — traveled to Yokosuka for a chance to enjoy a ship tour, live music,...
02 April 2019 Beyond the CPX-Functional: A Dedicated Sustainment Simulation SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Bullets don't fly without supply!" This common phrase in the logistics community is one that has been around for some time and is now more salient than ever. In today's combined arms fight, logistics plays a heavy role, but it is one that often gets placed at a lower...
01 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Open 35th Balikatan Exercise CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.Balikatan, which means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership Multinational Team Arrives in Micronesia CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia -- The multinational crew aboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) arrived in the Lower Mortlock Islands March 31 to support local communities' recovery from the aftermath of Typhoon Wutip as part of the Pacific...
01 April 2019 Helicopter Sea Combat-25 Evacuates Cruise Passenger, Fights Fire on Nimitz Hill ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency medical lift for a cruise passenger in distress then assisted with firefighting efforts March 28.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 Tuesday that a Bulgarian...
01 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 begins Malaysia mission KUCHING, Malaysia -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the opening ceremony of the third Pacific Partnership mission stop in Kuching, March 30.“Pacific Partnership 2019 will continuously strengthen ties and enhance our friendship,” said Lt. Gen. Datuk...