24 October 2018 U.S. Soldiers, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members Enhance Aquatic Confidence with Water Survival Training CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- To figuratively "tread water" means to be stuck in a perpetual state without making any progression, but ask the group that was doing that literally while wearing combat uniforms, and they would say they definitely learned something.Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Aviation...
24 October 2018 Pacific Air Forces commander Talks Innovation with 15th Wing Airmen JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, discussed total force integration (TFI) and innovation during a recent visit to the gateway of the Indo-Pacific.Although Brown calls Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, home, Oct. 19 was his first...
24 October 2018 3rd Fleet Hosts Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs Chairman, Strengthens Partnership SAN DIEGO, California -- Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) hosted Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Gen. Park Han-ki, chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, at 3rd Fleet headquarters, Oct. 22.Park's first visit to C3F headquarters focused on building familiarity and...
23 October 2018 U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Visits Kadena Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5th AF command chief, visited here to observe the 18th Wing mission and engage the Airmen, spouses and families of Team Kadena Oct. 16, 2018.During the...
23 October 2018 Pacific Air Forces Showcases Partnership, Interoperability at Colombo Air Symposium JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Major Gen. James Eifert, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), addressed the importance of partnership and integration at the 2018 Colombo Air Symposium in Attidiya, Sri Lanka, Oct. 19, 2018.This year’s theme, “Air...
23 October 2018 U.S. Department of State Provides 600 Million Sri Lankan Rupees for Mine Clearance SRI LANKA -- A delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement visited Sri Lanka from October 8 to 12, 2018 to observe U.S.-funded demining activities and meet with some of the beneficiaries of these projects. The projects are part of the nearly 600 million Sri...
23 October 2018 U.S. Announces Additional 3 Million USD for Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response JAKARTA, Indonesia -– On October 18, the United States Government announced that it will implement 3 million USD in new funding through the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in support of relief efforts for the Central...
22 October 2018 Submarine Group 7 Commander Embarks Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, commander of Submarine Group 7, got underway with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Seiryū (SS-509) at the end of October for a familiarity cruise and to reinforce the submarine group’s commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance.Seiryū is...
22 October 2018 U.S. Bolsters Indonesian Partnership by Extending Troops' Stay BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia -- U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan have extended their mission to support USAID’s humanitarian response to help people affected by the Indonesia earthquake...
22 October 2018 NMCB-3 Completes Turnover, Assumes Authority of Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force Operations OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assumed charge of all Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force (NCF) missions from NMCB-5 during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony at Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22.The RIP/TOA marked the official...