17 August 2018 U.S. Government Provides New SABIR System to Enhance Philippine Air Force Capabilities MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned over a sophisticated surveillance and reconnaissance system worth PhP807 million to the Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, on August 14.The Special Airborne Mission...
16 August 2018 U.S. Army Pacific Conducts First Army-to-Army Exercise in Brunei PENANJONG GARRISON, Brunei -- Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and U.S. Army Soldiers had never conducted a bilateral training exercise in Brunei Darussalam—until now.”Thirty-three U.S. active and National Guard Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific partnered with Soldiers from the Royal Brunei Land Forces...
16 August 2018 An Icy Reminder in an Arctic Thaw ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- USS Momsen (DDG 92) is visiting Anchorage this week in support of the 2018 Arctic Maritime Symposium. The three-day event focuses on providing participants opportunities to engage with Artic intergovernmental and military representatives, academia, and experts. Given the Navy...
16 August 2018 Navy Medicine Global Health Team Conducts Trauma Exchange in Vietnam HANOI, Vietnam -- A team of 13 Navy Medicine trauma members completed a medical exchange Aug. 10 at Vietnam Military Hospital 103.The 8-week program, called Integrated Trauma and Medical Readiness Exchange (ITMRE), is the first of its kind with Vietnam. U.S. Navy Medicine personnel worked...
16 August 2018 Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered off Remote Alaskan Island National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol...
16 August 2018 Coast Guard, Hawaii County to Hold Search and Rescue Exercise off Hilo HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department, Hawaii County Police Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in the vicinity of Hilo Tuesday and Wednesday.'The purpose is to continue building and improving...
15 August 2018 Pacific Air Forces Commander Visits Exercise Pitch Black 2018 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received an orientation of Exercise Pitch Black 18 and visited with participating U.S. Airmen here Aug. 13, 2018.Exercise Pitch Black 2018 is a Royal Australian Air Force-hosted...
15 August 2018 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Pave Way for Increased Collaboration JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) leadership participated in Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks at Air Headquarters of the Bangladesh Air Force, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 1-2, 2018.A2A talks allow airmen to meet face-to-face to discuss...
15 August 2018 PAC ANGEL 18-4 Kicked Off Health Services Outreach in Sri Lanka Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka -- U.S. service members from the Indo-Pacific region joined forces with the Sri Lankan military, multinational partners, and non-governmental organizations for the health services outreach portion of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-4 in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 13, 2018.PAC ANGEL...
15 August 2018 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Provides Update on Identifying Service Members Missing from Korean War WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency provided an update today on the status of identifying the remains transferred in July to the United States from North Korea.An honorable carry ceremony July 27 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains believed to...