07 August 2018 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Crew Sets New Horizons for Cutter Operations MARSHALL ISLANDS -- The Revenue Cutter Lawrence safely escorted in by Native Hawaiians in outrigger canoes, made history as the first Coast Guard crew to sail into Honolulu Harbor in 1849. This entry and escort not only exemplifies local customs but also demonstrates the Coast Guard's effort in...
07 August 2018 New Policy Prohibits GPS Tracking in Deployed Settings WASHINGTON -- Deployed service members may have to ditch their fitness trackers in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan prohibiting the use of GPS functions in deployed locations.This includes physical fitness aids, applications in phones that track locations, and...
06 August 2018 More than 38,000 Guests Visit Fleet Activities Yokosuka for Friendship Day YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- More than 38,000 people braved Japan’s summer heat to visit U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka for the installation’s annual Friendship Day festival, Aug. 4.This year marked the 42nd time this base, just 36 miles miles south of Tokyo, opened its gates for the summer...
06 August 2018 Coast Guard Sets Port Condition WHISKEY for Hawaii County HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has set Port Condition WHISKEY for Hawaii County (Ports of Hilo and Kawaihae) as of 11 a.m. Sunday in advance of Hurricane Hector.These ports and facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic, and all transfer operations may continue...
06 August 2018 Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Visits Sasebo, Discusses Command Philosophy SASEBO, Japan -- Vice Adm. Rich Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), met with waterfront Sailors in Sasebo, Japan, in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 1 to discuss his command philosophy and vision for the Surface Force.Brown held an...
06 August 2018 Secretary Pompeo's Travel to Malaysia: Senior State Department Official Remarks to the Press En Route to Kuala Lumpur Onboard Airplane En Route to Kuala Lumpur -- MODERATOR: On background, senior State Department official. [Senior State Department Official] has covered this region for many, many years. (Inaudible) spent some time together in Burma and Bangladesh, has a real interest in Cambodia as well. I know some...
06 August 2018 Learning to Fly: Green Flight Helps 17th SOS Members Get Up to Speed KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Special operations squadron Airmen have a different skill set than other aircrew members – whether it’s performing specialized jobs in a forward deployed location or being tasked as part of a rescue operation – to be an Air Force Special Operations Command Airman takes...
03 August 2018 U.S. Air Force B-52s train with U.S. Navy P-8s in East China Sea JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron (EBS), participated in a joint training mission with two U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 and VP-4, in the vicinity of...
03 August 2018 Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2018 Concludes JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The world's largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 2 following more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.Twenty-five nations, 46 surface ships, five submarines, 17 land forces,...
03 August 2018 DNA Testing To Begin Immediately on Remains From North Korea, Officials Say WASHINGTON -- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing will begin immediately on the 55 boxes of service members’ remains returned to the United States this week from North Korea, where they were contained since the fall of 1950, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officials told reporters at the...