JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces Command Surgeon kicked off a three-day virtual Global Health Engagement with medical experts from the Philippine Air Force during Exercise Balikatan, April 12.Due to COVID-19 pandemic conditions the knowledge exchange and key leader...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Aspiring innovators from across the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, also known as the Spartan Brigade, presented ideas during a SPARwerx meeting with top leadership at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 14,...

YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office and 353rd Special Operations Group Safety Office hosted guests from the Tokyo Aviation Police and the Japanese Coast Guard to speak about Yokota’s operational procedures on Mid Air Collision Avoidance or MACA, April 7,...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- More than 14,000 personnel throughout the Navy’s U.S. 7th Fleet – 96% of the force – are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Medical personnel began administering the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to forward-deployed service members Jan. 5, as part of a fleet-wide effort...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A team of 12 U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 Vaccine doses to members of the local community in Saipan, April 3.The team, composed of a medical officer and combat medic specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Minister of Defense, Nobuo Kishi, met with Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and Col. Jesse Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, during a visit at Misawa Air Base on April 3, 2021. Minister Kishi, Lt. Gen. Schneider and Col...

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) completed its latest project, SPT060 Site 2 Building E, a support building, with an Acceptance Release Letter (ARL) ceremony at USAG Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, Apr. 2.The ARL signing...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., -- U.S. Space Command and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force signed an arrangement to assign a Japanese liaison officer to the command.The arrangement was signed at USSPACECOM by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, then signed...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet visited the Republic of Korea, March 24-26, to meet with Korean military leadership as part of a scheduled trip to promote preparedness and partnership in the region.Vice Adm. William Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, completed visits with...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time in the award’s 60-year history, the 35th Maintenance Group earned the 2020 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Award.The award is presented to the Air Force maintenance unit with the greatest weapon system maintenance record for the...