21 May 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns to Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway for the first time since arriving in Guam March 27.The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea May 21 to conduct carrier qualification flights for the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11."It feels great to be back at sea,"...
21 May 2020 USS Zumwalt Completes First Live Fire Test PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), working with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers, successfully executed a “structural test fire” of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu,...
21 May 2020 Wings and Blades of Hope ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the case of the HH-60 Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue aircraft, the first “H” stands for “help.”Both machines and crews, of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th rescue squadrons respectively, provide that help by training every day for...
21 May 2020 USS Ronald Reagan Marks Fifth Year of Service as Part of U.S. Forward Deployed Naval Forces PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway serving as America’s strongest symbol of resolve, navigating the global pandemic as its mission endures, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.This deployment marks USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) fifth year of service as part of...
21 May 2020 Team Andersen Named Air Force Outstanding Unit ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Wing has been awarded the prestigious Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2019.The award was created by the Department of the Air Force Jan. 6, 1954. It is awarded by the Secretary of the Air...
21 May 2020 USS Blue Ridge Sails through Underway Record PHILIPPINE SEA -- The crew of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff hit a 48-year historic landmark by surpassing the ship’s underway record, marking 65 days of continuous underway operations, May 17.Blue Ridge’s previous record of 64 days was set during...
21 May 2020 Quality Assurance Keeps the Wolf Pack Safe KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Maintenance Group quality assurance flight evaluates all aspects of maintenance performed by flightline and back shop personnel to ensure standards meet Air Force Instruction guidance.The quality assurance (QA) flight at Kunsan Air Base focuses on the...
20 May 2020 Coast Guard Implements New i-911 Application to Assist Mariners HONOLULU, Hawaii -- In the last three years, more than 500 people were saved around Hawaii by the Coast Guard thanks to cell phones, and now the Coast Guard has a new technology available to find you faster through i911.The i911 system is a free service developed by Callyo Incorporated. It provides...
20 May 2020 Rhode Island National Guard Sends Humanitarian Aid to the Bahamas and Timor-Leste EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The Rhode Island National Guard partnered with the University of Rhode Island to send critical medical equipment to the South-Pacific island nation of Timor-Leste and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.The 40 continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway...
20 May 2020 Fleet Activities Yokosuka Offers the Samaritan Shoppers Program YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Chapel of Hope is helping Yokosuka families by sponsoring shopping assistance due to the current shelter in place/restriction of movement base-wide policies.The Samaritan Shoppers Program is a cooperative venture between the Chapel of...