EIELSON AFB, Alaska -- The Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II wing is sending aircraft to the Air Force’s newest F-35A wing to help speed their stand-up.Today, four F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing took off on a four-hour flight across the Pacific Northwest for...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --As many face hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, JBPHH Airmen are helping the local Hawaiian community.Tech. Sgt. David Westerdale, 8th Intelligence Squadron Electronic Intelligency Analysis non-commissioned officer in charge, is leading the JBPHH...

PHILIPPINE SEA – The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group completed a series of sequential operations rehearsing naval expeditionary and Marine Air-Ground Task Force maneuver from Guam to Okinawa, Japan, March 21-28.The Marine Corps’ 31st MEU and...

POHNPEI, MICRONESIA, Federated States Micronesia -- U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Pohnpei completed the first set of eight head and shower facilities to assist the local government in a proactive response to the COVID-19 outbreak April 21.Additional...

SAN DIEGO -- As part of the Navy’s aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), the ship will arrive at Naval Base San Diego April 28 to provide medical care for its Sailors and to clean and disinfect the ship.“Sailors have called San Diego...

BREMERTON, Wash. - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap, April 27.While underway, Nimitz will participate in a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of a carrier strike group (CSG), while...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Force operations continue, with some modifications to keep Airmen safe and healthy.To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, service members traveling from outside of Oahu, are placed on a restriction of movement to monitor for...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- “It’s literally a place where everybody knows your name,” said Engineman 2nd Class Eric A. Torres, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). “Working on a littoral combat ship is similar to working with family; we all become so...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As experts search for vaccines, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages have become a critical issue during the outbreak of COVID-19. Many companies, individuals, and institutions have stepped up to fulfill this growing demand – Kadena Air Base is no exception.By...

WASHINGTON -- Military spouses can learn how to search for federal jobs, make a career change, polish their resumes and more at the fourth annual Virtual Military Spouse Symposium.The Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program will host the symposium April 29-30.This...