02 November 2017 Coast Guard Commissions Hawaii's First Sentinel-class Cutter HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter, was commissioned into service at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Tuesday.Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony accepting the first of three...
02 November 2017 Stronger Together: Japan Air Self-Defense Force, U.S. Airmen Build Bonds during Resiliency Day MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Resiliency days are a familiar, recurring concept among the U.S. Air Force community and focus on Comprehensive Airman Fitness to build and maintain a thriving population. The 35th Fighter Wing Staff Agencies took its scheduled day one step further, here, Oct. 27.The 35th...
01 November 2017 USS Ashland Departs Okinawa, Geared Up to Begin Blue Chromite 2018 OKINAWA, Japan -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Okinawa Oct. 31, with embarked 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division to conduct Blue Chromite 2018.Blue Chromite is a joint field training exercise held annually between the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to...
01 November 2017 Organization to Oversee Readiness in the Western Pacific Established PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Fleet (CPF) Commander Adm. Scott Swift established the CPF Detachment (Det) Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (NSGWP) Oct. 31.Forward deployed in Japan, this interim detachment will oversee the training and certification of forward deployed surface ships with...
01 November 2017 Maintainers' Ground Work Keep Bats Flying MARINE CORPS SIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The clashing sound of metal on metal echoes off the canopies on the flight line where Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 stores their F/A-18D Hornets.Aviation ordnance technicians, or maintainers, work under the roaring engines of aircraft as...
01 November 2017 Search and Recovery Team Focuses on the Basics during Training Event JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 647th Force Support Squadron’s search and recovery team put their skills into practice during a training event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Search and recovery is a mortuary affairs asset that facilitates the collection of remains in the...
01 November 2017 150 Years of the Army in Alaska SITKA, Alaska -- I recently attended the 150-year commemoration of the transfer of Alaska, previously known as Russian America, from tsarist Russia to the United States. The original ceremony occurred in Sitka (New Archangel while under Russian rule) on October 18, 1867, and just like the modern...