20 March 2017 U.S. Pacific Command Graduates Joint-Qualified Officers from Inaugural Satellite Course FORD ISLAND, Hawaii – Thursday, eighteen staff officers from U.S. Pacific Command and its Hawaii-based subordinate commands graduated from the first U.S. Pacific Command satellite course for Joint Professional Military Education Phase II (JPME II), a key requirement to becoming a joint-qualified...
20 March 2017 Boxer Receives 6th Consecutive Battle “E” SAN DIEGO, California - Commander, Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) announced March 14 that amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is one of 36 surface ships, which will receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle ‘E’) Award for calendar year 2016. This Battle ‘E’ marks the sixth consecutive year and...
20 March 2017 25th ID and Nepalese Soldiers Discuss Female Integration into Combat Roles SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 25th Infantry Division (ID) in Hawaii hosted a delegation with female Nepalese Army officers on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The delegation was held to share information, techniques, tactics and procedures in order to promote the effectiveness and integration of females into...
18 March 2017 Over 261 Years of Military Service Honored at Celebration of Service FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - On March 16, family, friends, and colleagues of 11 U.S. Army Soldiers came together at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, for a ceremonial expression of appreciation and gratitude for their combined 261 years of federal service to the U.S. Army, the U.S. Army Pacific,...
16 March 2017 Historic Pacific F-35 Symposium Concludes in Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Military senior officers from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered March 14 and 15, during the first-ever Pacific Air Forces-hosted F-35 Symposium, to discuss the future of F-35 operations in the Pacific."The F-35 is not just a new...
16 March 2017 U.S. Army Pacific Bids Farewell to Australian Army Maj. Gen Bilton; Welcomes Noble and Anderson FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Australian Army Maj. Gen. Gregory C. Bilton, outgoing Deputy Commanding General-North, U.S. Army Pacific, and Australian Army Maj. Gen. Roger Noble, incoming Deputy Commanding General-North, in concert with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Doug Anderson, incoming Deputy Commanding...
16 March 2017 U.S., Japan Explosive Ordnance Disposal Ignites Bilateral Training MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team collaborated with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Tohoku EOD school instructors to conduct integrated training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 2 and 3.Headquarters Air Force, Office of the...
16 March 2017 Singapore Air Force Enhances Red Flag 17-2 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV -- As the Singapore CH-47 Chinook’s twin rotors build speed and spin in unison, a loud but calming hum fills the interior of the helicopter. Seven Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists sit with their gear in front of them, parachutes on their backs.As the...
16 March 2017 Squadron Revitalization Leads to Enlisted Professional Military Education changes WASHINGTON -- The reenlistment and extension ineligibility requirement will be removed from the enlisted professional military education program effective March 15, 2017 according to Air Force officials.Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso,...
15 March 2017 Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives in the Republic of Korea BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, March 15.The Carl Vinson Strike Group completed...