28 August 2017 84th Engineers Train for Hybrid Threats SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Defeating a hybrid threat is considered the greatest challenge for the Army of the future. Throughout the month of August, Soldiers from the 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command executed a field training exercise modeled after...
28 August 2017 Pearl Harbor Departs Goa, India GOA, India (NNS) -- The Whidbey Island-class (cargo variant) amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed Goa, India, after a scheduled port visit and subject matter expert exchange, Aug. 27.Pearl Harbor, part of the America...
28 August 2017 Escaping a Rock and a Hard Place: Search and Rescue Operations FORT SURASRI, Thailand -- Imagine the following scenario: You are perilously stranded in an area where there is a 300-foot cliff to your left, a jungle-covered hill behind you, in an area inaccessible for ground vehicles, and you or a friend is badly injured. You did, however, think to bring a radio...
28 August 2017 Pacific Angel 17-4 Concludes with Continued Partnership in Nepal GORKHA, Nepal -- Pacific Angel 17-4 concluded Aug. 20 with a closing ceremony in Gorkha, Nepal after partnered care and infrastructure enhancements improved the lives of thousands in the community.Beginning Aug. 13, the U.S. partnered with several nations to provide general health, pediatrics,...
25 August 2017 Japan Air Self Defense Force to Conduct Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Training at U.S. Installations in Japan YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Japan Air Self Defense Force will temporarily deploy Patriot missile batteries to several U.S. installations in Japan beginning Aug. 29, 2017, to practice and refine their ability to rapidly respond to North Korean missile threats.The installations currently scheduled...
25 August 2017 Pearl Harbor Arrives in Goa, India GOA, India -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Goa for a scheduled port visit and subject matter expert exchange, Aug. 24.USS Pearl Harbor is a Whidbey Island-class (cargo variant) amphibious dock landing ship...
25 August 2017 Washington Signs with Malaysia as State Partners KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Gathered in an open foyer of the Malaysian Ministry of Defense overlooking the sprawling and complex skyline of Kuala Lumpur, the leaders of the Malaysian Armed Forces and Washington National Guard signed a written agreement pledging each other's commitment to build...
25 August 2017 Philippine and U.S. Air Forces Learning Together Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Different uniforms, different languages, it made no difference as members of the Philippine Air Force and U.S. Air Force learned how to tear down and build up a C-130H Hercules engine during a training course conducted by the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15.Recently,...
25 August 2017 New 7th Fleet Commander Arrives in Yokosuka, Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, arrived in Yokosuka Aug. 25, after assuming command Aug. 23.Prior to arrival, he participated in the International Maritime Security Symposium hosted by the Indonesian Navy in Bali, Indonesia.A career submariner, Sawyer has...
25 August 2017 Aviation Subject Matter Exchange Unites U.S., Philippine Airmen CLARK AIR BASE, Pampangas, Phillippines -- On August 16, 2017 airmen from Pacific Air Forces reunited with their counterparts from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines as part of an ongoing series of air contingent exchanges between military professionals.This...