MENTAKAB, MALAYSIA -- Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) continues to build relationships and strengthen security in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) area of responsibility through global health engagements. RHC-P, in coordination with the 25th Infantry Division, sent a team of medical...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Theater Engagement Engineering celebrated the completion of a seven-story Vietnamese Peacekeeping Training Facility with a dedication ceremony held Aug. 28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.The ceremony was hosted by the...

TAM KY, Vietnam -- The Vietnam People’s Army and United States forces will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from September 10-18, 2017, as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017.PACANGEL 17 is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement. During this exchange,...

SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) shop climbed more than 2,200 feet at Bhukansan National Park during a training assignment.The EOD shop conducted a Mountain Mobility Course which allowed its members to learn procedures and...

MANILA, Philippines -- The United States deployed the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Mindanao for additional surveillance in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterterrorism efforts.Compared to current surveillance platforms used in the region, the Gray Eagle has...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Nepal Army personnel conducted an Aviation Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) at the Shree Birendra Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13-18, 2017.The event was planned by the Pacific Air Forces International Health Specialists team...

WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducted a Patriot Day and POW/MIA observance, Sept. 11.The observance marks the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S., as well as honoring prisoners of...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A boom rolled across the flight line, announcing the start of what the brooding cloud layer had promised since dawn; within a matter of minutes rain came crashing down as individuals scattered to find cover. What seemed to put a damper on the start of the Pacific Partners...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aircraft recovery conducted an annual certification on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017.After being removed for...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Representatives and specialists from multiple nations gathered at Gifu AB, Japan from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6, 2017 for the 2017 C-130 Logistics and Safety Symposium. This is the 4th annual symposium and the first time being held at Gifu, the second oldest Air Base in the...