13 December 2018 Artificial Intelligence Experts Address Getting Capabilities to Warfighters WASHINGTON -- Two Defense Department artificial-intelligence experts testified on Capitol Hill yesterday on DOD’s efforts to transform delivery of capabilities enabled by artificial intelligence to the nation’s warfighters.Lisa Porter, deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering,...
13 December 2018 U.S. and Japan Army Medical Staff Unite at Yama Sakura 75 CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan -- America's First Corps Surgeon, Col. Robert Forsten, D.O., and Northern Army Headquarters Surgeon, Col. Mikio Takeshima, M.D., signed a medical support agreement during Yama Sakura 75 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Dec. 10, 2018, to highlight the importance...
13 December 2018 Coast Guard Establishes Safety Zone for Downed Aircraft Off Oahu's South Shore HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A 500-yard safety zone has been established two miles south of Kewalo Basin off Oahu, the site of a downed Department of Defense contracted airplane, Wednesday.“We’ve consulted NOAA and based on the weather, winds, and currents we do not expect any shoreline impacts by fuel or...
12 December 2018 U.S. Seventh Fleet Expands Cooperation with Indian Navy in New Delhi NEW DELHI – U.S. 7th Fleet and Indian Navy officials convened the 21st Executive Steering Group on bilateral naval cooperation in New Delhi, India, Dec. 12.Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer co-chaired the two-day conference with Indian Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. G. Ashok...
12 December 2018 U.S. Ambassador Hagerty Visits Yama Sakura 75 CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan --The U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Ambassador William Hagerty, met with officials and toured Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, during Yama Sakura 75, Dec. 12, 2018.Hagerty joined U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, Gen. Robert Brown, America’s First Corps...
12 December 2018 DOD Leaders Engage Warrior Division Soldiers in South Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Leaders from a variety of key departments within the Department of Defense visited military bases on the Korean peninsula. Part of their visit included interaction with 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Soldiers and leadership Dec. 4-7, 2018.More...
12 December 2018 Koku Jieitai, Pacific Air Forces Strengthen U.S. - Japan Alliance JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Chief of Staff, Gen. Yoshinari Marumo at Headquarters PACAF here Dec. 4, 2018.As part of his trip Marumo met PACAF directors to...
12 December 2018 United States Army Pacific Command, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Visits Japan For Exercise Yama Sakura CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, United States Army Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, traveled to Camp-Chitose, on Hakkaido, Japan Dec. 11, 2018 to visit with Servicemembers participating in Exercise Yama Sakura 75.Jones met with Northern Army...
11 December 2018 Exercise Yama Sakura 75 Kicks Off in Japan CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan -- Hundreds of U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) service members gathered Dec. 9, 2018 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, to kick off the bilateral Japanese and U.S. opening ceremony for the Japan-based exercise Yama Sakura 75.Yama Sakura 75 is...
11 December 2018 Operation Christmas Drop Commemorated With Push Ceremony ASAN, Guam -- Service members and civilians gathered to witness the ceremonial pushing of a box filled with humanitarian goods into a C-130 during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony held at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Dec. 10.The airborne holiday bounty is bound for far-flung islands...