19 May 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 Kicks Off in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam With the agreement of the Government of Vietnam, the Pacific Partnership Program 2018 (PP18) kicked off in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam on May 17, 2018, with the participation of U.S. Navy’s logistic ships USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and USNS Brunswick, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force JDS Osumi. ...
19 May 2018 Balikatan 34 Strengthens U.S.-Philippine Alliance through Rigorous Training After 12 days of training, approximately eight thousand service members from the U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines completed this year’s Exercise Balikatan, resulting in increased interoperability and improved military skills.Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, focused on...
17 May 2018 U.S. Pacific Fleet to Welcome New Commander PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Adm. John C. Aquilino will assume command of U.S. Pacific Fleet from Adm. Scott H. Swift, Thursday, May 17, at 10 a.m. in a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Kilo Pier.The world’s largest fleet command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet encompasses 100...
17 May 2018 USNS Mercy Arrives in Vietnam for Pacific Partnership NHA TRANG, Vietnam -- Service members and partner nation personnel participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), arrived in Nha Trang, May 17.The mission in Nha Trang will continue through June 2 and feature U.S. and partner nation personnel working...
17 May 2018 Underwater Construction Command 2 Participates in Balikatan Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine military underwater construction teams (UCT) partnered for an exchange of techniques and procedures during the 34th iteration of the annual Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, May 7-18, 2018.The exercise between the combined UCT units serves as a way to...
17 May 2018 Friendship Day Signifies Change for PACAF Demonstration Team MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- A secluded table of Airmen in a corner of a ballroom on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni bellows with laughter as the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team shares memories after a long day of air show performances. Quickly, these...
17 May 2018 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Names 2018 Best Soldier, NCO after Tough Competition JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Soldiers assigned to the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) completed, Friday May 11, a grueling five-day competition that tested their physical and mental endurance to be named the 94th AAMDC's Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the...
16 May 2018 USNS Mercy, Brunswick Conduct Passing Exercise with HMCS Vancouver PACIFIC OCEAN -- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) and Her Majesty’s Canadian ship Vancouver (FFH 331), May 15.PASSEX is an exercise in which multiple naval ships...
16 May 2018 Idaho Hosts Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Seminar BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho National Guard hosted the United States Pacific Command's State Partnership Program Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Seminar in Boise May 7 to 11. The seminar brought together members from seven National Guards, 11 foreign countries and multiple civilian...
16 May 2018 South Side Native in Philippines as Marine OKINAWA, Japan -- A South Side native is participating in a large-scale multilateral exercise in the Republic of the Philippines.Lance Cpl. Simon Raygoza, a data systems administrator and graduate of George Washington High school, is deployed to Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in support of Exercise...