16 May 2018 Army Nurses: Called and Ready! HONOLULU, Hawaii -- There are many reasons why one might choose nursing as a profession. Nurses make great pay, they have great benefits, and they get to wear scrubs to work - just to name a few.1st Lt. Carolyn Rice, Tripler Army Medical Center Labor & Delivery nurse staff, has found nursing as more...
15 May 2018 US, Singapore Armies Kickoff Tiger Balm 18 WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- U.S. and Singapore armies kicked off Tiger Balm 18, an annual bilateral exercise, at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI), here, on May 14, 2018.The participating Singapore unit in Tiger Balm 18 is the 10th Singapore...
15 May 2018 USS Halsey Returns to Pearl Harbor after Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 14, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Halsey departed Pearl Harbor, Oct. 16, to join the Theodore...
15 May 2018 Balikatan 18: U.S. and Philippine Engineers Partner to Finish First ILAGAN, Luzon, Philippines -- U.S. Air Force and Philippine Army engineers completed the construction of a two-classroom building at Alibagu Elementary School on May 5, the first engineering civic action program (ENCAP) site to finish construction during Exercise Balikatan.Over one month of laying...
15 May 2018 Regional Health Command-Pacific Hosts Rigorous German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Competition SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- Service members from across Hawaii vied for the honor to wear a decoration of the German Armed Forces.The competition, hosted by Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) with the assistance of the Schofield Barracks 303D Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal),...
14 May 2018 USS Milius Brings Enhanced Missile Defense to U.S 7th Fleet WATERS EAST OF JAPAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on May 14, to join the forward deployed U.S. naval forces (FDNF) in Japan.Milus joins Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 to support security and stability in the...
14 May 2018 Carrier Strike Group 3 Completes Group Sail Training PACIFIC OCEAN - Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 completed a group sail with USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, May 11.Group sail provides a unique training opportunity to improve interoperability and...
14 May 2018 Defense Secretary, S. Korean Minister Discuss ‘Historic Opportunity’ WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to discuss the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a statement released yesterday.Kang reviewed the Panmunjom Declaration and the efforts to...
14 May 2018 People's Liberation Army Air Force Command College Visits Headquarters Pacific Air Forces JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) hosted 12 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Command College officers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to share perspectives and develop lines of communication, April 26, 2018.The PLAAF Command...
11 May 2018 Balikatan 18: AFP, U.S. Military Forces Conduct Combined Amphibious Exercise SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military forces came together 9 May 2018 to conduct an amphibious landing exercise at the Naval Education and Training Command during exercise Balikatan 2018.The exercise included members from the Philippine...