09 May 2018 Yokota Airmen Team Up for Airlift Surge YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron and 459th AS completed the first 374th Airlift Wing Generation Exercise, referred to more commonly as an Elephant Walk, since 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2018. Both squadrons combined to have 12 C-130J Super Hercules, three...
09 May 2018 Bonhomme Richard Arrives in San Diego, Completes Homeport Shift SAN DIEGO - The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived in San Diego, concluding the ship’s homeport change, May 8.Since departing San Diego in April 2012 for Sasebo, Japan, to replace USS Essex (LHD 2) as the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, Bonhomme...
09 May 2018 New Medical Clinic Opens on Northwest Field to Bring Trusted Care, Anywhere ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In an effort to better serve members of Team Andersen, the 36th Medical Group opened a new satellite medical clinic on Northwest Field, Guam.The new medical facility will streamline many processes for service members who previously had to transit to the main clinic...
08 May 2018 3rd Battalion 12th Regiment Marines Participate in Digital Shooting to Enhance Tactical Skills CAMP FUJI, Japan -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division are utilizing the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) to increase artillery live-fire proficiency.The Marine Corps has used digital shooting for almost a decade now, but the forward-deployed...
08 May 2018 Robot-assisted Surgery a First Aboard USNS Mercy and in Sri Lanka TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- U.S and partner nation service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) and Sri Lankan surgeons, assigned to Base Hospital Mutur, conducted the first ever robot-assisted surgery aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), May 4.The...
08 May 2018 US and Filipino Soldiers to Strengthen Alliance at BK18 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Soldiers in the Pacific will participate in tough, realistic training alongside longtime allies when they participate in Balikatan 2018 on the island of Luzon, Philippines, May 7-18.Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Tagalog, focuses on a variety of...
08 May 2018 Air Force Inspector General Visits Andersen Investigators, Emergency Managers ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, the inspector general of the Air Force, visited Andersen Air force Base, Guam, May 3, during a tour of bases in the Indo-Pacific region.Airmen briefed General Harris on the many unique missions operating from Andersen AFB, from supporting...
07 May 2018 Exercise Balikatan to Begin with Opening Ceremony CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military forces held the opening ceremony officially kicking off Exercise Balikatan 2018 (BK18), at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, May 7, 2018.Balikatan, a Filipino term meaning...
07 May 2018 Theodore Roosevelt, Bunker Hill to Return from Deployment PACIFIC OCEAN -- Approximately 5,000 Sailors and Marines embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are scheduled to return to San Diego, May 7, along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) after a successful seven-month deployment.Theodore Roosevelt (TR)...
07 May 2018 42th Annual Friendship Day Continues Making History on Air Station MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWKAUNI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan- Throughout the decades, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has celebrated the friendship between two nations with an annual air show. The event has provided two cultures with a unique experience as they come...