29 January 2018 USS Missouri Arrives in Pearl Harbor JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM -- The Pearl Harbor submarine community welcomed the crew of 160 Sailors and officers, along with their families, of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) to Pearl Harbor following a successful homeport change from Groton, Connecticut, Jan...
29 January 2018 Eielson Enhances Warfighting Readiness, Capabilities to Confront Regional Threats EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- In late April, 2017, U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, urged to the House Armed Services Committee that the most viable threats to the security of the United States and its allies exist within the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
29 January 2018 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry 'Gimlets' Honor Fallen Heroes SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The air stood still as attendees saluted the flag during the national anthem. Battle buddies, Soldiers, warriors, leaders and all, stood side by side to pay tribute to their fallen brothers in combat.On Jan. 22, Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment...
27 January 2018 Mattis Describes North Korea Regime as ‘Threat to the Entire World’ The regime of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un remains a danger to the world, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday in Honolulu, while emphasizing diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.The goal remains the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the...
26 January 2018 Defense Secretary Mattis calls US, Vietnam 'Like-minded Partners' WASHINGTON -- The United States and Vietnam are "like-minded partners" that have a forward-looking relationship, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday as he concluded a visit to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.Mattis and Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich met yesterday to discuss...
26 January 2018 Okinawa-based Marines Refine Their Skills during Exercise Samurai KIN BLUE, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division participated in a five-day exercise called Samurai, Jan. 22-26, 2018.During the exercise, the Marines learned the fundamentals of being a “Division Forward” by planning and constructing a command center while...
26 January 2018 Air Force Biomedical Science Corps Celebrates 53rd anniversary ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Each year the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) celebrates Biomedical Science Corps (BSC) Appreciation Week to honor the hard work, dedication and diversity of BSC Airmen all over the world.This year’s celebration, held Jan. 22-26, marks the 53rd anniversary of the...
26 January 2018 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management Supplies Arctic Warriors JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Like spokes on a wheel, the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron’s (LRS) Materiel Management Flight provides balance, strength and supply-chain support to help Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) accomplish the mission.The flight, often referred to as...
25 January 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Thailand, U.S. Kickoff Cobra Gold Construction Projects with Pillar Raising Ceremonies THAILAND -- The Royal Thai Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces, and other regional partner nations held a pillar raising ceremony in two separate locations in the Kingdom of Thailand to signal the beginning of engineering civic assistance projects for Cobra Gold 2018, Jan. 24.The ceremonies...
25 January 2018 Mattis to Thank Vietnam for Supporting North Korean Sanctions WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis today said, Jan. 24, 2017, he wants to thank Vietnamese officials for their support on the North Korean issue. “They have been supporting the United Nations sanctions at some cost to them,” he said to reporters traveling with him from Jakarta,...