17 October 2018 Coast Guard, Navy Conduct Medevac of Cruise Ship Passenger Near Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Navy conducted a medevac of an 83-year-old male Canadian passenger from a 951-foot cruise ship roughly 150 miles north of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sunday.A Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crew from the Kaneohe Bay-based Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37...
16 October 2018 USS Shoup Hosts Dignitaries during Fiji Shipboard Reception SUVA, Fiji -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) hosted more than 150 military and civilian dignitaries from the United States, Fiji, Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand and Japan during a reception on the flight deck, Oct. 15.The ship arrived in Suva, Oct. 14, to celebrate...
16 October 2018 The Marine Corps Combat Pistol Program OKINAWA, Japan -- Every Marine is a rifleman. This is evident in every photo of a Marine donning the service alpha uniform, courtesy of the shimmering marksmanship badge over their left breast pocket. Oftentimes this rifle marksmanship badge is accompanied by another badge, indicating the Marine is...
16 October 2018 207th Aviation Regiment Arctic Eagles Clutch on to New Comma JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Robert Seymour ceremoniously relinquished command of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment to Lt. Col. Michele Edwards in a change of command ceremony held at the National Guard armory, here, Oct. 13.Edwards is taking command during a time of...
16 October 2018 Senior U.S. Official Meets with Lao Government to Discuss Indo-Pacific Strategy VIENTIANE, Lao PDR -- On October 14-16, a senior official from the U.S. State Department visited Laos to review the continued progress in bilateral relations and to brief Lao officials on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy.During his visit Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Walter Douglas from the Bureau...
15 October 2018 USS Shoup Conducts Fiji Port Visit as Part of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Deployment SAN DIEGO, California -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) will arrive in Suva as part of the ship’s Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) deployment, Oct. 14.While in Suva, USS Shoup will host a formal reception, highlighting the partnership between the U.S. Navy and country of...
15 October 2018 U.S. Navy Divers Recover Oil from Wrecked WWII Prinz Eugen ENUBUJ ISLAND, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands – U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 1 aboard U.S. Naval Ship Salvor completed removal of fuel oil from the capsized World War II German cruiser, Prinz Eugen, at Enubuj Island in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Oct. 15.In...
15 October 2018 Wild Weasel Maintainers Learn Joint, Multilateral Tactics at Red Flag-Alaska 19-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Maintenance Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, are applying their maintenance skills and knowledge during exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 4 to 19.Due to the vast air space and minimal limitations in...
15 October 2018 U.S. Military, Japan Self-Defense Force Prepare for Exercise Keen Sword PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) will conduct exercise Keen Sword beginning Oct. 29.The biennial exercise is the latest in a series of joint/bilateral field training exercises since 1986 designed to increase combat readiness and...
15 October 2018 Pacific Ocean Division Partnering with Allies on Topic of Water DAEJEON, South Korea -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pacific Ocean Division (POD) is bringing nations together on a universal topic - water.More than 40 participants from ten nations attended the 2018 Global Technical Exchange, co-hosted in partnership with POD's Far East District, the...