26 November 2018 The 2018 Pacific Regional Trials Comes to a Close SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Warrior Transition Battalion-Hawaii, known as WTB Hawaii, officiated the closing ceremony for the 2018 Pacific Regional Trials, a 10-day adaptive sports competition, held at Weyand Field, Nov. 16.The multi-sporting event brought together nearly 100 wounded warrior...
21 November 2018 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Ships Visit Hong Kong HONG KONG - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis D. Wilbur (DDG 54) anchored in Hong Kong Harbor, Nov. 21.Ronald Reagan is the flagship for Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, embarked with Carrier...
21 November 2018 USS Ashland Completes Typhoon Recovery Mission in Northern Mariana Islands GUAM -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed the waters near Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after assisting Task Force-West with Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local authorities, Nov. 20.“As we...
21 November 2018 USS Ashland Completes Typhoon Recovery Mission in Northern Mariana Islands GUAM -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed the waters near Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after assisting Task Force-West with Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local authorities, Nov. 20.“As we...
21 November 2018 U.S. and South Korea Collaborate on Military Medicine PYEONGTAEK, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command hosted the 48th Annual Technological Cooperation Sub-Committee, Medical Working Group (TCSC) Nov. 15-16 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The Republic of Korea Armed Forces Medical Command (ROK AFMC) and the USAMRMC take...
21 November 2018 Bilateral Exercise Puts U.S. Army Garrison Japan and Sagamihara City First Responders to the Test CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- United States Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Emergency Services and the U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan conducted a UH-60 helicopter incident bilateral exercise Nov. 16, 2018, on Sagami General Depot.Leonard Dasilva, flight operation specialist for the aviation...
21 November 2018 Wounded Warrior Athlete Takes Aim at Pacific Regional Trials SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Wounded warrior athletes competed in the 2018 Pacific Regional Trails (PRT) shooting competition hosted by Tripler Army Medical Center's Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB), Nov. 14, here.Shooting became a medal sport at the 1976 Paralympics Games in Toronto. Competitors...
21 November 2018 35th Fighter Wing Strengthens U.S., Japan Alliance during Tsuiki ATR TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- Eighty-five members from various 35th Fighter Wing units forward-deployed alongside six F-16 Fighting Falcons to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5 to 8 for an aviation training relocation.“All cargo, personnel and jets landed in the morning then we unloaded, set up operations...
20 November 2018 The Fight for Tarawa: 75th Anniversary of One of the Bloodiest Battles in the Pacific Theater of WWII TARAWA, Kiribati -- It was photographs and video scenes of American casualties lining the beach that would stun the American people in the aftermath of the Battle of Tarawa. Imagery of heavy casualties floating in the surf disturbed the public, setting into motion public protest and angry letters...
20 November 2018 Green Bay Departs Port Moresby after Supporting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The Navy and Marine Corps team on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed Port Moresby, Nov. 19, after supporting security efforts during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.Green Bay, with embarked Marine Light Attack...