28 February 2018 U.S. Forces Japan Command Chief Welcomes Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A to Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Terrence A. Greene, joined Misawa Air Base leadership in welcoming the first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II during a commemoration ceremony, Feb. 24.In...
28 February 2018 Naval War College Alumni Event Seeks to Strengthen Indo-Asia-Pacific Partnerships KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- U.S. Naval War College (NWC) kicked off its 16th Regional Alumni Symposium in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 27.The three-day event, hosted in partnership with the Royal Malaysian navy (RMN), brings together 75 NWC alumni and regional stakeholders from 14...
28 February 2018 Remembering the Fallen KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron visited the crash site of Stray 59 Feb. 26, to drop a wreath in honor for the eight aircrew members and 15 passengers who died there. The memorial flight has been flown by the 1st SOS every year since the crash 37 years ago.On...
28 February 2018 USNS Salvor, MDSU Divers Team Up with DPAA to Recover WWII Pilot's Remains Near Palau KOROR, Palau -- A recovery team aboard Military Sealift Command's USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) completed an excavation, Feb. 25, of multiple aircraft losses shot down in 1944 near Ngerekebesang Island, Republic of Palau.Although remains potentially associated with the losses were recovered by the team,...
28 February 2018 Oil Spill in Valdez Prompt Response during Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska-- While in Valdez, taking part in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, Guard members from the 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, and Washington National Guard Homeland Response Force worked with first responders after a real-life diesel fuel tanker truck...
27 February 2018 Yokota's Airframes Demonstrate Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Capabilities at Cope North ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules and C-12J Huron aircrews, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, participate in COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11 to Mar. 2.During the humanitarian assistance/disaster (HA/DR) relief portion of CN18,...
27 February 2018 Exercise Cobra Gold Strengthens Interoperability, Regional Relationships WASHINGTON -- Some 5,800 U.S. service members, working in Thailand alongside forces from 29 partner nations, have wrapped up one of the largest security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning told reporters today that Cobra Gold 18, which ended Feb...
27 February 2018 Raider Brigade Returns to the Republic of Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (ID) assumed responsibility as the rotational armored brigade combat team in Korea during a transfer of authority (TOA) ceremony on Friday, 23 February.Soldiers from the "Raider" brigade began arriving here in...
27 February 2018 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Patches Up, Beds Down F-16s at COPE NORTH ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- What was previously a quarterly bilateral exercise held at Misawa Air Base, members of the 35th Fighter Wing are now currently in the midst of exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This two-week exercise is designed to enhance multilateral air...
27 February 2018 Two High-Ranking U.S. Congressional Delegations Visit Lao People's Democratic Republic VIENTIANE, Lao People's Democratic Republic – Two high-level delegations from the U.S. Congress visited the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) between February 21-25. The Members of Congress met with counterparts in the Lao government, and discuss progress on bilateral cooperation under the...