15 February 2018 Critical Care Teamwork | Navy, Army, and Air Force Personnel Perform En-route Medical Care Training MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- U.S. military personnel with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group demonstrated Naval en-route care procedures alongside Army and Air Force personnel during a training evolution Feb. 13, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma,...
15 February 2018 USS Texas Returns to Pearl Harbor after Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) was welcomed home by friends and family awaiting their return at the historic submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 14.Texas successfully completed a six-month Western Pacific deployment while...
14 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Exercise Cobra Gold Opening Ceremony CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- The commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Mr. Glyn T. Davies, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, and Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commander, III Marine Expeditionary Force, led the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold at the Royal Thai...
14 February 2018 Joint Training Increases K-9, Handler Skills SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- For almost two decades the military has had to adapt and adopt military tactics for urban combat. For military working dogs and their handlers it is especially crucial for both to be able to work in any environment, any situation.The 520th Military Working Dog (MWD)...
14 February 2018 Basic Maintenance Officer Tour YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from across the 374th Maintenance Group teamed up to host Cadets whom recently graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan for the Basic Maintenance Officer (BMO) Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2018.The BMO Tour was designed to familiarize the...
14 February 2018 USNS Fall River Completes Voyage Repair in Thailand LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) completed a 28-day voyage repair availability in Laem Chabang, Thailand, Feb. 13.The visit provided an opportunity for Fall River to complete critical maintenance, allowing the ship to continue theater security...
14 February 2018 Team Misawa Strengthens Alliances at 2018 Singapore International Airshow CHANGI EXHIBITION CENTER, Singapore -- More than 100,000 attendees witnessed pure airpower at the 2018 Singapore International Airshow, geared toward building stronger relations between Singapore and 50 other countries through static displays and aerial performances, Feb. 6-11.The Pacific Air...
13 February 2018 Strengthening Our Alliances AMBERLEY, Australia -- There are only a handful of Airmen among more than five-thousand Australians at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley calling Australia home.Master Sgt. Jonathan Haas, an in-flight air refuel boom operator with the United States Air Force, is currently in the...
13 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Thailand and U.S. Forces Strengthen Bond through Blood Storage PATTAYA, Thailand -- The Armed Services Blood Bank Center ( ASBBC) collected and delivered donated blood to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and Bangkok Hospital Chanthanburi, Thailand, Feb. 10, 2018.The blood drives were conducted from bases and camps around Okinawa, Japan and transported to the Kingdom of...
13 February 2018 Coast Guard Completes Pollution Response Efforts for Grounded Fishing Vessel in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- The Coast Guard successfully completed pollution response efforts Monday for the 88-foot commercial fishing vessel Chu Zai Fa No. 1 grounded approximately 300-yards off Leone Bay.Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Prevention along with contracted personnel...