13 February 2018 First Female Philippine Air Force Aviator Selected for U.S. Aviation Leadership Program, Inspired by Zamboanga Siege MANILA, Philippines -- 2nd Lt. Catherine Mae Gonzales recently became the first female aviator from the Philippine Air Force to be selected for the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP), a United States Air Force scholarship program which provides undergraduate pilot training to select officers from...
13 February 2018 US Army, Marines Work with Partners to Help Thai Communities in Cobra Gold Exercise CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand -- The Royal Thai, United States, and Indonesian Armed Forces gathered during a pillar raising ceremony for an Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 construction project of a school building at Banthungsohongsa School in Chachoengsao, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 31, 2018.Cobra Gold 18 is an...
12 February 2018 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Arrives to Thailand in Support of Cobra Gold 18 U-TAPAO, Thailand -- U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with service members from seven full participating nations to support the 37th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, at various sites in the Kingdom of Thailand, February 13-23, 2018.Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is one of the...
12 February 2018 Mississippi Visits Yokosuka During Current Deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Feb. 12, for a routine visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.This kind of visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and...
12 February 2018 B-52 Performs Flyover during Singapore International Air Show CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Singapore -- A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber conducted a flyover during the 2018 Singapore International Air Show at Changi Exhibition Centre here Feb. 10.The flyover was part of the U.S. presence at the air show, the largest defense exhibition and...
12 February 2018 COPE NORTH 2018 Set to Strengthen Multilateral Partnerships in Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States and two ally nations in the Indo-Pacific region are scheduled to participate in exercise COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 14 through Mar. 2, 2018.Exercise COPE NORTH is a long-standing exercise designed to...
12 February 2018 Engineers Conduct Ice Bridging, Chainsaw Operations for Emergency Preparedness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has fortified its longstanding relationship with its local population by striving to be ready in the event of a disaster requiring response.Defense Support to Civilian Authorities is an initiative that targets the needs of the...
12 February 2018 USS Lake Champlain Arrives in Guam on Deployment SANTA RITA, Guam -- USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 12.Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Strike Group."The crew is very excited to have the opportunity to experience the wonderful sights,...
09 February 2018 America's History, Future Integral to Pacific, Dunford Says JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- It is somehow appropriate that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s latest visit to the Pacific ends here, where the history of America’s involvement in the region is in a nutshellMarine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford arrived here yesterday after a trip that...
09 February 2018 Air Force Chief of Staff Meets with Andersen Airmen, Shares Vision during Indo-Pacific Region Visit ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, and his wife Dawn, visited Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7 – 8.During his first visit as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Goldfein and his wife met with service members and spouses to get a firsthand look at...