30 March 2018 U.S. Air Force Airmen, B-52H Bombers Arrive in Australia to Train with Australian Counterparts JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Airmen and B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin March 29 and have commenced training with the Royal Australian Defence Force as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) initiative shared between the...
30 March 2018 Navy Honors the Service of Vietnam War Veterans WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Naval History and Heritage Command held a commemoration ceremony in honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy's Cold War Gallery located on the Washington Navy Yard, March 29.The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, designates March 29...
30 March 2018 374th Civil Engineering Squadron: Enhancing Interoperability YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) and 20 Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Airmen spent a day sharing practices to strengthen interoperability and bilateral relations between the two forces.During their exchange, the 20...
30 March 2018 A Lean Six Sigma Project to Improve Watercraft Maintenance South Korea -- Pacific Reach is a biennial exercise with the Republic of Korea armed forces, the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) (7 TB[X]), and other Army, joint, and interagency organizations. During Pacific Reach 2015, concerns were raised about the poor performance of the six modular...
29 March 2018 U.S. Navy Ship Mercy, Pacific Partnership Mission Arrives in Indonesia BENGKULU, Indonesia -- U.S. and partner nation service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 arrived in Bengkulu, Indonesia aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) March 29.The mission in Bengkulu will continue through April 12 and will feature mission personnel working...
29 March 2018 U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Conclude Exercise Cope West 2018 MANADO AIR BASE, Indonesia -- Exercise Cope West 2018 (CW18), a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces concluded with a closing ceremony at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 23."Cope West...
29 March 2018 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Senior Leaders Meet with Consulate General of Japan in Seattle SEATTLE, Washington -- Several senior leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord joined the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle for his annual Tomodachi Reception Mar. 23, to celebrate Japan’s continued partnership with the United States.Yoichiro Yamada, the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle,...
29 March 2018 Indonesia, US Service Members Learn Each Other's Cultures, Boost Readiness at Cope West 2018 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 110 U.S. Air Force Airmen from Misawa Air Base participated in the Cope West 2018 Field Training Exercise with 150 service members from the Indonesian Air Force at Manado Air Base, Indonesia, March 12 to 23.Cope West, an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored...
28 March 2018 Essex Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Launch Integration Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN -- Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commenced PHIBRON-MEU Integration Exercise (PMINT), March 23.PHIBRON 1 is comprised of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS...
28 March 2018 Seabee Divers Uncover Cannon, Meet with Local School in Yap during Pacific Partnership 2018 YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- U.S. Navy Seabee divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 uncovered a cannon and met with students at Yap Catholic High School ahead of Pacific Partnership 2018 in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, March 14-15.Capable of providing inshore and...