13 April 2018 Carl Vinson Completes Western Pacific Deployment SAN DIEGO -- Sailors from aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returned home to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, April 12, after completing a scheduled three-month deployment.More than 5,000 Sailors from Carl Vinson and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 deployed Jan. 5 to conduct...
13 April 2018 MAG-36 Remembering Hue City FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the first complete Marine air group to be transported by sea to a combat zone, launched from the USS Princeton to the shores of Vietnam, Sept. 1, 1965. Immediately, they began providing troop lifts, air strikes, medical...
12 April 2018 Pacom’s Harris Passes ‘Old Goat’ Award to Southcom’s Tidd WASHINGTON -- Two combatant commanders embrace Mark Twain’s quote: “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, turned the Old Goat Award over to Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, the commander of U.S...
12 April 2018 599th Trans Partners with 931st Expeditionary Terminal Operations Element for Offload PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade and partners offloaded 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team cargo and equipment from the USNS Mendonca here, April 3-5.The newest member of the 599th's arsenal of total force integration partners was the 931st Expeditionary Terminal Operations...
12 April 2018 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers Travel to Bangladesh Bangladesh -- A team of seven Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers traveled to Bangladesh to support exercise Shanti Doot 4 from Feb. 24 to March 12, 2018.The team joined more than 1,000 participants from approximately 30 countries who participated in the annual multinational exercise at the...
12 April 2018 U.S. Participation in DEFEXPO 2018 Demonstrates Commitment to U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership Relationship CHENNAI, India -- A large and diverse U.S. delegation will attend DEFEXPO 2018, a key defense trade event in India and the region. The delegation will include active duty military officers, government officials, and industry executives – demonstrating the depth and breadth of the commitment of the...
11 April 2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrives in Manila for Port Visit MANILA, Philippines - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrived in Manila for a scheduled port visit, April 11."We are excited to visit the Philippines and spend time in this part of the...
11 April 2018 U.S. 7th Fleet Admiral Visits JMSDF Maizuru District Headquarters KYOTO, Japan -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visited the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Maizuru District headquarters in Kyoto April 10-11 as a guest of Vice Adm. Kazuki Yamashita, commandant of the JMSDF Yokosuka District.The trip reinforced 7th Fleet’s close,...
11 April 2018 Army Quartermaster Unit to Stand Up at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A new quartermaster unit will stand up this summer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, joining the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.The 241st Quartermaster Company (Airborne) will be a part of 4/25th IBCT's 725th Brigade...
11 April 2018 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Honors U.S.-Philippine Alliance KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) took to the skies in the Philippine...