09 April 2018 Determination, Detonation and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Reconnaissance Initiation MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Misawa’s 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, ranked one of the best in Pacific Air Forces, created opportunities to share their wealth of knowledge with their host nation EOD partners March 29 and 30.The 35th CES EOD flight worked...
06 April 2018 Commander, US 7th Fleet Reviews New Recruit Training Curriculum GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visited Recruit Training Command (RTC) April 5-6, to experience how recruits develop character and professional competence during basic training.The new hands-on learning curriculum at RTC focuses on the warfighting skills of...
06 April 2018 Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems Airmen Bridge Pilots, Air-traffic Control JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In Alaska, suddenly changing and often disruptive inclement weather isn't a bug, it's a feature.In a matter of minutes, a thick pall of fog can descend on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airfield, making landing aircraft under visual approach...
05 April 2018 Navy Information Warfare to Spotlight Cyber, Technology at Sea-Air-Space Expo WASHINGTON -- This year's U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW) pavilion at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space (SAS) Exposition will demonstrate the Navy's commitment to warfighting in the information age through the use of speakers, panels, subject matter experts and capability displays April...
05 April 2018 Can They Fix It? Yes, They Can: 18th LRS Vehicle Maintenance Keeps Fleet Running on All Cylinders KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- When an Airman gets into a government owned vehicle, the assumption is the vehicle will start up with zero issues and be able to help the Airman get from point A to point B. What may not be known is when there’s a flat tire or dead battery, the 18th Logistics Readiness...
05 April 2018 3rd, 176th Maintenance Squadrons Integration Keep C-17s in the Fight JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 3rd and 176th maintenance squadrons combined their diverse skillsets to complete one common mission, the home-station check (HSC) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the week of March 26, 2018.An HSC is an in-depth, four-day scheduled...
05 April 2018 Missile Defense Sensor Managers Push for Excellence JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Soldiers from the 10th and 14th Missile Defense Batteries (MDB) compete for excellence during the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)Sensor Manager Best Crew Competition conducted here, 26-30 Mar.The Sensor Management Cell (SMC) operators...
04 April 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 Mission Begins in Palau KOROR, Palau -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission, kicked off at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center in Koror, Palau, April 4.Over 134 military personnel aboard USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) from the U.S...
04 April 2018 Warrior Information Network-Tactical Secure Communications System through Its Paces SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- During a recent field test highlighting the Army's push for more distributed mission command, a 25th Infantry Division brigade successfully held secure communications between light combat vehicles at three sites thousands of miles apart.The teleconference over the...
04 April 2018 New Pipeline Revitalizes Guam Fuel Infrastructure ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A new $63 million underground pipeline is open for business and increasing military readiness on the U.S. territory of Guam.Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin viewed the completed pipeline project including the filter...