04 May 2018 U.S. Government Announces Additional Php182 Million to Support Marawi Humanitarian Response MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional Php182 million ($3.5 million) to support ongoing humanitarian relief in Marawi. This brings the total U.S. government contribution to the Marawi response to...
04 May 2018 324th IS Airman Brings Leadership Skills from Royal New Zealand Air Force to Hickam JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Jessica Yeck, assigned to the 324th Intelligence Squadron, received a unique professional development opportunity when she was selected to attend the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Sergeants Promotion Course.The RNZAF Sergeants Promotion...
03 May 2018 USNS Millinocket Marks First Visit to Makassar, Indonesia MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) departed, Makassar, Indonesia May 4 marking the first visit by the Navy.The port visit served to strengthen the U.S.-Indonesia partnership while reinforcing mutual commitment to bilateral and multilateral...
03 May 2018 Coast Guard Welcomes New Admiral to Lead 14th District HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard 14th District held a change of command ceremony bidding farewell to Rear Adm. Vincent B. Atkins and welcoming Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer, at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Wednesday.Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area presided over the...
03 May 2018 Team Andersen completes Joint Casualty Evacuation training on Guam ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Team Andersen recently completed a Joint Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) training event at Andersen South.Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron participated in the training alongside Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-Five (HSC-25) utilizing their UH-60...
03 May 2018 USS Dewey, Sterett Make Pearl Harbor Port Call PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyers USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Pearl Harbor, May 2, for a final port visit before completing a three-month deployment.The visit will allow the ships to resupply before finishing their deployment and gives the crews a...
03 May 2018 U.S. and Sri Lankan Dentists Exchange Techniques Onboard USNS Mercy TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- U.S. and partner nation service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) hosted both civilian and Sri Lankan Navy dentists and orthodontists aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for a dental subject matter expert exchange (SMEE)...
02 May 2018 U.S. F-16s Relocate, Misawa Airmen integrate with Japan Air Self-Defense Force in Chitose CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- Nearly 95 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base soared to Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 23 to 27 to participate in an aviation training relocation program.Misawa AB F-16s, Yokota AB C-130J Super Hercules and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15...
02 May 2018 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Civic Leaders Visit Eielson EIELSON AIR FORE BASE, Alaska -- A civic leader tour hosted by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force visited Eielson Air Force Base April 28, 2018; this was the final stop in a broad tour of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility that included visits to Guam, Hawaii, Korea and Japan.The...
02 May 2018 Silver Flag: The Boomerang of Ideas, Culture ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In the moments after the graduation of the first Silver Flag Training of 2018, a member of the Royal Australian Air Force calls to gather a clutch of Airmen from the United States of America, Singapore, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. The Aussie picks up a...