11 June 2018 Hawaii National Guard Hard at Work on Micro-shelter Project PAHOA, Hawaii - Engineers of the Hawaii Army National Guard have been hard at work since June 7 constructing a community of emergency "micro-shelter" housing units in Pahoa, Hawaii for residents displaced by the on-going Kilauea eruption.Sometimes working in pouring rain and mud, the soldiers are...
11 June 2018 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Republic of Korea Air Force Academy Cadets JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) hosted 165 Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Academy cadets here, June 6, 2018.The visit was an effort to educate future ROKAF leaders on PACAF priorities in the Indo-Pacific region by immersing them in the command’s history and...
11 June 2018 3rd Medical Battalion Participates in Exercise Inochi No Onjin KIN BLUE TRAINING AREA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group participated in Exercise Inochi No Onjin, June 8, 2018, at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan.During Inochi No Onjin, which means “lifesaver,” Marines and Sailors refined casualty...
11 June 2018 Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Sets Sail CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, JAPAN -– Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) service members completed training with the newly formed JGSDF Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) in Sasebo, Japan, May 24,...
11 June 2018 Carrier Air Wing 5 Embarks USS Ronald Reagan for Patrol WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN -- The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed embarkation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW) 5 off the coast of Japan, June 3.The three-day fly-on and requalification of flight deck crew and aircrew involved more than 60 aircraft and included a...
08 June 2018 U.S., Indian and Japanese Maritime Forces begin Malabar Exercise SANTA RITA, Guam -- Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2018, June 7 through 16 off the coast of Guam.Malabar 2018 is the first time the exercise has been conducted off the coast of Guam, and the latest in a continuing...
08 June 2018 Army, Air Guardsmen Keeping Citizens Safe as Hawaii Volcano Erupts HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii National Guard service members are on duty to keep their fellow citizens safe as the Kilauea volcano continues spewing lava.Army Command Sgt. Maj. Elva A. Schaben briefed Pentagon reporters today from the Hilo airport, where the Hawaii National Guard has set up a command...
08 June 2018 USNS Millinocket Visits Philippines on 7th Fleet Mission PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff Sailors and Marines arrived in Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines June 4 as part of a U.S. 7th Fleet theater security cooperation (TSC) patrol.The 7th Fleet team, consisting of more than 40 service...
08 June 2018 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Delivers First U.S. Operational Gender Advisor Course SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The U.S. Joint Staff, in conjunction with the Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Strategic Plans and Policy, has developed and is conducting the first U.S. DoD Operational Gender Advisor (GENAD) Course (OGC) at the Mission Training Complex, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii,...
08 June 2018 USS Columbia Returns from Western Pacific Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Family members and friends gathered on the historic submarine piers to welcome home the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6.Columbia successfully completed a six-month deployment to the...