20 July 2018 Rim of Pacific Participants Conduct 2nd Sinking Exercise PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Live fire from a ship and an aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the decommissioned frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii, July 19.The sinking exercise (SINKEX) provided...
20 July 2018 Pacific Angel 18-3 is Underway in Vanuatu LUGANVILLE, Vanuatu -- The U.S. military and Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), along with service members from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, kicked off Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-3 in Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, July 16, 2018.PAC ANGEL Vanuatu, the second of four...
20 July 2018 Air Force and Marines Accomplish Joint Fire Training YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -– On a hot summer day at the fire-pit on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting specialists assigned to Marine Air Base Iwakuni, Japan, and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters dawned their personal protective gear, grabbed a firehose and battled a...
20 July 2018 Pacific Air Forces Demo Team Fuels Alaskan Community during Arctic Thunder 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- While an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration engages communities across the world through its gravity-defying tricks, the team behind the machine also engages with the community across the Indo-Pacific region but in a more... green way.Arctic Thunder, a...
19 July 2018 Cope Taufan 18 Kicked Off in Malaysia SUBANG KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT, Malaysia -- Approximately 500 service members from the U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) joined forces at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, for Exercise Cope Taufan 18 (CT18), July 16-20, 2018.Cope Taufan...
19 July 2018 Pacific Air Forces Demo Team, Eielson AFB Jets Support Artic Thunder 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team worked hand-in-hand with Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to save 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of fuel and thousands of taxpayer dollars in support of Arctic Thunder 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska,...
19 July 2018 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Leading Pacific Air Forces in Casualty Care Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, is leading the way in training service members to save the lives of wounded comrades in combat.The 673d Medical Group (MDG) at JBER is the first site in Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) to be implementing Tactical...
19 July 2018 Coast Guard, Maui Fire Rescue Save 3 Paddle Boarders Off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A Coast Guard Station Maui crew and Maui Fire and Rescue responders saved three paddle boarders in distress near Ukumehame Beach Park, Maui, Wednesday.The Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew found the paddle boarders holding onto a single paddleboard and was able to...
18 July 2018 US, Japanese, Indian Forces Begin Annual Mine Countermeasures Exercise OMINATO, Japan -- U.S. Navy mine countermeasure (MCM) units, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units, and Indian Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) units commenced 2JA mine countermeasure exercise 2018 near Ominato, Japan, on July 18.2JA is an annual exercise that this year includes...
18 July 2018 A Chilean Marine's Experience at Rim of Pacific POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Chilean Marine Cpl. German Letelier exited the rear of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter onto a field of tall grass and found a secure position as quickly as possible. Exiting with him were Marines from the Philippines and the United States;...