09 July 2018 Secretary Pompeo's Meeting With Vietnamese Leaders WASHINGTON -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:On July 8 and 9, Secretary Pompeo met in Hanoi, Vietnam with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.The...
06 July 2018 DoD Partnerships Critical to Fairbanks' Strategic Importance JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A new era of military modernization was the theme during a visit to Alaska by one of the Department of Defense's top officials.During the week of June 3, the Honorable Lucian Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and...
06 July 2018 374th Security Forces Squadron Advanced Combat Skills Assessment Champions YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Recently a team of 374th Security Forces Squadron defenders won the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment competition held June 18-22, 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The competition featured teams made of the best security forces members from Air Force bases across the...
06 July 2018 The 35th Fighter Wing Safety Office: Keeping the 'Wild Weasel' Off the Endangered Species List MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Welcome to Misawa where an abundance of new adventures awaits! Arriving in winter? Grab a snowboard and hit the slopes. Perhaps it’s summertime; hop on a jet ski and explore Lake Ogawara. But before heading out, there is an element of risk associated with most recreational...
06 July 2018 U.S. Embassy in Laos Celebrates Independence Day, Highlights Strong Bilateral Relations VIENTIANE -- The U.S. Embassy celebrated 242 years of American independence at its annual Independence Day event at a hotel in Vientiane on July 3, 2018, together with more than 600 invited guests.Minister of Education and Sports Ms. Sengdeuan Lachanthaboun and Ambassador Phoxay Khaikhamphithoun,...
06 July 2018 DoD Personnel Assist in Thai Cave Rescue Operations WASHINGTON -- Defense Department personnel continue to assist in the rescue operations in Thailand to evacuate the remaining four boys and their coach from a flooded cave system, the director of defense press operations said today.The DoD effort consists of 42 deployed military personnel and one...
05 July 2018 Commander, Third Fleet Hosts Inaugural RIMPAC Innovation Fair JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commander, Third Fleet (C3F) hosted the inaugural Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Innovation Fair, June 29 and 30.Twenty-two countries and nearly 2,000 attendees, including exhibitors, staff and patrons, participated in the fair, sharing cutting-edge concepts...
05 July 2018 Australian, U.S. Forces Team Up for Exercise Hamel ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- On the 100th anniversary of WWI's Battle of Hamel, when U.S. and Australian forces first fought side by side against German forces in Le Hamel, France, the longtime partners once again joined forces -- this time for Exercise Hamel at Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area in...
05 July 2018 525th AMU Keeps F-22s Flying during Theater Security Package; Hard to Raptor Head Around KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As the morning sun rises over the base, the pilot walks to his aircraft. Both man and machine will work as one unit in the sky today. The pilot looks at the crew chief, who is waiting at the aircraft, and gives a thumbs up. As the pilot buckles into the cockpit and the...
05 July 2018 30th Naval Construction Regiment Relocates to Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) relocated to Naval Base Guam from Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California, July 1.The relocation of 30th NCR streamlines operational effectiveness and establishes the regiment as a forward-deployed operational staff capable...