22 August 2018 DoD Report Details China’s Growing Military, Economic Power WASHINGTON -- China is not an enemy, but it is certainly an adversary of the United States, and the Defense Department’s 2018 report to Congress examines the trends in Chinese military developments.Congress mandates the report, titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s...
22 August 2018 Military Training Mission Serves thousands in Maui County MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii -- Tropic Care Maui County 2018, a U.S. military Innovative Readiness Training mission to provide no-cost medical, dental, counseling and vision care to the public on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, concluded on Sunday, eight days after it began. By then, health services personnel from...
21 August 2018 Vietnam Welcomes Pacific Armies Management Seminar, Senior Enlisted Leader Forum HANOI, Vietnam -- Army delegations from 26 Indo-Pacific countries gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam for the opening ceremony of the 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XLII) and the 4th Senior Enlisted Leader Forum (SELF IV), at the Melia Hotel, Aug. 20.The United States Army Pacific (USARPAC),...
21 August 2018 U.S. Air Force Improves Interoperability, Strengthens Indo-Pacific Partnerships ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, concluded their participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PBK18) Aug. 17, following three weeks of training events conducted in Northern Territory,...
21 August 2018 Hawaii Air National Guard Brings High Level Air Defense Expertise to Philippine Engagement MANILA, Philippines -- A team of Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) air defense experts traveled to various air bases in the Philippines to conduct subject-matter expert exchanges with the the Philippine Air Force (PAF), Aug. 6-14, 2018.The HIANG has a long standing relationship with the PAF, and for...
21 August 2018 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division Commanding General honors POWs during memorial stone dedication HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Commanding General of Pacific Ocean Division (POD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner, helped to honor American and Allied forces, during a memorial stone dedication Aug. 15, who were taken as Prisoners of War (POWs), following the first U.S...
21 August 2018 As Largest OCONUS Military Base, Camp Humphreys Becomes Major Hub in South Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Once a bustling U.S. Army post in the middle of one of the world's largest cities, much of Yongsan Garrison now resembles a ghost town.While many Yongsan buildings sit abandoned next to blocked roads, the surrounding streets of Seoul outside its security gates pulse...
20 August 2018 U.S. Army, Army National Guard begin Hanuman Guardian 2018 with the Royal Thai Army FORT ADISORN, Thailand -- More than 150 U.S. Army and Army National Guard Soldiers and 300 Royal Thai Army Soldiers participated in Hanuman Guardian 2018’s opening ceremony Aug. 20 at the Royal Thai Army’s Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province.Hanuman Guardian is a bilateral army-to-army...
20 August 2018 USS Essex Concludes CARAT with Port Visit to Malaysia KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for a port visit after participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2018, August 19.The CARAT exercise allowed...
20 August 2018 Pacific Air Forces and Partner Nations Work Towards Safer Skies JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air force representatives and partner nations around the Indo-Pacific met in Honolulu, Hawaii, for this year’s Asia-Pacific Aviation Safety Subject Matter Expert Exchange (APASS), hosted by Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Aug. 14-17.The four-day safety...