20 August 2018 U.S., Indonesia Reach New Levels in Information Sharing during CARAT JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies successfully utilized the Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2018 to communicate and share information through secure channels, Aug. 10-17.A global...
20 August 2018 100 Years of ‘Mateship’ on Display during Pacific Air Forces Commander Visit to Australia DARWIN, Australia -- Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, met with U.S. and Australian senior leaders here Aug. 9-13 as part of his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region as the commander.Brown visited Australia to demonstrate the United States’ shared commitment to a...
20 August 2018 Reserve Airmen Train at RED FLAG Alaska EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- All components from the U.S. Air Force, to include active-duty service members, Air National Guard and Reserve, must work together to achieve overall air superiority.The 457th Fighter Squadron is a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st...
17 August 2018 Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Bilateral Training PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG), JS Kirishima, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel from the Commander, Escort Division (CCD) 6 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) started bilateral training Aug. 14.CSG units and JMSDF...
17 August 2018 Indiana National Guard Soldier Joins the Army, Quickly Becomes Part of History PENANJONG GARRISON, Brunei -- When Pvt. 2nd Class Matthew Graham joined the Army from his hometown of Grand View, Ind., population of about 750, in December 2016, he had no idea that just six months after joining his unit he would find himself halfway across the world making history in a country...
17 August 2018 Landing Support Company Executes Paraloft Training Operations on Ie Shima IE SHIMA, Okinawa, Japan – Rain sporadically fell on two tactical vehicles parked in a grassy field next to a weathered air strip on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan.Marines with Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, dismounted from the vehicles and looked to the sky in anticipation...
17 August 2018 U.S. Government Provides New SABIR System to Enhance Philippine Air Force Capabilities MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned over a sophisticated surveillance and reconnaissance system worth PhP807 million to the Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, on August 14.The Special Airborne Mission...
16 August 2018 U.S. Army Pacific Conducts First Army-to-Army Exercise in Brunei PENANJONG GARRISON, Brunei -- Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and U.S. Army Soldiers had never conducted a bilateral training exercise in Brunei Darussalam—until now.”Thirty-three U.S. active and National Guard Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific partnered with Soldiers from the Royal Brunei Land Forces...
16 August 2018 An Icy Reminder in an Arctic Thaw ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- USS Momsen (DDG 92) is visiting Anchorage this week in support of the 2018 Arctic Maritime Symposium. The three-day event focuses on providing participants opportunities to engage with Artic intergovernmental and military representatives, academia, and experts. Given the Navy...
16 August 2018 Navy Medicine Global Health Team Conducts Trauma Exchange in Vietnam HANOI, Vietnam -- A team of 13 Navy Medicine trauma members completed a medical exchange Aug. 10 at Vietnam Military Hospital 103.The 8-week program, called Integrated Trauma and Medical Readiness Exchange (ITMRE), is the first of its kind with Vietnam. U.S. Navy Medicine personnel worked...