16 August 2018 Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered off Remote Alaskan Island National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol...
16 August 2018 Coast Guard, Hawaii County to Hold Search and Rescue Exercise off Hilo HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department, Hawaii County Police Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in the vicinity of Hilo Tuesday and Wednesday.'The purpose is to continue building and improving...
15 August 2018 Pacific Air Forces Commander Visits Exercise Pitch Black 2018 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received an orientation of Exercise Pitch Black 18 and visited with participating U.S. Airmen here Aug. 13, 2018.Exercise Pitch Black 2018 is a Royal Australian Air Force-hosted...
15 August 2018 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Pave Way for Increased Collaboration JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) leadership participated in Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks at Air Headquarters of the Bangladesh Air Force, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 1-2, 2018.A2A talks allow airmen to meet face-to-face to discuss...
15 August 2018 PAC ANGEL 18-4 Kicked Off Health Services Outreach in Sri Lanka Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka -- U.S. service members from the Indo-Pacific region joined forces with the Sri Lankan military, multinational partners, and non-governmental organizations for the health services outreach portion of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-4 in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Aug. 13, 2018.PAC ANGEL...
15 August 2018 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Provides Update on Identifying Service Members Missing from Korean War WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency provided an update today on the status of identifying the remains transferred in July to the United States from North Korea.An honorable carry ceremony July 27 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains believed to...
15 August 2018 665th Movement Control Team Hosts Inaugural Gulo-Gulo Challenge WAEGWAN, Republic of Korea -- The 665th Movement Control Team, 25th Transportation Battalion, Materiel Support Command-Korea, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command hosted the inaugural Gulo-Gulo Challenge, Aug. 10, 2018 at Camp Carroll, Waegwan, Republic of Korea.The competition's "Gulo-Gulo" name...
14 August 2018 Exchange Program Instructor Fuels Interoperability at Pitch Black 2018 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia --Immersing oneself in a foreign culture is something many U.S. Air Force service members stationed overseas are accustomed to doing. The mission of the USAF is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace, and every day Airmen stationed...
14 August 2018 Airlift Manager Delivers on Hurricane Hector Contingency Plan KAHULUI, Hawaii -- Master Sgt. Michelle Kelly, an airlift manager from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, is serving as the transportation lead for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, a joint Innovative Reading Training mission providing no-cost medical, dental, and vision services to...
14 August 2018 Tropic Care Maui County 2018: Spotlight on Optical Fabrication PFC ANTHONY T. KAHOOHANOHANO ARMORY, Hawaii -- The echo of music bounces across the basketball court with the continuous hum of machines following steadily behind it as U.S. Army soldiers with the 166th Medical detachment fabricate eyeglasses here near Kihei, Hi.The soldiers are working side-by-side...