28 September 2018 Annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board Reinforces U.S.-Philippine Alliance MANILA, Philippines -- Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and General Carlito Galvez, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, led the 2018 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on September...
28 September 2018 Underwater Construction Team 2 Renders Assistance following Plane Crash in Chuuk SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 rendered immediate assistance to the passengers and crew of Air Nuigini flight PX56, after it crashed into the lagoon near Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, International Airport, Sept. 28.Flight PX56 crashed...
28 September 2018 Wasp ARG, 31st MEU Conduct Defense of the Amphibious Task Force Drill in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted an integrated Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) drill at sea Sept. 27.DATF scenarios focus Navy and Marine Corps forces on defending ARG shipping and the drills allowed the...
28 September 2018 Multinational Disaster Response Exercise Wraps Up in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command worked together with more than 300 civilian and military disaster response professionals from 14 countries in Kathmandu for the Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) 25-28...
28 September 2018 U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Cordon and Search Techniques CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, trained on cordon and search techniques at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 25, 2018.Soldiers watched a demonstration that highlighted the...
27 September 2018 Under Secretary of the Navy Visits Fiji for Partnership Building SUVA, Fiji -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed a partnership-building visit to Fiji on Sep. 27, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with senior civilian and military officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues and efforts.Meetings were held with Acting...
27 September 2018 B-52 Conduct Missions Over the South China Sea, Indian Ocean JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted operations in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean on Sept. 23 and Sept. 25, 2018 (HST).On Sept. 23, a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft departed Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and participated...
27 September 2018 Bringing Home 20 Local Sailors, USS Ronald Reagan arrives Guam ASAN, Guam -- With 5,000 Sailors aboard, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Guam for a port call Sept. 24.Ronald Reagan, the flagship of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, made its way to Guam from its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan to participate in Valiant Shield 2018.The U.S.-only, biennial...
27 September 2018 Strengthening Ties with Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- For over 20 years, Yokota Air Base, Japan has participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience what it’s like to work as U.S. Air Force Airmen.This year’s 14 day program gave a chance for all Airmen to learn, grow and...
27 September 2018 175th Financial Management Support Center Conducts Inaugural Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After five days of grueling physical challenges, tests of will power and military knowledge, four units from across the Pacific including one team of Marines, competed in the first Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 17 -- 21.The 175th...