11 September 2018 Coast Guard Assessing Storm Damage in Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Following Typhoon Mangkhut SANTA RITA, Guam -- Coast Guard personnel are underway assessing the waterways and port conditions after Typhoon Mangkhut impacted Guam and the Mariana Islands late Monday night.Personnel from Sector Guam, Station Apra Harbor, and the Pacific Strike Force from Alameda, California are actively making...
11 September 2018 Host-nation College Students Work with Army, Gain Professional Development through USAG Japan Intern CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Nine Japanese college students gained professional development and a familiarity with working in a U.S. military environment after participating in U.S. Army Garrison Japan's summer internship program here last month.One of the goals of the internship, an annual program on Camp...
10 September 2018 U.S., Vietnam Conducted Medical info Sharing during Pacific Angel 18-2 TAM KY, Vietnam -- U.S. Air Force and Vietnamese medical professionals participated in two subject matter expert (SME) exchanges here in Quang Nam province Sept. 4-7.These medical exchanges focused on information sharing and collaboration on a variety of topics as part of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL),...
10 September 2018 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense, Senior Enlisted Leaders to Meet in Hawaii NEW DELHI -- National sovereignty, freedom of navigation, open sea lanes and airways, and respect for the rule of law have enabled the nations of the Indo-Pacific region to prosper together.Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join with chiefs of defense and...
10 September 2018 B-2s Conduct Training Missions Out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam-Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits took off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, to conduct routine training in the vicinity of Guam and Hawaii, Sept. 6, 2018.The B-2s deployed to JBPH-H from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, in support of the...
10 September 2018 Royal Thai Air Forces Hosts 5th Airman-to-Airman Talks with U.S. BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) hosted the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) delegation in Bangkok, Thailand, for the fifth RTAF-PACAF Airman-to-Airman talks (A2A) Aug. 20-22, 2018.A2A talks are jointly held discussions between U.S. and partner nation air forces designed to bolster...
10 September 2018 Coast Guard Assists Crew of Capsized Canoe off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a capsized canoe a mile off Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Thursday night.A Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew responded to the incident and recovered all six paddlers. The RB-M towed the canoe back to Kihei boat ramp.There were no reports...
07 September 2018 Pacific Angel to Provide Humanitarian Assistance in Vietnam JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States and Vietnam along with other partners will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from Sept. 10-15 as part of Pacific Angel 2018 (PAC ANGEL) in Quang Nam province.PAC ANGEL is an annual U.S. led joint and combined...
07 September 2018 U.S.-India Defense Cooperation a ‘Key Driver’ of Overall Relationship NEW DELHI, India -- U.S.-Indian defense cooperation has emerged “as the most significant dimension of our strategic partnership and as a key driver of our overall bilateral relationship,” Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at the conclusion of the two-plus-two talks here...
07 September 2018 49th Missile Defense Battalion Tests Its METL FORT GREELY, Alaska -- The 100th Missile Defense Brigade and the 49th Missile Defense Battalion conducted their most comprehensive and thorough external evaluation to date at Fort Greely Aug. 20-24.Guardian Watch 18, a variation of a biannual event, was an 84-hour exercise that tested the battalion...