SOLOMON SEA -- USS Wasp, At Sea -- F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (REIN), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, used the GAU-22 cannon against a simulated target and executed the first shipboard hot reload of ordnance in the Indo-Pacific region while underway...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a civilian in distress aboard a Chinese-flagged vessel in the Pacific, Aug. 6.Within two hours of notification by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam of the distressed mariner, a Chinese...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pacific Air Forces deployed a squadron of RQ-4 Global Hawks, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2019.The rotational deployment of the Global Hawk to Japan is necessary to ensure Airmen can continuously operate the platform during months in...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, Alaska -- Airmen of 210th Rescue Squadron delivered the first Operational Loss Replacement HH-60G Pave Hawk Aug. 5, 2019, following a four-day journey from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.The HH-60 is the Department...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing hosted more than 20 school-age children from around the local area during a tour of Kunsan Air Base Aug. 2.For many of the children, the tour was a unique opportunity to visit and interact with American Airmen for the first time.“Having the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing-hosted First Sergeants Symposium took place at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 22-26, 2019.The five-day course included training provided by Air University, the First Sergeant Academy, and informational briefings from base helping...

MANILA, Philippines - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrived in Manila, Aug. 7, for a brief port call that highlights the strong community and military connections between Philippines and the United States.The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike group includes Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS...

SURABAYA, Indonesia – The 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia concluded during a ceremony at the Indonesian Navy’s 2nd Fleet Training Command headquarters Aug. 7.The CARAT exercise series is designed to address shared maritime security concerns and strengthen...

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) gathered in the ship’s hangar bay in the early hours of Aug. 3 to pay tribute to the crews lost during attacks on USS Neosho (AO 23), USS Sims (DD 409), and the eighth USS...

NMCB 4, Indonesian Marines Conduct Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Elementary School During CARAT 2019U.S. Navy Story by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey L. Adams, CTF 75 Public AffairsGRESIK DISTRICT, Indonesia (NNS) – U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion...