24 July 2019 Menoni Takes Helm as Commander of Joint Region Marianas ASAN, Guam -- Returning to Guam for his third tour of duty on island, Rear Adm. John Menoni assumed command of Joint Region Marianas from Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield during a change of command ceremony at the Guam High School gymnasium aboard U.S. Naval Hospital Guam in Agana Heights, July...
24 July 2019 Naval Forces Korea Welcomes Korean Midshipmen to CNFK BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) hosted 150 midshipmen from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Academy for a tour of CNFK headquarters, July 23.The tour was designed to help the midshipmen better understand the CNFK mission and the command’s role ensuring the...
24 July 2019 Esper Becomes 27th Defense Secretary WASHINGTON -- Dr. Mark T. Esper became the 27th defense secretary Tuesday during an early evening White House swearing-in ceremony.Earlier in the day, by a 90-8 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Esper to serve in the office.Esper officially became the defense secretary when the president signed the...
24 July 2019 Get to the Chopper: Air Assault Company CORAL SEA, QLD, Australia -- Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, is comprised of various units, task organized to accomplish the different missions the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is expected to be prepared for. One of the most versatile and dynamic capabilities that 2/1 offers...
23 July 2019 USS Patriot Arrives In Cebu, Philippines CEBU, Philippines -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Cebu, Philippines for a port visit, July 22, 2019.While in Cebu, sailors aboard Patriot will participate in multiple cultural engagements and community service events.“The U.S. and Philippines share...
23 July 2019 United States Kicks Off Week-long Joint Pacific Search and Rescue Workshop in Honolulu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- On behalf of the Pacific Search and Rescue Steering Committee, the United States is hosting delegations from more than 15 countries this week in Honolulu to discuss search and rescue throughout the region at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies."When we...
23 July 2019 100 Years of 3rd Wing Service JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --From humble beginnings across the southwestern United States in 1919 to their dynamic presence in today’s global theater, on July 1, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Wing celebrated 100 years of service.The 3rd’s lineage originated July 1, 1919, when the...
23 July 2019 Sound of Freedom; Nagi Town Officials Visit MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted a Sound of Freedom Campaign with Nagi Town representatives at MCAS Iwakuni, July 17, 2019.The campaign consisted of a tour throughout the air station to...
23 July 2019 U.S. Delivers Military Equipment to the Armed Forces of the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine service members teamed up to unload and inventory ten M-107 .50 caliber sniper rifles at Camp Aguinaldo on July 17, 2019.Purchased by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), this delivery is part of a series of equipment transfers designed to strengthen...
22 July 2019 Sailors, Guam Celebrate 75th Liberation Day AGANA, Guam -- More than 50 Sailors from Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen joined the local community and other branches of service to celebrate Guam’s 75th Liberation Day with a parade, July 21.Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15 Sailors marched alongside the command’s submarine float while...