31 January 2019 Military Sealift Command-Charter Cape Hudson Sails the Pacific Pathways, Delivers for Cobra Gold CHUK SAMET, Thailand -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship M/V Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2019, Jan 21-25.The Cape Hudson began the voyage from its home base in...
31 January 2019 PACAF Cultivates Civil Engineer Airmen with Ground-breaking RADAS Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- For more than nine days, 12 civil engineer Airmen from several Pacific Air Forces bases recently participated in a secondary operator training course of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) at Joint Base...
31 January 2019 VP-47 Conducts Joint Maritime Patrol Operations with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces OKINAWA, Japan -- The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 participated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 5 in a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures (CMPOP) exercise, Jan. 29.“This joint training was an exciting opportunity for VP-47 to...
31 January 2019 Visitors from Suo-Oshima Present Air Station Students with Mikans MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools hosted a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019.Japanese farmers visited the school bearing mikans as gifts for the students. Mikans are a unique fruit to the country and...
30 January 2019 Exercise Cobra Gold 2019 to Kick Off on February 12, 2019 BANGKOK, Thailand -- The 38th iteration of the annual theater security cooperation event Exercise Cobra Gold 2019 is taking place February 12 to February 23, 2019 at various locations throughout the Kingdom of Thailand.Cobra Gold is one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the...
30 January 2019 Dunford Welcomes Thai Counterpart for Talks on Military Relationship FORT MYER, Va. -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted a welcome ceremony for his counterpart from Thailand at Conmy Hall here today.Dunford and Thai Chief of Defense Forces Army Gen. Ponipaat Benyasri will hold discussions on the military-to-military...
30 January 2019 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Recognizes Readiness Restoration Success at PSNS & IMF BREMERTON, Wash. -- Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Jan. 28, 2019, to learn about technical innovations and process improvements there, and to thank members of the workforce for their determination...
30 January 2019 U.S., Philippines Cut the Ribbon on Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Project PAMPANGA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana cut the ribbon on the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on January 29.The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the...
30 January 2019 Regional Health Command-Pacific Kicks Off Arbinger Training for Outward Mindset JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Washington -- Arbinger Institute training for Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) civilian and military personnel officially kicked off two weeks ago.Supervisors at the headquarters in Hawaii received the two-day training Jan. 17-18, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord,...
29 January 2019 U.S. and Royal Thai Army Soldiers Begin Bilateral Exercise CAMP NIMMAN KOLAYUT, Thailand -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army and Royal Thai Army officially began this year's Hanuman Guardian training exercise with an opening ceremony held Jan. 28, 2019, at Camp Nimmankolayut, Thailand.This year's training involved approximately 800 U.S. Army Soldiers operating...