23 January 2019 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron Achieves 93% Vehicle Mission-capable Rate JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Recently, the third-largest vehicle maintenance fleet in the U.S. Air Force, centered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, has achieved and maintained a 93-percent mission-capable rate.Such a solid Pacific Air Forces ranking proves the 673d Logistics...
22 January 2019 31st MEU Maritime Raid Force Takes Realistic Urban Training Exercise to Hawaii MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force (MRF) kick off Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 20, 2019. This is the first iteration of RUTEX in 2019 and the first...
22 January 2019 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Initiates Conversation with Sailors YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith visited Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and met with Sailors onboard the Ticonderoga-class missile-guided cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in Yokosuka, Japan on Jan. 18, 2019.The MCPON is tasked with being the...
22 January 2019 Air Force Special Operations Command Leaders Visit the Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maj. Gen. Vince Becklund, deputy commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), visited the 353rd Special Operations Group (SOG) Jan. 9-11 for a closer look at the special operations mission in the Pacific.The visit provided an opportunity for AFSOC leadership...
22 January 2019 Exercise Forest Light 19.2 Begins Early February OKINAWA, Japan -- Approximately 400 Okinawa-based U.S. Marines will partner with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to conduct the semiannual bilateral exercise Forest Light 19.2 from Feb. 4 -15, 2019 in the Aibano Maneuver Area. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment,...
22 January 2019 Preparing the Brigade Support Medical Company for Deployment to the Korean U.S. Army -- The armored brigade combat team (ABCT) is one of the fastest and most lethal units in the Army. By deploying an ABCT to the Republic of Korea, the United States shows commitment to security and partnership on the peninsula. Every company in the 1st ABCT, 3rd Infantry Division, must be...
19 January 2019 Japan's Minister of Defense Visits INDOPACOM Headquarters Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson hosted Japan’s Minister of Defense, His Excellency Takeshi Iwaya, at the USINDOPACOM headquarters, Dec. 18.“It was an honor to have Minister of Defense Iwaya here at USINDOPACOM,” Said Davidson. “The U.S. and Japan alliance is...
18 January 2019 US, Philippine AF Conduct Bilateral Air Contingency Exchange JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force F-16s, aircrew, maintenance and support personnel deployed from Kunsan Air Base, Korea to Basa Air Base, Philippines Jan. 17 in order to fly and train with Philippine counterparts as part of a regularly reoccurring bilateral air contingent...
18 January 2019 Chief of Naval Operations Meets with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe TOKYO, Japan -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Thursday, to further strengthen military ties between the United States and Japan.Richardson reaffirmed the U.S. Navy’s commitment to maintaining security cooperation with the Japan...
18 January 2019 Over 100 Army Leaders Gather to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Reflect SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Over 100 Army leaders across Oahu gathered Jan. 16, here at the 25th Infantry Division Consolidated Dining Facility to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s remarkable life and recognize his timeless courage.The event was hosted by the Aloha ROCKS Chapter of the ROCKS...