09 January 2019 Statement by Acting Chief Spokesperson Charles E. Summers on Appointment of Eric D. Chewning as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense WASHINGTON -- Mr. Eric D. Chewning has accepted the position of chief of staff to the secretary of defense. Since October 2017, Mr. Chewning served the administration as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy. Mr. Chewning brings an array of military and industry experience...
09 January 2019 Pyeongtaek Leadership Committee’s Friendship Dinner CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Leaders throughout 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade attended a friendship dinner with the Pyeongtaek Leadership Committee Morning Calm Conference Center Jan. 3.The New Year Friendship Dinner presented local civic, business leaders and 2CAB Soldiers with an opportunity...
08 January 2019 My Navy Career Development Symposium to Visit Hawaii MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- The My Navy Career Development Symposium (CDS), hosted by Navy Personnel Command, will be visiting Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 16-17 to showcase Sailor 2025 career and personnel management initiatives to Sailors in the region.The symposium is scheduled for two days at...
08 January 2019 Military Sealift Command Team Gets Operation Deep Freeze Cargo Underway PORT HUENEME, Calif. -- The Military Sealift Command (MSC) charter ship MV Ocean Giant is en route to Antarctica after recent cargo operations in Port Hueneme in support of the annual Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) resupply mission.Beginning in late December, a team from MSC including Navy Reservists...
08 January 2019 Suicide Prevention | Eliminating the Stigma OKINAWA, Japan -- Behavioral health specialists report depression and suicide ideation rates increase during the holiday season and into the post-holiday period in the Marine Corps, according to the Headquarters Marine Corps Force Preservation Directorate. Marines may feel lonelier during these...
07 January 2019 Cooperation, Commitment, Partnership keys to Far East District Alliance CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED) has diligently worked alongside its Republic of Korea (ROK) partners in support of one of the largest transformation, re-stationing and construction projects in Department of Defense history...
07 January 2019 U.S., Myanmar Engage in Flood Modeling Endeavor YANGON, Myanmar -- The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) conducted a technical exchange in Yangon, Myanmar Dec. 10-14, 2018 with a focus on flood modeling.Natural disasters know no bounds. Disasters are nondiscriminatory and affect people of all nationalities and...
07 January 2019 Not All “Docs” | the Fleet Marine Force OKINAWA, Japan -- More than 9,000 sailors are currently embedded into Marine Corps units, wearing Marine Corps uniforms rather than their traditional Navy uniforms and, to the surprise of many Marines, they’re not all “Docs”. The Fleet Marine Force is comprised of sailors who are assigned to, or...
04 January 2019 Changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice Take Effect This Week FORT MEADE, Md. -- A host of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice became effective Jan. 1, modernizing definitions for many offenses, adjusting maximum penalties, standardizing court-martial panels, creating new computer-crime laws and much more.The changes strike a balance between...
04 January 2019 Coast Guard Suspends Search for Remaining Sincerity Ace Crewmember HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard has suspended the active search for the remaining unaccounted for crewmember of the Sincerity Ace, Wednesday.“Following the conclusion of morning and afternoon searches by our aircraft and commercial vessels we suspended the active search. This is always a...