25 October 2019 III MEF and 7th Fleet Join for Staff Talks in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) came together for staff talks aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in port at Yokosuka Naval Base Oct. 24.The event provided a forum to facilitate discussion and enhance awareness of important topics...
25 October 2019 Homeport and Command of USS Springfield Changes after Pearl Harbor Arrival PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 23.The change of command occurred shortly after Springfield arrived in Pearl Harbor, following a change of homeport from...
25 October 2019 3rd Marine Division Participates in Fuji Viper 20-1 CAMP FUJI, GOTEMBA, Japan -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently deployed 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as part of the Unit Deployment Program, are participating in Fuji Viper 20-1 in Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan from...
25 October 2019 Resiliency: 613th Air Operations Center Hosts First Mindfulness Class JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The first Holistic Health Team mindfulness class was held at the 613th Air Operations Center, Oct. 16, 2019.Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s...
25 October 2019 Pacific, Philippine Air Forces Partner during Aeromedical Evacuation Exchange CLARK, Philippines -- U.S. medical personnel from across Pacific Air Forces held an Aeromedical Evacuation Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the Philippine Air Force at Clark AB, Pampanga, Philippines, September 9 – 11.U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation subject matter experts from Joint Base...
24 October 2019 US, ROK Submarine Leaders Reach New Milestone with 50th Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting JEJU, South Korea -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, visited Jeju, South Korea Oct. 22-24 for the 50th iteration of the semiannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force.Pitts met with Rear Adm. Jung Il Shik, Commander,...
24 October 2019 Better When We Fly Together: Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Brunei 2019 RIMBA AIR BASE, Brunei -- Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, Commander Task Force 73, along with members from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), flew a Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter during maritime exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2019 at Rimba Air Base, Brunei, Oct. 22.The...
24 October 2019 US Air Force Exchange Officer Soars with Partners Down Under ROYAL AIR FORCE AMBERLY, Australia --When Maj. Thomas Larner commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, he knew he wanted to be a part of the fighter community. What he didn’t know was where that dream would take him.“I remember attending my first air show in Philadelphia as a young boy, and thinking ‘man,...
24 October 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Commander Visits Philippines to Commemorate Leyte Landing, Engage with Philippine Coast Guard Partners MANILA, Philippines -- The United States Coast Guard’s commanding officer is conducting a three-day visit to the Philippines to mark the 75th anniversary of the operation that began the Philippines’ World War II liberation, meet with deployed U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and bolster U.S. partnerships...
23 October 2019 Rivals Turned Wingmen Take Flight JOINT BASE PEARL-HARBOR, Hawaii -- The skies aligned for two pilots and former college football players who were able to support their alma maters in a once-in-a-lifetime way on game day. Maj. Britton Komine, 204th Airlift Squadron, and Capt. Nathaniel Dreslinski, 535th Airlift Squadron, flew the...