23 October 2019 Weathering the Storm YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Each year about 30 typhoons form in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and between six and ten will strike the coastline on average according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. While most strike Okinawa Prefecture, the island of Kyushu, or the island of Shikoku, all regions of Japan...
23 October 2019 Two Men, Two Eras, Join to Pay Tribute to First Eighth Army General U.S. ARMY GARRISON-HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Two men separated by generations, but connected by the Korea War, joined Eighth Army leaders to honor the memory of Gen. Walton Harris Walker Oct. 10 at U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys.Retired Gen. Paik Sun-Yup, South Korea's first four-star general and...
23 October 2019 U.S. Marines Complete Their Eighth Rotation in Australia DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines have completed the eighth iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), a six-month rotation of Marines in Australia’s Northern Territory. The U.S. Marines that comprised the 2019 rotation have departed Australia and returned to their home stations or...
23 October 2019 Coast Guard, Maui County to Hold Search and Rescue Exercise Off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Maui County Fire Department, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, American Medical Response (AMR), and Maui County Police Department are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Kapalua, Thursday."We've seen similar cases to the scenario...
23 October 2019 Governor of Guam Visits Submarine Squadron Fifteen SANTA RITA, Guam -- Governor of Guam Lourdes Leon Guerrero visited with Sailors and leadership while touring USS Key West (SSN 722) and met with Navy leadership during a brief at Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen on Oct. 22, 2019.The brief and submarine tour were conducted as part of the Navy’s...
22 October 2019 U.S., Brunei Navy Kick Off CARAT Exercise MUARA, Brunei -- The U.S. and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) commenced the 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise at Muara Naval Base, Brunei, Oct. 22.The 25th anniversary of Exercise CARAT Brunei symbolizes the longstanding U.S.-Brunei maritime partnership...
22 October 2019 25th Aircraft Maintenance Units Blows Away Competition at 2019 Penn Fest KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Maintenance Group hosted the 2019 Penn Fest, Oct. 19, and brought together five aircraft maintenance units (AMU), and their respective aircraft, from across the Republic of Korea (ROK).This year, Penn Fest gave several AMUs the chance to see who had the...
22 October 2019 Responders Medically Evacuate Injured Latvian Crewmember from Midway Island HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. FWS) and the Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), medically evacuated a 32-year-old Latvian crewmember of a Norwegian-flagged tank vessel from Midway Island, late Sunday."This case illustrates the value...
22 October 2019 U.S. Army Japan Holds Emergency Evacuation Program Phase II Drill CAMP Zama, Japan -- A group of about 70 volunteers increased not only their personal readiness during the Emergency Evacuation Program Phase II Drill here Oct. 17, but that of U.S. Army Japan as a whole."You never know when something is going to happen, and we have to make sure everybody is ready,"...
22 October 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Hosts 2019 Special Olympics MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan (Oct. 18th, 2019) -- U.S. Marines and Japanese families attended the 13th annual Special Olympics at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019.The Special Olympics was coordinated by Frank Thornton, assistant director of the national sports committee of...