25 November 2019 Tiger TRIUMPH: U.S. Sailor Returns to India during Inaugural Exercise VISAKHAPATHNAM, India -- U.S. Marines and Sailors arrived aboard the USS Germantown (LSD 42) in Visakhapatnam, India, Nov. 13, 2019 to make history by participating in the first-ever tri-service exercise Tiger TRIUMPH between the U.S. and Indian. The exercise gave the U.S. and Indian forces the...
25 November 2019 Pacific Tri-Service General Surgeons Perform the First Surgeries at BDAACH U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS, PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA -- Six military general surgeons (three Army, two Navy, and one Air Force) and an Air Force Physician Assistant performed surgeries together on the opening day of Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital (BDAACH) and Ambulatory Care Center on 15...
22 November 2019 Commander, Task Force-72 Concludes ANNUALEX 2019 with Japan Maritime Defense Forces KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed their largest bilateral exercise, ANNUALEX, in the Sea of Japan Nov. 21.From CTF-72, the “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 worked alongside the “World Famous Pelicans” of VP-45...
22 November 2019 599th Transportation Brigade Facilitates Unit Equipment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade partnered with multi-service elements here Nov. 12-14 to discharge 25th Infantry Division and Hawaii Army National Guard cargo and equipment from the USNS Mendonca.The equipment was returning from a two-month deployment to the Joint Readiness...
22 November 2019 Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 Challenges Special Operators KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Editor's note: Due to operations security, Airmen are not fully identified in this story.Warm air suddenly whips throughout the aircraft, breaking the calm of the long flight above the Pacific Ocean just after midnight.Anticipation can be felt among the operators and...
22 November 2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners to Battle Malnutrition in Laos VIENTIANE, Laos -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed phase one and two construction of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), officially turning over major portions of the $4.9 million dollar medical and educational facility to Lao Ministry of Health leads in a ribbon...
22 November 2019 In-Service Recruiter Helps Authenticate Dreams OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Deciding your next phase in life can be a difficult decision to make. Like driving in traffic, every Active-Duty military member will one day encounter a career fork in the road.You can either ‘cruise control’ on a familiar route by remaining in the Active-Duty...
21 November 2019 U.S., U.K., Japan Navies Reaffirm Commitment to Increased Cooperation ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday joined First Sea Lord, United Kingdom Royal Navy Adm. Tony Radakin and Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Adm. Hiroshi Yamamura for a trilateral maritime discussion onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) anchored...
21 November 2019 HSC-25 Conducts MEDEVAC of Chinese Citizen at Sea ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a civilian in medical distress request aboard a Hong Kong-flagged vessel in the Pacific, Nov 20, 2019.Within three hours of notification by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam of the...
21 November 2019 B-52s Complete 19.5-hour Mission, Live-fire Training with Army in Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircrews participated in live-fire training operations with the U.S. Army over the Pohakuloa Training Area, located on the big island of Hawaii November 15 and 18.During the two separate days, two B-52 bombers...