17 December 2019 Republic of Korea Navy Surgeon General Visits Navy Medicine West SAN DIEGO, Calf. -- Capt. Jung Tae Park, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy surgeon general visited Navy Medicine West (NMW) headquarters, Dec. 11, and met with Mark Boman, chief of staff, to discuss mutual medical interests.During the visit, Boman gave Park an overview of NMW that included discussion...
16 December 2019 Under Secretary Visits Interior of Alaska Military Bases EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Honorable John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, recently visited Eielson Air Force Base and Clear Air Force Station (AFS) from 8-9 Dec., 2019. While on Eielson, Rood was briefed by base personnel on a variety of topics such as RED FLAG-Alaska, Joint...
16 December 2019 U.S. and Japan conduct bilateral exercise Yama Sakura 77 CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan (Dec. 14, 2019) – U.S. Marines and U.S. Army Soldiers, alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), participated in Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Dec. 9-16, 2019, strengthening military operations, readiness, trust and...
16 December 2019 Humanitarian Assistance Response Training in Singapore SINGAPORE - The U.S. Navy's Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 hosted a Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) course with partner nation military at their headquarters in Singapore, Dec. 4-5.The two-day HART course, designed by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Center for...
16 December 2019 Japan Provost Marshal Visits Yama Sakura 77 TOKYO, TOKYO, Japan -- The commander of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) military police, accompanied by Western Army, Eastern Army and Military Police School leaders, met with U.S. Army and JGSDF MP personnel during Yama Sakura 77 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 13, 2019.JGSDF Maj. Gen. Susumu...
16 December 2019 Army Reserve One-Star General Visits American Samoa to Enhance Capabilities PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- When Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated American Samoa in February 2018, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, residing in American Samoa, took immediate action to aid in the recovery efforts. Under the direction of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Soldiers assisted in...
16 December 2019 Three Midshipmen Train at Japan's National Defense Academy in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Three midshipmen, Midshipman 1st Class Jaqueline Ramos, Midshipman 2nd Class Aidan Palmer, and Midshipman 2nd Class Alexander Rudison, from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) recently attended Japan’s National Defense Academy (NDA) in Yokosuka under its 1-semester (4 month)...
13 December 2019 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Visits Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Greg Slavonic visited Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, to speak personally with shipyard workers at an all-hands call and make public remarks at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on the anniversary of the World War II...
13 December 2019 US Marines, sailors aboard MCB-Camp Butler take part in Security Augmentation Force Training CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Base-Camp Smedley D. Butler took part in the Security Augmentation Force Training from Dec. 2 to Dec. 12 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.Camps Foster, Plaza and Lester requires a SAF in order to adequately protect the...
13 December 2019 American Samoan Reserve Soldiers' Readiness Vital in the Pacific PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Tutuila, the largest and the main island of American Samoa, measures only about 21 miles across and about three miles from north to south. Yet this island is home to over 200 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 9th Mission Support Command, headquartered in...