28 February 2019 Getting Aggressive for COPE North 2019 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members from the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are back on the road again for COPE North 2019 (CN19), a field training exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, scheduled for Feb. 18 through March 8.More than 2,000 U.S. military members, approximately 850 service...
28 February 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo Arrives in Philippines, Meets with President Duterte MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte upon his arrival to the Philippines on Thursday, February 28. The meeting underscored our cooperation on bilateral and regional security issues.Secretary Pompeo arrived at the Villamor Air Base in...
28 February 2019 303rd Intelligence Squadron Innovates Internship Program OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of korea -- Founded November 22, 1950, the 303rd Intelligence Squadron, located at Osan Air Base, is one of the most historic units in the U.S. Air Force. The 303rd IS, commonly known as Skivvy Nine, has been on the Korean Peninsula providing timely cryptologic support since...
28 February 2019 DOD Leaders Brief Congress on IT, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance WASHINGTON -- Senior Defense Department officials testified on the department’s information technology, cybersecurity and information assurance efforts today at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s panel on intelligence, emerging threats, and capabilities.DOD’s Chief Information...
28 February 2019 Engineer Warriors of the Land and Sea – A Look Back at RIMPAC 2018 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- In today’s interconnected global arena, deployment readiness is contingent on Soldiers’ ability to work in partnership with other joint services and allied nations. In the summer of 2018, the Soldiers of 561st Engineer Construction Company (ECC), 84th...
27 February 2019 Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Conducts Systems Operability Testing Aboard USS Wasp CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) conducted systems operability testing in January aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, in support of 31st Marine Expeditionary...
27 February 2019 Army National Guard Director Visits Citizen-Soldiers of the Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- As a critical partner in the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, the Army National Guard must be an expeditionary force, according to Director of the Army National Guard Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy."The Army National Guard is a vital partner in America's Army of...
27 February 2019 Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department Locate Missing Kayaker Off Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Honolulu County Fire Department located a 56-year-old male kayaker who went missing near Haleiwa Beach Park, Monday evening.The missing kayaker had made his way to shore after becoming separated from his friend. Good Samaritans reported seeing a kayaker...
27 February 2019 9th Annual US-Japan Friendship Concert Jeld in Iwakuni City IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- The Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau hosted the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Feb. 23, 2019.The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of...
27 February 2019 U.S. and Philippine Armies Launch Exercise Salaknib 19 MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Army Pacific will participate in Exercise Salaknib 2019, which will be conducted in and around Fort Magsaysay, Palayan, and Nueva Ecija, Philippines from March 4 to 24, 2019. The U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen...