11 February 2019 Cobra Gold19: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Exercise Commenced in Thailand PHITSANULOK, Thailand -- The second annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise (HADR TTX), as part of the 38th annual Thai, U.S. co-sponsored Cobra Gold Exercise, commenced with opening ceremony in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2019. The event is being hosted...
11 February 2019 USS John C. Stennis Arrives in Thailand for Port Visit LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived in Laem Chabang, Feb. 10, for a brief port call that highlights the strong community and military connections between Thailand and the United States.During the visit, the John C. Stennis crew will participate in a...
11 February 2019 U.S. and Thai Armies Complete Exercise Hanuman Guardian 19 CAMP NIMMAN KOLAYUT -- Soldiers from the U.S. and Royal Thai Army completed an 11-day training exercise Feb. 7, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand. The closing ceremonies marked the 9th year of the bilateral training exercise known as Hanuman Guardian.Hanuman Guardian is designed to foster a...
11 February 2019 Marine F-35B Lightning II Fighters Strike with Externally-mounted Ordnance at Sea for the First Time ...
11 February 2019 DoD Successfully Completes Yutu Relief Mission in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ASAN, Guam -- Service members from Joint Task Force West officially concluded Super Typhoon Yutu relief and recovery efforts in Saipan and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNM) Feb. 6-7.Joint Task Group Engineer, a contingent of Task Force west, arrived in Saipan, CNMI, in...
11 February 2019 Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier Awarded the State Medal of Valor WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- "A series of very difficult decisions . . . that would save the lives of a family of six, and one family pet." These are the words used by Hawaii Governor David Ige just prior to presenting Staff Sergeant Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Bravo Company, 777th Aviation Support...
08 February 2019 USS Green Bay, 31st MEU Arrive in Thailand for Cobra Gold SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Sattahip, Thailand Feb. 7 to participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2019.Cobra Gold is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in...
08 February 2019 7th Fleet Command Ship USS Blue Ridge Visits Otaru, Japan OTARU, Japan -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived for their first port visit to Otaru, Japan, in nearly five years, Feb 8.The port visit is also Blue Ridge’s first since completing a two-year maintenance period. It reflects the enduring strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance...
08 February 2019 Forward Deployed: Andersen Airmen Project Airpower from Diego Garcia DIEGO GARCIA, Indian Ocean -- The diverse mission of the 36th Wing can be boiled down to a single concept: Project airpower across the Indo-Pacific region.Deployed to an atoll 21 times smaller than Guam, less than 30 Airmen of Detachment 1 have the important mission of maintaining a forward...
08 February 2019 Yokota Hosts Leadership Summit YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A five-year-old boy was at a hospital with his family. He saw his mother talking to this lady at a desk. They’re filling out papers. Mom comes over and says, ‘You have to stay here because you’re not well.’ The little boy didn’t feel ill. He didn’t feel sick at all.“We have...