06 March 2019 Leveraging Theater Assets for Long Term Sustainability KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the Army's only forward stationed Patriot Missile System Maintenance Company in Japan, the Soldiers of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-1 ADA), has had to take a holistic look at sustainment not only in Japan but also throughout the US...
06 March 2019 COMPACAF Honors 75th Anniversary of WWII Battle; Visits Micronesian Islands JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited the island of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and Kwajalein Atoll of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Feb. 16-20, 2019.Brown hosted Assistant Secretary Douglas...
06 March 2019 Sustaining the Pack: Kunsan Becomes First Overseas Base to Migrate to Cloud Email KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- "Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a series designed to highlight innovative efforts, large and small, that are improving infrastructure at Kunsan Air Base. These both save the Air Force money and improve mission readiness for generations of Airmen to...
06 March 2019 Alaska Army National Guard Culinary Arts Soldiers Compete in National Field Feeding Competition JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Culinary arts specialist Soldiers assigned to Echo Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment, competed in the 52nd annual Philip A. Connelly Program for Excellence in Army Food Service in a field environment at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,...
05 March 2019 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2019 Comes to an End GEELONG, Australia -- The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest event, the 2019 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (AVALON 19), concluded at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, March 3, 2019.Approximately 130 U.S. military personnel and aircraft participated in AVALON 19 to...
05 March 2019 35 Fighter Wing Information Protection: More Than Scanning Fingerprints MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Fighter Wing (FW) information protection (IP) office safeguards classified and controlled unclassified information, including anything from paper documents and safes to electronic media.Lance Guedry, the 35 FW IP chief, explained how the information protection...
05 March 2019 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Philippine Airmen, Strengthens Relations JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Philippine Air Force (PAF) service members visited Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Headquarters for Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks to increase interoperability and enhance their relationship here, Feb. 24-27, 2019.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russell Mack, PACAF deputy...
05 March 2019 15th MXS Airman Uses Joint Skills to Ensure Mission Success JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Every day, Airmen across the 15th Maintenance Squadron work together to produce safe, reliable, mission ready aircraft and equipment. But one Airman has taken it a step further and integrated some lessons learned from Army courses to enhance his mission...
04 March 2019 HSC-25 Aids Cruise Ship Passenger in Pacific ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress early Monday, March 4.At approximately 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, HSC-25 was notified by U.S. Coast Guard Sector...
04 March 2019 U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2019 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, completed Resilient Shield 2019, March 1.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise held within the...