28 March 2019 Sealift Ships: Key Assets in Supply Chain during Balikatan 2019 OLONGAPO, Philippines -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships completed discharge operations at Subic Bay, Olongapo, Philippines, March 24, and delivered equipment and personnel destined for various locations in the Philippines in support of exercise Balikatan 2019.Balikatan 2019 is a military...
28 March 2019 2/3 Completes Bougainville I MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted Exercise Bougainville I, a three-part pre-deployment training exercise March 5-22, in and around Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Echo, Golf, and Fox Companies rotated through the three phases of training which...
27 March 2019 VP-47 Keeps Watch during Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation Rai Balang in Pacific Islands ...
27 March 2019 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Leader and Japan Self-Defense Forces Chief of Joint Staff Address Students NEWPORT, R.I. -- Navy Adm. Philip Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the joint staff for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, visited U.S. Naval War College on Friday, March 22, 2019.The two officers observed a war game being held at the college and...
27 March 2019 Two Nations, One mission: U.S. Tactical Air Control Party, Thai Combat Control Team Join Forces CHANDY RANGE, Thailand -- The U.S. tactical air control party (TACP) Airmen lower tactical vests over their heads with practiced confidence, quietly relaying a composure born of constant training. They strap their helmets on and prepare for the first strike of the day.This is where their “normal”...
27 March 2019 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighters Execute Life-saving Training KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department doesn’t just respond to cats stuck in trees, they also execute life-saving actions.The cargo aircraft that often come and go at Kunsan Air Base require a special piece of heavy machinery to unload the pallets of...
27 March 2019 U.S., Singapore, Thailand Wrap Up field Training Exercise KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- The 25th iteration of Cope Tiger, a multilateral field training exercise executed by U.S., Royal Thai and Republic of Singapore air forces (RSAF), concluded with a closing ceremony attended by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, Royal Thai Air...
27 March 2019 U.S. and Thai Army Engineers Share Best Practices in Combat Engineering RATCHABURI, Thailand -- U.S. and Thai Army Engineers met to enhance defense professionalism by sharing best practices in combat engineering during the "2nd U.S.-Thai Field Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchange" held at the Royal Thai Army (RTA) Engineer School, March 18-22.Commanding General of...
26 March 2019 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Promotes Mutual Respect, Partnerships during LIMA Exhibition LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- The commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet told a gathering of naval and air leaders from around the Indo-Pacific that all nations, regardless of size, have benefitted economically from the stability at sea brought by following international law. Commander, U.S. Pacific...
26 March 2019 USS Zumwalt Visits Alaska During 3rd Fleet Operations KETCHIKAN, Alaska -- The lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of guided-missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in Ketchikan, March 23.“My crew is excited for this outstanding opportunity to visit Ketchikan,” said Capt. Andrew Carlson, Zumwalt’s commanding officer. “Alaska is a...