22 March 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Leads PP19 SAR Training Pacific Partnership 2019 and Republic of the Marshall Islands government officials began a search and rescue exercise (SAREX), March 20. The three-day exercise began with a planning meeting that was hosted by Coastguardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District. District 14 covers the Coast...
22 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, 2019. Commanding...
22 March 2019 Top Navy and Marine Corps Leadership Visit Exercise Pacific Blitz 2019 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller visited Sailors and Marines participating in exercise Pacific Blitz (PACBLITZ) 2019 throughout the southern California operating area March 19. PACBLITZ is a...
22 March 2019 USS Chief Sails with Philippine Navy SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) conducted a maritime cooperative activity with Philippine Navy (PN) vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16) March 21.This event helped strengthen both navies’ abilities to communicate, maneuver and operate...
21 March 2019 Thousands more soldiers will deploy to Pacific to increase Army footprint In a move to bolster U.S. troop presence in the Pacific, the Army has plans to deploy thousands of soldiers to the region for ongoing rotations. The new deployments could include as many as 5,000 to 10,000 troops, the equivalent of a division headquarters and several brigades, Gen. Robert Brown,...
21 March 2019 Dunford Describes U.S. Great Power Competition with Russia, China WASHINGTON -Russia and China are competitors to the United States and both nations are looking to overturn the current rules-based international order, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today at the Atlantic Council’s Commanders’ Series here. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said China and...
21 March 2019 Clearing the field Heavy construction equipment rumbles up and down the mock runway on Andersen Air Force Base’s Northwest Field, vibrating the ground as many tons of steel and hydraulics forces the world into a new shape. A group of NCOs stand in a loose circle, discussing the challenge ahead of them, while their...
21 March 2019 NMCB-3 Provides Engineering Support to Japan Fleet Concentration Area YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Det. Yokosuka completed three construction readiness operations (CRO) projects in support of naval installations in Japan. "Seabees are a force multiplier for the 7th Fleet area of operations," said Lt. John...
21 March 2019 Marine Corps, Navy improve crisis response capabilities with Pacific Blitz exercise MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and U.S. 3rd Fleet are conducting exercise Pacific Blitz 2019 in and off the coast of Southern California through March 26. Pacific Blitz, which kicked off March 12, is a scenario-driven field-training...
20 March 2019 U.S., Japanese Military Dental Professionals Meet for 65th Tri-Service Dental Symposium in Tokyo TOKYO, Japan -- Dental and orthodontic specialists from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Japan Self-Defense Forces, recently learned about currently pressing topics in their field and shared best practices during the 65th Tri-Service Dental Symposium.The event, held March 12 through...