14 March 2019 Wreckage of USS Wasp CV-7 Discovered in Coral Sea SEATTLE, Wash. -- Wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7) was discovered Jan. 14, 2019, by the expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel.Wasp was sunk on Sept. 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the...
14 March 2019 Philippines and US Army Soldiers Play Basketball FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- The hot sun beat down on the players as they ran from one end of the court to the other, a bright orange ball bouncing towards a hoop before the other team steals it. It is the Philippine Army versus the U.S. Army. Soldiers sit on the sidelines cheering their team on...
14 March 2019 15th Wing Partners with Air Combat Command to Ensure Mission Success in Indo-Pacific AOR JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing and several partner units recently joined forces with the 366th Component Maintenance Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to deploy one of two Air Force Rapid Assistance Support for Calibration, or RASCAL, at Joint Base...
13 March 2019 U.S., Philippine Navies Conduct Cooperative Deployment as Flagship Arrives in Manila MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines in three years.The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team undertook a cooperative deployment with Philippine Navy (PN) landing...
13 March 2019 3rd Wing Transfers C-17 Aircraft Supply to 176th JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are quickly approaching the second anniversary of their assignment from the 3rd Wing to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.Now, the 176th Wing and numerous mission...
13 March 2019 U.S. and Philippine Service Members Train Side-by-side during Salaknib 2019 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- Teamwork is built on mutual trust and understanding how each member of the team functions. Salaknib, an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Philippine Army as part of the larger Pacific Pathways series of exercises, helps the U.S. Army and...
13 March 2019 8th Theater Sustainment Command Hosting Logistics Training Team on Global Combat Support System-Army SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command will host a Logistics Training Team to provide training on the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) from April 29 through May 24, 2019 at the Schofield Barracks installation training center. The training is open to GCSS-Army...
13 March 2019 Warthogs Take Over Hawaiian Skies MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii -- U.S. Airmen with the 442nd Fighter Wing descended on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in February to conduct various training exercises across the Hawaiian Islands.The fighter wing, stationed out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, worked alongside III Marine Expeditionary...
13 March 2019 Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency brings Service Members Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- *Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series on Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.A woman sits across from her father as tears begin to stream down her cheeks. She opens a small box and pulls out a photo of her dad in his uniform and inhales deeply...
12 March 2019 The U.S, Thailand, and Singapore Launch 25th COPE Tiger Exercise KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Units from the United States Air Force, the Royal Thai Air Force, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force began flying in support of the 25th annual COPE Tiger exercise, March 11.Over the next two weeks, approximately 1,150 members from the three services...