30 April 2019 Military Sealift Command’s USNS Guam christened in Okinawa NAHA, Japan - Military Sealift Command (MSC) christened the high-speed transport USNS Guam (T-HST 1) during a ceremony at Naha Military Port in Naha, Japan, April 27.Key speakers were U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry B. Harris Jr.; Guam Rep. Michael San Nicholas; Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith,...
30 April 2019 Navy’s high-speed, mission-focused surface combatant completes advanced training SAN DIEGO - For the first time in the littoral combat ship’s class history, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) conducted Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area or operations.The training, which concluded April 22, provided the crew of the...
30 April 2019 U.S. Presents Shark Boats to Bangladesh Navy CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – Rear Admiral Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, presented five metal patrol boats to the Bangladesh Navy during a ceremony at the Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) Headquarters in Chittagong April 25.Tynch, Joel Reifman, U.S. Deputy Chief of...
30 April 2019 USS Stockdale arrives in Fiji for port visit SUVA, Fiji - The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) arrived in Suva, April 30, for a scheduled port visit.The visit provides Sailors the opportunity to explore Fiji and deepen relationships with its people.“Stockdale is looking forward to visiting Fiji and exploring this beautiful...
30 April 2019 Eielson Airmen prepare the F-35 for Arctic operations EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With weather dropping below negative 50 degrees Fahrenheit and days filled with darkness, living in Alaska during the winter months can be anything but easy. The same can be said about trying to survive in that unforgiving environment after ejecting from an...
29 April 2019 U.S. Navy P-8A to Join ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Exercise in Korea BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft assigned to the “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 will participate in a multinational maritime security exercise, beginning April 30.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-Plus)...
29 April 2019 Misawa Rapidly Deploys during Resilient Typhoon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Pushing the boundaries of rapid deployment calls for some early mornings and late nights. Thankfully, the rainbow-colored sunrises and sunsets in Guam made the week-long Resilient Typhoon exercise a little more bearable for 35th Fighter Wing personnel, April...
29 April 2019 VP-5 Mad Foxes to Attend Kanoya Air Show KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan -- A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 will participate in this year’s Kanoya Airshow held at the Kanoya Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Airbase, in Kagoshima, Kanoya, Nishihara, Japan, April 27-28.The Kanoya Airshow is an annual event that brings...
29 April 2019 Joint Interagency Mass Rescue Exercise Conducted Successfully on Kauai LIHUE, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Kauai Fire Department, HDOT Airports Division, HDOT Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Section, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, Kauai Police Department, American Medical Response, and Wilcox Medical Center conducted a full-scale mass rescue exercise Friday at...
29 April 2019 Can You Hear Me Now? 31st MEU Comm. Marines Connect Marines, Enable Crisis-response Force OKINAWA, Japan -- During Spring Patrol 2019, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed a first in its 50 year history: split operations spanning a vast swath of the Indo-Pacific region. Marines and Sailors dispersed across thousands of miles of open ocean completed a series of complex amphibious...