26 April 2019 USS America, USS New Orleans to Forward Deploy to Japan, Stethem and Wasp Return to U.S. YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. Navy announced today that the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and landing platform dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) will become part of the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Sasebo, Japan.The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) will...
26 April 2019 Washington Participates in Malaysian Humanitarian, Disaster Course KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- With a focus on building relationships among emergency management professionals, the Washington Emergency Management Division and Washington National Guard participated in the first Malaysian Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Civil-Military Course at the...
26 April 2019 PP19 Partner Nations Participate in Ground-Breaking Ceremony DILI, Timor-Leste – Timorese leaders and Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) participants attended a ground-breaking ceremony at the Timor-Leste National Institute of Health (Instituto Nacional de Saude-INS) in Dili, April 24.The event marked new construction of a two-room lab and four-stall restroom...
26 April 2019 USS Santa Fe Returns from Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment April 22."I am exceptionally proud of the crew’s efforts to prepare for, sustain, and successfully execute every phase of this deployment,” said Cmdr...
25 April 2019 Chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces visits USINDOPACOM By USINDOPACOM Public AffairsCAMP SMITH (April 24, 2019) – Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson, hosted the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, of Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Gen. Koji Yamazaki, at USINDOPACOM headquarters. During the meeting, the two leaders...
25 April 2019 Timor-Leste First Responders Attend PP19 Disaster Preparedness Workshop DILI, Timor-Leste -- Timorese military and civilian personnel joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) for a mass evacuation in a natural disaster (MEND) workshop in Dili, April 25.First responders from the Timor-Leste Office of Civil Protection, the National Directorate of Disaster Risk, the National...
25 April 2019 PACAF Senior Leaders Discuss Readiness, Posture at Spring Conference JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commanders, command chiefs and directors from across the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility attended the spring commander’s conference April 16-19, here.Themed “Posturing PACAF for Success in an Era of Great Power Competition,” the conference...
25 April 2019 PP19 Federated States of Micronesia Mission Stop Concludes with Strengthened Indo-Pacific Partnerships CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia -- With a ceremony hosted onboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6), Pacific Partnership 2019 concluded the fourth mission stop in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, April 25.The ceremony, which featured...
25 April 2019 US Naval Forces Korea Changes Command BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Rear Adm. Michael P. Donnelly relieved Michael E. Boyle as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) and commander, U.S. Navy Region Korea (CNRK) during a change of command ceremony at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet base in Busan, April 25.The ceremony marked the 36th...
25 April 2019 Soldiers Celebrate the Army Reserve's 111th Birthday in American Samoa PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Soldiers from American Samoa know a thing or two about pride, and on the U.S. Army Reserve's 111th birthday, that pride was on full display during a cake cutting ceremony at the Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center, American Samoa, April 23, 2019.Soldiers young and old sang...