10 May 2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Building Bright Futures for Children in Vietnam XIN CAI, Vietnam -- U.S. leaders officially turned over the keys to a brand new two-story kindergarten in Northwest Vietnam, Hagiang Province, near the border of China, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 7. The 3,650 square-foot kindergarten boasts six classrooms and can hold up to 320...
10 May 2019 35th, 80th Aircrew Flight Equipment Combine Experience, Grow in Excellence KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --In most locations, the different sections that fall under an Operations Support Squadron work together under the same roof. However, the 8th OSS is not your average squadron.The 8th OSS aircrew flight equipment (AFE) section is broken up into two entities. One...
10 May 2019 India, U.S. Air Force Leaders Participate in Executive Steering Group JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM --Indian Air Force (IAF) leaders visited Headquarters Pacific Air Forces for the annual India Executive Steering Group (ESG) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 30-May 3, 2019.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force Commander hosted Indian Air...
10 May 2019 Navy Implements Change to Education Program Announcements WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy announced that education program information, application processes and deadlines will be announced through personalized notifications to eligible Sailors in NAVADMIN 106/19, May 10.In an effort to reduce administrative distractions, education program announcements will...
10 May 2019 Why I Serve: Army Reserve Soldier Goes the Distance to Serve PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Many Americans know the struggle of a long commute to work, but how many travel thousands of miles to accomplish their tasks regularly?Lt. Col. Alejandro Buniag is the Commander of Theater Support Group American Samoa Detachment, American Samoa, but lives 3,600 miles...
09 May 2019 Northern Edge 2019 Kicks Off in Alaska JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2019 (NE19), a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, scheduled for May 13-24, 2019 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska.NE19 is...
09 May 2019 U.S., Partner Navies Sail Together in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer joined ships from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Philippine Navy to sail through the South China Sea, May 2-8.Transiting through international waters were USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), Indian...
09 May 2019 U.S. Army Health Clinic Dedicated in Honor of Cpl. Desmond Doss SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- "What makes today's event even more special is that it coincides with the clinic's 100th anniversary," said Brig. Gen. Michael Place, deputy commanding general of Regional Health Command-Pacific. "What began in 1919 as the Schofield Barracks Post Hospital will now be...
08 May 2019 Submarine Squadron 15 Sailors Volunteer with Sister Village in Local Festival INARAJAN, Guam -- Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen partnered with the command’s sister village of Inarajan to celebrate its annual Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Coconut Festival, May 4 and 5.Inarajan Mayor Doris Lujan discussed the importance of celebrating the coconut...
08 May 2019 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Signs $21.9M 40 Year Lease with US DOD JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Commonwealth Ports Authority, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands government and the U.S. Department of Defense finalized and signed a 40-year lease agreement worth $21.9 million for the U.S. Air Force’s divert airfield in Tinian May 3, 2019.The CPA...