17 June 2019 USS John P. Murtha, Indian Navy Destroyer Conduct Maritime Exercises BAY OF BENGAL -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), with embarked elements from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participated in maneuvering and communication drills with Indian Navy Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D 55), June 14.The...
17 June 2019 U.S. Indo Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Cohost Military Global Health Security Meeting HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) cohosted the Military Health Security Summit June 16-17 at the University of Sydney, Australia. This event is the first multilateral military to military event on global health security, and the first...
17 June 2019 Wasp, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Ships Sail in Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships, led by Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), completed a transit through the Philippine Sea, June 16."It has been great to be...
17 June 2019 Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Visits Eielson EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright met with Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing, partner units, and visiting personnel participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 11-12.Throughout his two-day visit,...
17 June 2019 Missouri Airmen Conduct Annual Field Training at Kadena Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri, conducted aerial port freight operations training in conjunction with the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, at Kadena Air Base, Japan June 12, 2019.The 139th LRS worked alongside their 733rd...
17 June 2019 U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Build on 70-year Relationship through Cope West 2019 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Units from the U.S. Air Force and Indonesian air force are scheduled to participate in Cope West 2019, a Field Training Exercise at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, June 17-28, 2019.This bilateral exercise is designed...
17 June 2019 Coast Guard Cutter Walnut Holds Change of Command Ceremony HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Jasnoch relieved Lt. Cmdr. Robert Cole as commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Friday.Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District presided over the...
14 June 2019 Honoring the Fallen on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Saipan SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS -- The bombardment of Saipan began on June 13, 1944. 165,000 shells were fired, from 15 battleships, in an attempt to neutralize Japanese forces along the shore, allowing U.S. Marines to assault the beaches.The battle began on June 15, 1944, when the Marines launched...
14 June 2019 MQ-9s Join RED FLAG-Alaska for First Time EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Each year RED FLAG-Alaska brings hundreds of Airmen and aircraft from around the globe to participate in cutting-edge, realistic combat training in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, and with each iteration something new is always tested.RF-A 19-2 marks the...
14 June 2019 USS Preble Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), along with the “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, Det. 1, returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 13, following a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Since departing Pearl...