31 July 2019 Successful International Search and Rescue Workshop Concludes in Honolulu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The United States and partners from 17 countries and territories successfully concluded the eighth iteration of the Pacific Search and Rescue workshop Friday, culminating more than a decade of joint work on the issue."Members of the Pacific community, including the United States,...
31 July 2019 8th FW Tests Responders’ Mettle in Active Shooter Exercise KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing conducted an active shooter exercise Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The exercise was aimed at measuring the emergency response capabilities of different organizations on base.“The roleplaying active shooter...
31 July 2019 Senior Leaders Build Camaraderie during Amazing Race SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- Warriors drenched in sweat and determination conquered the escalating challenges of a grueling obstacle course designed to challenge their physical strength and inner resolve.The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade hosted the Amazing Race to test senior noncommissioned officers...
31 July 2019 Guam Service Members and Local Community Remember WWII Massacre Victims SANTA RITA, Guam -- More than 200 Guam residents and military service members gathered at the Fena Cave Memorial July 20, to pay their respects to those who were killed at the cave during World War II. The Fena Cave is located on what is now U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Ordnance Annex in Santa...
30 July 2019 Exercise Cartwheel 2019: Old Friends Start a New Chapter LABASA, Fiji -- A contingency of approximately 150 U.S. Soldiers serving with B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Inf. Brigade Combat Team, 25th Inf. Division, and the 3rd Fiji Inf. Regiment, came together for the opening ceremony for Pacific Pathways' Exercise Cartwheel 2019, in...
30 July 2019 US and Indonesia 'Threat Hunt' during Information Exchange JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. and Indonesia service members from the Army, Air Force, and Navy finished the third annual Information System and Technology Exchange (ISTX) in a closing ceremony on July 26, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia.The exchange falls under the Hawaii National Guard's State...
30 July 2019 Eighth Army Soldiers, Civilians Get Pumped Full of Knowledge on New Logistics Satellite Tool GARRISON-HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Training the trainers was the mission of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jack Gordon of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command's Sustainment Automation Support Management Office. The chief came up to U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys from Daegu to train 32 Soldiers and...
30 July 2019 Yokota Hosts 2019 Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Traveling from various places around the Kanto Plains, 14 aircraft landed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to attend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan’s Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance conference hosted by the 374th Operations Group, July 20, 2019.The conference...
30 July 2019 Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations Command Tours MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Edward D. Banta, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM), visited Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, to conduct his first command tour of the installation July 23, 2019.The purpose of...
29 July 2019 U.S. Army Teams with Fijian Military for Exercise Cartwheel 2019 LABASA, Fiji -- Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Inf. Brigade Combat Team, 25th Inf. Division from, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, arrived at Nadi International Airport July 27, 2019, to partner with the 3rd Fijian Infantry Regiment (RFMF) for a series of bilateral...