29 July 2019 Arrow Weapon System Successfully Engages Ballistic Missile Target FORT BELVOIR, Va -- The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile.Flight Test Arrow-01 demonstrated the Israeli...
29 July 2019 Hospital Construction Complete; A major Milestone for Yongsan Relocation Program U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS, PYEOUNGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA - An acceptance release letter (ARL) signing ceremony was held in front of the new Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital, on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys July 24, 2019. The ARL ceremony marks the completion of a project and acceptance from...
29 July 2019 USS Ronald Reagan Holds Coral Sea Remembrance Ceremony CORAL SEA - Sailors aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76, held a wreath laying ceremony in commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea July 26, a year after the wreckage of the USS Lexington (CV-2) was discovered.Cmdr. Jennifer Bowden, Ronald Reagan’s...
29 July 2019 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 3rd Wing Celebrates 100th Anniversary JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is holding a celebration for the 3rd Wing’s 100th anniversary July 25-27.“The 3rd WG’s contribution to air power has passed the test of time by enduring since its first day in 1919,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Davis, 3rd...
26 July 2019 U.S. Coast Guard, Partners from New Zealand, Australia, France Conduct International Mass Rescue Exercise off Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- As part of the 8th Pacific Regional Maritime Search and Rescue workshop in Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard hosted a joint static display and on-the-water demonstration Wednesday on the westside of Oahu.Partners simulated a response to a vessel in distress during a mass rescue...
26 July 2019 Royal Australian Air Force and US Air Force Technicians on the Tools Together Australia -- For the first time, No. 36 Squadron (36SQN) has worked to get United States Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemasters back into the air under a new cross-servicing arrangement.Technicians from 36SQN were able to assist the crews of two USAF C-17As on separate tasks in Australia.The work came...
26 July 2019 Wasp Amphibious Ready Group ends Talisman Sabre with Australia Port Visits BRISBANE, Australia -- The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Brisbane for a scheduled port visit July 26 after completing Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.Along with Wasp, USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and USS Ashland...
26 July 2019 Singaporean Airmen Complete Deployment to Guam JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Republic of Singapore Air Force completed its training deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on July 15, after deploying six F-16 fighters, one G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft and approximately 150 personnel June 13.This deployment provided...
26 July 2019 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Bolster Relationships through Pacific Pathways WASHINGTON -- More than 600 Soldiers with the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat team helped build readiness and strengthen partnerships in Thailand, the Philippines and Palau, in support of Pacific Pathways 19-1."Our mission was to deploy to the Pacific area of operations and accompany with other I Corps...
26 July 2019 HSC-25 Rescues Distressed Sailor at Sea ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a civilian in distress aboard a sail boat, June 24.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 after the civilian utilized a satellite phone to request assistance. The Sailor was...