28 August 2019 Intelligence and Security Command Set the Theater for Intelligence Table Top Exercise SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Various stakeholders across the intelligence community participated in a week long planning event hosted by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) headquarters staff at the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade -- Theater (MIB-T) headquarters, Fukuhara...
28 August 2019 Hawaii Guard Teams with Indonesia for Key Mission Planning JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Hawaii National Guard State Partnership Program facilitated an operation design seminar recently in Jakarta, Indonesia. Participants from the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard along with counterparts from Tentara Nasional Indonesia spent five days in a combined lecture and...
28 August 2019 Marines with Course 205-19 Endure and Complete the Grueling 3-week MAI Course CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – After three rigorous weeks of obstacle course line-drills, aquatic training, and countless hours of free sparring, six Marines earned their instructor tab signifying they are now Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors.Marines prepared to embark on the course with...
28 August 2019 Army Offers More Than $80,000 in Re-up Bonuses WASHINGTON -- Effective Sept. 9, Soldiers willing to reenlist in some of the Army's most in-demand careers have the chance to receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses -- the highest amount in more than five years, officials announced today.In addition to critical fields, this latest announcement...
27 August 2019 Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Arrives in Chennai, India CHENNAI, India – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton arrived Friday in Chennai following previous engagements with Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia.Stratton’s crew will work alongside U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel to expand cooperation between personnel, in both...
27 August 2019 Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy Graduates 39 on Battleship Missouri Memorial PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Battleship Missouri Memorial Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy graduated its 20th iteration of future chief petty officers aboard the vessel, Aug. 23.The 39 first class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers spent a week living on the Battleship Missouri...
27 August 2019 Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell Travels to Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore U.S. Department of State -- Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell will visit Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore, August 27 to September 7, 2019 in his first visit to each of these countries in his new role.Assistant Secretary Stilwell will be in Dili August 29 to 31, where he will meet...
27 August 2019 United States Cyber Experts Join Conference in Nadi with Pacific Islands Officials FIJI -- Senior telecommunications and cyber policy makers from six countries across the Pacific attended a two-day conference in Nadi to discuss best practices in establishing long-term national cyber strategies and implementing cybersecurity best practices. The conference, held August 19-20 at the...
27 August 2019 Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Program to Strengthen Naval Bond Between U.S. and Japan Graduates Intern YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka's (FLCY) newest intern from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) finished a six-month internship program on Aug. 23.A graduation ceremony was held for Lt. Shohei Yamaguchi, the 190th intern to...
26 August 2019 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, JMSDF Sail together in Western Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA - The Ronald Reagan Strike Group conducted combined operations with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) Aug. 13-23.While sailing together the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and JS Myoko conducted communication drills, Myoko...