22 August 2019 Alaska Army and Air Guard Members Help Fight Wildfires JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska Army and Air National Guard have been assisting the Division of Forestry with fire suppression and additional support on the McKinley and Swan Lake Fires since Sunday.The Division of Forestry submitted a request for resources through the State...
22 August 2019 Misawa’s 610th Air Control Flight Earns USAF “Best Command and Control Crew” MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 610th Air Control Flight won three Pacific Air Forces and two Headquarters Air Force-level awards at Misawa Air Base, Japan, in 2019.The Air Force-level awards include “Ground-Based Battle Management Command and Control Crew” and “Air Battle Manager of the Year.”...
21 August 2019 Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Completes Simulated Defensive Combat Air Patrol with Live AIM-9X Missile USS Wasp, At Sea – Marine fighter pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to rehearse Combat Air Patrol missions with the F-35B Lightning II, carrying and employing a live AIM-9X...
21 August 2019 Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Visit Manila MANILA, Philippines -- Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, General David Goldfein, and Commander, Pacific Air Forces, General Charles Brown, visited Manila from August 15 to 18, 2019.During their time here, the generals met with key policymakers, including Undersecretary of National Defense...
21 August 2019 Command Sgt. Major Represents the Pride of the Pacific in New Zealand HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Command Sgt. Major Maria "Jessie" Baird attended the Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference in New Zealand this summer. The conference was a professional development forum that provided opportunities through open dialogue with combined, joint and regional partners discussing the key...
21 August 2019 USS William P. Lawrence Holds Change of Command Ceremony YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) held a change of command ceremony, Aug. 16, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka.Cmdr. Dawn C. Allen relieved Cmdr. Andrew J. Klug as the commanding officer aboard William P. Lawrence.Klug...
20 August 2019 Indo-Pacific Maritime Forces Kick off 18th SEACAT Exercise SINGAPORE (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from 10 Indo-Pacific partner nations began the 18th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in Singapore, Aug. 19.The goal of the SEACAT exercise is to bring together regional partner nations to engage in "real world, real...
20 August 2019 U.S., allied forces begin EOD exercise Hydracrab in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States conducted the opening ceremony for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training exercise Hydracrab, Aug. 19. More than 100 sailors are participating in the quadrilateral exercise, which is designed...
20 August 2019 Celebrating 70 years of partnership at the Garuda Shield 2019 Opening Ceremony Celebrating 70 years of partnership at the Garuda Shield 2019 Opening CeremonyStory and photos by Maj Leah Ganoni, Pfc. Ezra Camarena and Pfc. Lawrence Broadnax, 28th Public Affairs Detachment, 25th Infantry Division Public AffairsDodiklatpur, Indonesia – U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th...
19 August 2019 U.S., Malaysia Conduct Closing Ceremony For Historic Maritime Training Activity LUMUT, Malaysia -- A closing ceremony for the annual Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019 was held at Lumut Naval Base, 18 Aug.MTA Malaysia 2019 is a continuation of 25 years of maritime engagements between the U.S. Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), serving to enhance mutual...