30 December 2020 7th Fleet Destroyers transit Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Dec. 31 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ships' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free...
30 December 2020 U.S. Forces Korea Healthcare Workers and First Responders Receive COVID-19 Vaccine USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- United States Forces Korea (USFK) started inoculating military and civilian healthcare workers, first responders and the USFK command team with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine today across three USFK medical treatment facilities.The three locations administering the...
30 December 2020 Eielson AFB Team Exercises Rapid Combat Readiness, Demonstrates Arctic Ability EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the wing’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 fighters and two refueling aircraft were...
29 December 2020 PACAF Hosts First Virtual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk with Sri Lanka Air Force JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) engaged with Pacific Air Force Airmen during the first virtual and fourth annual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk (A2AT) hosted from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Dec. 15.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s A2AT with...
28 December 2020 First Wave of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrives at Yokota YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The first wave of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipments has been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 26.After rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine...
28 December 2020 Vice President Pence Calls Nimitz At Sea INDIAN OCEAN – Vice President Mike Pence called the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Dec. 25.Pence called Nimitz to provide the nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines aboard with encouragement during a long deployment and wish them happy holidays.“As a strike group, you have done a wonderful job by all...
23 December 2020 'Santa Todd' Goes Virtual to Provide Holiday Joy to Children WASHINGTON -- Todd Bishop started playing Santa Claus a couple years ago as a way to give back during the holidays, but things have changed quite a bit over the past year.With mandatory physical distancing and mask usage in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop had to get a little more creative...
23 December 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Completes SUSTEX, Deploys PACIFIC OCEAN – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed their sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment December 23.“Our Sailors worked incredibly hard to make sure we set sail with a healthy, capable, andready crew,” said Capt. Eric Anduze, Theodore...
22 December 2020 Army Nurse Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine at Brooke Army Medical Center Army Capt. Rebecca Parrish, an Army nurse who has been serving on the frontlines of health care since the pandemic began, was among a small group of frontline medical professionals who received the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at BAMC. "I'm ready to eradicate this virus," said Parrish, a...
22 December 2020 USS John S. McCain Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging...