15 September 2020 Spartan Paratroopers Execute Joint Forcible Entry JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from 7th Infantry Division and Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” executed a joint forcible entry operation into Donnelly Training Area, Alaska as part of exercise Defender Pacific...
15 September 2020 Aggressors Kick Off Participation in Valiant Shield 2020 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Pilots assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing’s 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are trading in snow-capped mountain ranges for the open ocean as they head south to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield 2020.The 18th AGRS sent a mobile training team consisting of eight...
15 September 2020 40th Infantry Division Conducts Joint Operations in the Pacific from Camp San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division soldiers invaded Camp San Luis Obispo in the late days of August. Computer systems were setup and secured network lines snaked throughout the footprint, connecting the newly constructed command post to support U.S...
15 September 2020 Indian and U.S. Defense Delegations Conduct Virtual Discussion of Defense Cooperation WASHINGTON -- The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting was held virtually on Sept. 15, 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Raj Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, from the Indian Ministry of Defence, and Ms. Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition...
15 September 2020 Guam National Guard Member Saves Fellow Soldier's Life BARRIGADA, Guam -- When Sgt. Gregory San Agustin heard the call for a medic the morning of Sept. 11, he made a fateful decision that ended up saving a life. Although he is not a trained medic, San Agustin did attend a Combat Lifesaver course. So without hesitation, he chose to raise his hand and...
14 September 2020 U.S., Allied Forces conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard PHILIPPINE SEA – Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States met in the waters off the coast of Guam, to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard Sept. 12.Pacific Vanguard brings together more than 1,500 Sailors from four Indo-Pacific nations to...
14 September 2020 US Army Demonstrates Commitment to Palau Following Defense Secretary Visit FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific deployed Soldiers and equipment to the island nation of Palau Sept. 7, using both air and sea delivery means in a training exercise to demonstrate defensive capabilities in support of the Compact of Free Association agreement and commitment to a Free and...
14 September 2020 Semper Supra: Osan Transitions 4 Space Force Operators OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- On Sept. 14, four Airmen from Team Osan’s 18th Intelligence Squadron, Detachment 2, became the U.S. Space Force’s newest space operators during a transition ceremony on base.As the first to join in the ranks of the new service on the Korean Peninsula, these...
14 September 2020 The Maldives and U.S. Sign Defense Agreement WASHINGTON -- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi signed the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence Defense and Security Relationship” in Philadelphia on September 10. The...
14 September 2020 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 773d Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts Commander Immersion JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and 673d Air Base Wing commander, participated in a 773d Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) immersion tour at JBER, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2020.Aguilar’s tour allowed the squadron to highlight...