14 January 2020 Pacific Guardian Leads by Example ANDERSON AIR BASE, Guam -- From an early age, Spc. Alexander Vandermark of Frisco, Texas knew he wanted to not only serve, but excel as a Soldier. Upon graduating high school in 2017, he immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army to pursue this venture as a Patriot system repairer."Spc. Vandermark...
13 January 2020 U.S.-Japan Forces Welcome the New Year with Bilateral Jump YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, participated in the Japanese Forces annual New Year’s Jump at Camp Narashino training area, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 12, 2020.This is the first year the U.S. Air...
13 January 2020 U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB 5’s Detail Iwakuni Start a Landfill Capping Project in Support of MCAS MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 kicked off a Landfill Capping Project in support of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Dec. 16.Seabees from NMCB-5 will be the first battalion to work on this project. Upon...
13 January 2020 Staying Connected in the Clouds JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Having access to phones and internet is more important than it’s ever been. We want to be able to reach people and information we deem important. General and flag officers need this access, even on official travel anywhere around the globe.The mission of the...
13 January 2020 Navy's Newest Combat Simulator Trains Its First Ships DAHLGREN, Va. -- The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) launched its first training event inside the Navy’s newest combat simulator, the On Demand Trainer (ODT), onboard Naval Base San Diego and Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 6.The portable AEGIS trainer has been delivered to both coasts and...
13 January 2020 Director of the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs Appointed to Serve on Federal Committee JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Verdie Bowen, director of the Alaska State Office of Veterans Affairs, was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans for a two-year term that began January 1.Bowen was appointed by Robert Wilkie, the Secretary of Veterans...
10 January 2020 18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 60 aircraft and 300 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps participated in 18th Wing’s first WestPac Rumrunner exercise Jan. 10, 2020.With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure...
10 January 2020 Aggressors Fly South for Mobile Training EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 18th Aggressor Squadron departed Eielson this week to participate in exercise Sentry Aloha 20-1, which is scheduled to take place Jan. 8-22.For more than 20 years, Sentry Aloha exercises have provided tailored, cost-effective and realistic combat training for...
10 January 2020 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Wins Load Crew Competition KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) won load crew of the quarter during the 8th Maintenance Group’s fourth quarter Weapons Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Jan. 3.The defending champions competed against the 35th AMU to see which team could best...
10 January 2020 Veterans, Officials Mark 75th Anniversary of Key WWII Battle WASHINGTON -- World War II veterans and military attachés from Australia and the Philippines commemorated the 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific in Washington yesterday.The Battle of Luzon took place on the largest island in the Philippines, which is...