05 October 2020 Impactful Vision, Extraordinary Resolve: The Restructuring and Transformation of the Alaska Guard’s 207th Aviation Regiment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The renowned innovation strategist Max McKeown described adaptability as “the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” McKeown’s words highlight the necessity of intentional, proactive leadership. The winds of change can transform...
05 October 2020 Ninth 'Air Boss' Assumes Command of Naval Air Forces SAN DIEGO -- Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell relieved Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller III to become the Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) at Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 2.The event was also a...
05 October 2020 ‘Dicemen’ Take Comms Behind the Scenes JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 90th Fighter Squadron hosted a first-of-its-kind immersion tour for nine Airmen with the 673d Communications Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2020.The 90th FS’s “Dicemen” fly F-22 Raptors, one of the U.S. Air Force’s...
02 October 2020 USS America Expeditionary Strike Group Stops in Guam to Increase Readiness NAVAL BASE GUAM -- The USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed Guam following a port visit, Oct 2.The port visit supported logistics and routine maintenance. The Sailors and Marines remained on board their ships to protect the Indo-Pacific overall strategy in keeping with...
02 October 2020 15th Wing Hosts Pacific Air Forces Commander JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii— -- The Sky Warriors welcomed Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Cindy Wilsbach, with much aloha Sept. 28.The 15th Wing plays a strategic role in enhancing PACAF’s mission to ensure regional stability and security in the...
02 October 2020 U.S. Space Force Stands Up First-ever Okinawa Unit KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The rainy Okinawa typhoon season paused for a brief moment on a warm afternoon allowing members of the 16th Space Control Squadron, 16th Expeditionary Space Flight-Alpha, the opportunity to transfer from the United States Air Force into the United States Space Force...
02 October 2020 673d Medical Operations Squadron Hosts JBER Commander Immersion Tour JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, participated in the 673d Medical Operations Squadron immersion tour at JBER, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2020.The heart of this tour centered around Aguilar...
02 October 2020 Army, Air Force form Partnership, Lay Foundation for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control Interoperability WASHINGTON -- Unity among military branches and a combined, all-domain effort could be the difference in winning large-scale, multi-domain battles the Army expects to fight in the future.To help achieve that goal, the Army and Air Force signed a two-year collaboration agreement in the development of...
01 October 2020 USS Ronald Reagan Holds Underway Change of Command PHILIPPINE SEA -- Capt. Pat Hannifin, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), turned over command to Capt. Fred Goldhammer during a change of command ceremony, Oct. 1.Due to shipboard COVID-19 prevention measures, the change of command...
01 October 2020 The United States and Bangladesh Sign Open Skies Air Transport Agreement U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- On September 30, 2020, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Ambassador Earl R. Miller and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Senior Secretary Mohamed Mohibul Haque signed the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the...