05 August 2020 Pacific Air Forces Develops True North-Lite Program JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In 2018, the Air Force began beta testing Task Force True North (TN), a resiliency initiative in which mental health professionals, physiologists, physical therapists, and a religious support team embed within high-risk groups of a Wing.Now, Pacific Air...
05 August 2020 Fort Wainwright Partners with Community on Off-post Welcome Tours for New Soldiers FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Fort Wainwright has partnered with several community organizations to provide weekly, informative off-post tours to all newcomers. This effort is designed to share information with new Soldiers and their families about the wealth of opportunities and resources in the...
05 August 2020 Hardened Aircraft Shelters Constructed at Kunsan KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the...
04 August 2020 U.S. Warship Joins Partners for Multinational Group Sail WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) commenced a Multinational Group Sail alongside warships from Australia, Brunei, and Singapore on August 1, 2020.The USS Rafael Peralta joined alongside HMA Ships Stuart (FFH 153) and...
04 August 2020 Andersen AFB KC-135 Crew Locates Missing Mariners on Lone Pacific Island ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia...
04 August 2020 Kitchener Assumes Command of Pacific Fleet Surface Force SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. Roy I. Kitchener relieved Vice Adm. Richard Brown as Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Aug. 3.Recommended for...
04 August 2020 Wolf 51 Returns to the Pack Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea -- Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commander, recently visited the Wolf Pack, but is no stranger to the instillation as he once severed as the 8th Fighter Wing’s Wolf 51.The call sign “Wolf” is given to Kunsan AB wing commanders and Pleus was the 51st to...
03 August 2020 Army Eyes Joint Force Solution, Closer Allies to Win in Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- The Army's chief of staff discussed how to win in great power competition within the Indo-Pacific region after he traveled there to meet with military leaders.Indo-Pacific is currently the U.S. military's highest-priority theater, where near-peer adversaries, China and Russia, have...
03 August 2020 New F-35 FlagNew F-35 Flagship Welcomed by Youngest Pilot, Crew Chiefsship Welcomed by Youngest Pilot, Crew Chiefs EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Three new F-35A Lightning II aircraft belonging to the 354th Fighter Wing arrived from the factory line at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, to their homestation on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 30, 2020.The fighter jets were flagships representing the...
03 August 2020 Beat the Heat JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- As summer continues and the weather gets hotter, Airmen need to be aware of the risks of outdoor work to stay cool and safe.The 15th Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight analyzes environmental factors and distributes recommended protective...