29 October 2021 The U.S. and Japan form a Surface Action Group in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...
29 October 2021 Innovative Agile Combat Employment training brings AMUs together at JBER Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft taxied down the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pavement and pulled up alongside F-22 Raptors outside the 525th Fighter Squadron’s kennels Oct. 26. A crowd of Airmen waited near heaters outside as the airplanes and crew chiefs performed their ritual dance of flap and...
28 October 2021 USS Frank Cable Begins Regional Indo-Pacific Patrol APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 18.Frank Cable, U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners, will conduct expeditionary maintenance and logistics in...
28 October 2021 Arctic Guardian Civil Engineers Train for Chemical-protective Operations JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted Task Qualification Training while in full chemical protective gear during a readiness exercise Oct. 24 here.The tasks that civil engineer Airmen accomplish are vital to maintaining the infrastructure...
28 October 2021 Camp Zama Teacher Volunteers to Teach Evening English Class for JGSDF Members CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Rodney Holloway recalled how a chance meeting this past summer led to him teaching English to adults in the evening after spending his days doing the same for elementary-age students.Holloway said he was at a community event talking with someone he’d met about his job as an...
28 October 2021 U.S. Military and Philippine Coast Guard Conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From October 21 to 24, the Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines (CMSE-PHL) conducted Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training with officers and crew of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) BRP Gabriela Silang and medical officers of the PCG Nursing...
27 October 2021 The United States Defense Attaché Visits Minister of Defense U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- During an office call at the Fijian Ministry of Defense, on Wednesday October 27, Commander Victor Lange of the United States Navy presented his credentials as the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché of the United States of America...
27 October 2021 A-10 Pilot Represents Team Osan at Seoul ADEX 21 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan’s 1st Lt. Daniel Guerrero, 25th Fighter Wing Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, represented the 25th FW, Osan Air Base and the United States Air Force at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, also known as Seoul ADEX 21, which took...
27 October 2021 Development Programs Keep DOD's Workforce Strong WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department's military and civilian workforce have always worked together to successfully defend the nation, said the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness."They can only continue to do this through a sustained emphasis on workforce development, one that...
26 October 2021 SECNAV Visits USS Ronald Reagan, Announces Ship’s Sailors of the Year YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to speak with Sailors during an all hands call at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 26.Del Toro was welcomed aboard by Capt. Fred Goldhammer,...