18 May 2022 Eielson Celebrates F-35 Beddown Completion EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing celebrated the arrival of its final F-35A Lightning II aircraft and the subsequent completion of its fleet with a ceremony May 13.U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, and Gen. (ret.) Gary North, Lockheed...
18 May 2022 Ceremony Honors Fallen U.S. Service Member from World War II in Thailand RAYONG, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- The United States repatriated recovered osseous material from the probable crash site of a United States aircraft lost over Lampang Province, 78 years ago during World War Two. The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), which led the...
18 May 2022 Marine Corps Forces Pacific Marine Recognized for Volunteer Efforts Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii -- The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii sponsored a Military Appreciation Month virtual ceremony in which U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Brown, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, was recognized along with...
18 May 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call with Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup WASHIGNTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup today. Secretary Austin reaffirmed the ironclad U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK. The two leaders committed to maintaining “fight tonight” readiness and close...
18 May 2022 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Leaders Support Bilateral Efforts with Japanese, Make Impact on Standardization of Information Security Practices WASHINGTON -- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) leaders – in support of their Japanese counterparts over the course of several years – are making a significant impact on bilateral efforts to standardize information security practices across the U.S.-Japan Alliance.It began when...
17 May 2022 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducts Training Underway with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force PHILIPPINE SEA -- Ships and aircraft from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (RRNCSG) concluded a week of at-sea bilateral training with a destroyer from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) May 17.The training included U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 flagship USS Ronald Reagan...
17 May 2022 Littoral Combat Ship Completes First Land Attack Missile Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12.Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fired three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire...
17 May 2022 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 Train Mobile Bay, HSC-14 Sailors on HVBSS PHILIPPINE SEA -- Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 conducted helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), May 11. The training was...
17 May 2022 Defense Health Agency Leaders Visit U.S. Army Japan ZAMA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, Defense Health Agency (DHA) director, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Gragg, DHA senior enlisted leader, met with Col. Terry Butcher, U.S. Army Japan deputy commanding officer and Command Sgt. Maj. Justin Turner, United States Army Garrison Japan...
17 May 2022 Abraham Lincoln Deployed Resiliency Counselor Visits Mobile Bay Sailors PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Deployed Resiliency Counselor (DRC) contracted to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) visited the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), April 6.Nandranie “Nan” Busjit-Bhalai, a licensed clinical social worker, licensed in...