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Housing Office Provides Safe, Clean Homes for Families, Ensures Mission Readiness
May 12, 2020 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For months, Okinawa Military Housing has worked to protect service members and families as well as their employees by providing available homes, protective equipment and... MORE

Air Force Implements COVID-19 Screenings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
May 12, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Every Air Force wing, squadron and unit has felt the effects of COVID-19 in one form or another. Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron operating out of the Seattle-Tacoma... MORE

American Forces Network Kunsan Brings the Wolf Pack “Home”
May 12, 2020 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Wolf Pack is home to more than 2,500 service members, eight of which are helping Wolf Pack service members get a little taste of home each and every... MORE

Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway
May 11, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force currently has every one of its forward-deployed submarines conducting contingency response operations at sea in the Western Pacific, in... MORE

NMCB-5’s Seabees Connect with the Community of Marshall Islands
May 11, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, Detail Marshall Islands, teamed up with local Marshallese volunteers to aide with the community’s material and... MORE

Pacific Fleet Commander Presents Guam Governor with Public Service Award
May 11, 2020 — ASAN, Guam -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. John Aquilino presented Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, May 2.Aquilino presented the award, on behalf of... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Hosts Commemoration of 75th Anniversary of V-E Day
May 11, 2020 — U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kirbati, Naura, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- On May 8th, the United States Embassy, in concert with Fiji and other allied nations, commemorated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe... MORE

Airpower Demo Showcases Mission Readiness, Total Force Integration
May 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen and aircraft from across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in a “Moose Walk” and integrated training event here and at the Joint Pacific... MORE

U.S. Pacific Fleet Reaffirms Confidence in USS Theodore Roosevelt
May 8, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Two days after returning from Guam, the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s senior leaders stressed their appreciation and confidence in the multi-service, multi-agency response to the Navy’s... MORE

Gen. Brown Testifies at Chief of Staff Air Force Confirmation Hearing
May 8, 2020 — WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. expressed support Thursday for meeting the National Defense Strategy, for expanding to 386... MORE

7th Bomb Wing Displays Readiness with Bomber Task Force Deployment
May 8, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 7th Bomb Wing’s readiness was on full display supporting Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force mission despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Approximately 200 Airmen and... MORE

Montgomery, Cesar Chavez Operate Near West Capella
May 8, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) conducted presence operations in... MORE

Fleet Activities Yokosuka Rolls Out Family Partner Program
May 8, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and tenant command Ombudsman create a program to assist eligible active duty families with essential tasks during the Coronavirus Disease... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Sends Message to the Fleet
May 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic brought an invisible enemy to our shores and changed the way we operate as a Navy. The fight against this virus is a tough one. But our... MORE

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen Maintain Readiness
May 7, 2020 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conducted routine land mine detection training at Kunsan Air Base, April 28. EOD... MORE

Department Uses Thermal Imaging to Detect COVID-19
May 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department has used thermal imaging in myriad ways over the decades. Now, it's being enlisted to detect COVID-19.Thermal imaging uses heat signatures to form an image or... MORE

U.S. Provides Php298 Million in New COVID-19 Assistance to the Philippines
May 7, 2020 — MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines announced today that the U.S. government is providing an additional Php298 million ($5.9 million) to help support the Philippines in the... MORE

DOD Aims to Make Moves Easier With New Contract for Household
May 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- A new contract to facilitate the movement of household goods, an integral part of any move to a new duty location, is expected to make things easier for both service members and their... MORE

Defense Security Cooperation Agency Sees Growing Interest in Partnerships
May 6, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Strengthening alliances and attracting new partners is one of the National Defense Strategy's lines of effort, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is a large part of that... MORE

Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia Collaborate to Advance Space Superiority
May 6, 2020 — NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION HAROLD E. HOLT, WA, Australia -- Navigation systems, weather forecasts, precision-guided weapons – in the modern age of rapid communication, it is space-based satellite... MORE