02 May 2022 USS Spruance Completes Voyage Repair Availability in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing an eight day voyage repair availability (VRAV).The VRAV comes nearly four months into Spruance’s scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The...
27 April 2022 Air Force Leads a New Era in Air Component Training through BLUE FLAG Exercises HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend...
20 April 2022 Mission Support Group/ROK Air Force Operations Command commanders Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Base Security OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Like many military installations overseas, Osan Air Base faces challenges that require coordination between U.S. servicemembers and their host nation.One of the major challenges involves base security and aligning procedures to ensure the safety of those who live...
19 April 2022 U.S., Singapore, Thai Service Members Participate in 26th iteration of Cope Tiger KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand -- Units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Republic of Singapore Air Forces participated in the 26th iteration of Exercise Cope Tiger from March 14-25 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Base, Thailand.Approximately 160 U.S. service members...
01 April 2022 Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosts MIX-21 with Multilateral Partners JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted the Multilateral IAMD experiment 2021 (MIX-21) with multilateral allies and partners Feb. 14 – 17.MIX-21 was the sixth iteration of its kind, and was conceived, planned and executed as a...
30 March 2022 Barksdale Airmen Accomplish Bomber Task Force Deployment, Return Home ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Since the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) arrived to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in February the total force accomplished a variety of strategic missions to include: strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, engaging the joint force with close air...
30 March 2022 Readout: Office call with New Zealand Chief Executive and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet met with Christopher Seed, New Zealand Chief Executive and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the Pacific Fleet command headquarters on board Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 28, 2022.Adm. Samuel...
29 March 2022 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-363 MV-22 Ospreys Fly Far OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii executed one of the longest maritime VMM self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) history in preparation for Balikatan 2022. The total distance flown by the MV-22...
25 March 2022 Visit to Australia by Commander Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John C. Aquilino Australian Defence Force Joint Statement with:General Angus J. Campbell, AO, DSCChief of the Defence Force, AustraliaAdmiral John C. Aquilino, U.S. NavyCommander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command U.S. Navy Admiral John C. Aquilino, commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, visited Australia this...