27 August 2020 Indo-Pacific Military Leaders Meet Virtually to Address Regional Security Challenges CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII -- Senior military leaders from 29 countries virtually joined the annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) conference August 24-25.The conference, co-hosted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, provides a forum for military leaders from...
25 August 2020 Maintaining Bomber Lethality, Readiness during COVID-19 NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, Diego Garcia -- COVID-19 is changing operational practices throughout the Air Force, forcing innovative adaptions in order to remain combat ready. For the members of the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron special considerations were taken to ensure every member was COVID free...
24 August 2020 USINDOPACOM and Republic of Fiji Military Forces to Co-host Virtual 2020 Chiefs of Defense Conference CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII -- The annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) conference, co-hosted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, will take place virtually from August 24-25 with senior military leaders from 28 countries scheduled to participate.The theme for...
18 August 2020 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Conducts Alert Contingency MAGTF Rapid Deployment Drill KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) Marines conducted a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team rapid deployment drill in support of continued Alert Contingency Marine (ACM) Air Ground Task Force training here Aug. 18, 2020.The drill was conducted to ensure...
18 August 2020 Air Force Unit Keeps Communications Running 24/7 at Camp Zama CAMP ZAMA Japan -- At Camp Zama, securing joint Army and Air Force training can be as easy as an Airman seeing Soldiers outside working and walking up to ask them.That is what Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roger Alvarez, a Radio Frequency Transmissions Systems supervisor assigned to the 374th Communications...
12 August 2020 B2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deploy to Diego Garcia in support of Bomber Task Force JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions, Aug. 11.The 29-hour sortie demonstrated continued...
12 August 2020 F-35A Joins RED FLAG-Alaska, Soars to New Heights EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Throughout the years, numerous types of aircraft have flown in the Alaskan skies during RED FLAG-Alaska. This year, a new fifth-generation fighter joins the fight.The 356th Fighter Squadron and 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning IIs are the first F-35s to...
11 August 2020 USS Germantown COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Fights Pandemic from the Deckplates EAST CHINA SEA - Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) received nasal swab tests to determine whether or not they had contracted COVID-19.Within the week, all test results came back negative.Much of the ship’s success at fighting the pandemic can be attributed to...
06 August 2020 Hometown Friends and Heroes Take to the Sky OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- It’s not every day that you get to pilot an F-16 fighter jet while one of your best friends fills the back seat. Let alone, a friend whose medical expertise, saved your Air Force flying career.For Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot and Maj...
05 August 2020 36th Contingency Response Group Hosts Exercise MACHETE GREEN ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- COVID-19 has disrupted many plans for governments, businesses, and military operations, but in some ways has created unique opportunities.The 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) hosted, and completed Exercise MACHETE GREEN (EMG), July 29-31 at North West Field. The...