05 August 2020 Hardened Aircraft Shelters Constructed at Kunsan KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the...
04 August 2020 Andersen AFB KC-135 Crew Locates Missing Mariners on Lone Pacific Island ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia...
28 July 2020 Yokota Receives a C-130J Weapons System Training Simulator YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- After 2 years of construction, what appears a large white box with cables now provides Yokota Air Base, Japan with a fully functional C-130J Super Hercules Weapons System Training simulator.“It’s been a long time coming but this moment means so much for our training...
23 July 2020 Logistics Team Keeps 7th Fleet Armed, Fueled, Fed in Indo-Pacific SINGAPORE -- The 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, with hundreds of ships, submarines and aircraft in the theater on any given day. That steady presence would not be possible without the responsive, resilient sustainment provided by the replenishment team at Commander,...
22 July 2020 Misawa Chapel Team wins best in Air Force MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force chief of chaplains recently announced the chaplain corps’ 2019 annual awards, and the Misawa Chapel team won the prestigious Terence P. Finnegan Award for their dedication to Team Misawa.Named after Maj. Gen. Terence P. Finnegan, who was present for the attack...
21 July 2020 22 Nations Participate Virtually in 19th Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training SINGAPORE - The largest number of nations ever will participate in the 19th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT), being held as a virtual symposium, July 21-23.The goal of SEACAT is to bring together regional partner nations to engage in "real world, real time" training...
21 July 2020 35 CES Teams Up with JASDF Counterparts to Replace Power Lines at Draughon Range MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and their Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Airmen counterparts, worked together to replace deteriorating high-voltage overhead lines at Draughon Range in Misawa, Japan, July 15.Over the course of three weeks, four Japanese national...
20 July 2020 JBPHH Supports First Indo-Pacific Aeromedical Evacuation Mission for COVID-19 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --When an active-duty service member tested positive for the coronavirus, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam stood ready to ensure the patient reached Travis Air Force Base safely.This was the first time the Transport Isolation System was employed during an...
15 July 2020 Police Officer Saved by Military Members JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- On June 24, Honolulu Police Department Officer Star Shelton merged onto Interstate H-3, when she collided with a truck that threw her off her motorcycle.Following her crash, Shelton found herself receiving aid from three military members.“We worked as a team...
14 July 2020 HSC-25 Rescues Stranded Hiker ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (July 8, 2020) – The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a search and rescue (SAR) request for a stranded hiker on July 8.The hiker was reported missing in the morning near the Pagat Caves of Guam’s eastern shore. Guam...