02 April 2020 Osan’s “Seattle 8” Quarantined OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- COVID-19, also known as 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, has altered many aspects of life at Osan AB, including advanced gate screening procedures, social distancing measures, alternate working locations, and many unseen decisions to prepare for every possible...
24 March 2020 9th Mission Support Command Deputy Surgeon Saves a Life during a 7-Hour Flight Overseas HONOLULU, Hawaii -- On January 27th, 2020, United Airlines Flight 200 from Tamuning, Guam to Honolulu, Hawaii started off as any other ordinary flight across the Pacific. However, when a medical emergency emerged, this routine flight quickly “went south”.First Officer Christopher Stokes, who is also...
23 March 2020 Pacific Pride Soldiers Planning to Promote Preventative Health in Palau Palau -- 1984th United States Army Hospital-Pacific, under the 9th Mission Support Command, headquartered in Fort Shafter Flats, Honolulu, Hawaii is partnering with the University of Hawaii, Manoa to host a three-day leadership camp focusing on preventative health for the youth population of Palau...
13 March 2020 Airman’s Innovative Idea Grants New Capability to Refueling Truck ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A R-11 Refueler 6,000-gallon tanker hose adapter, primarily developed from cannibalized parts, could potentially save the Air Force thousands of man-hours each year by greatly reducing drive times during aircraft defuel operations.The Portable-Return to Bulk (P-RTB)...
12 March 2020 Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises, movement-to-contact and weapon familiarization training in support of Arctic Eagle 2020 at Eielson Air...
05 March 2020 Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises, movement-to-contact and weapon familiarization training in support of Arctic Eagle 2020 at Eielson Air Force Base,...
03 March 2020 Cobra Gold 20: Marine Air Support Squadron-2 Augments 31st MEU for First Time SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 26, 2020) -- For the first time, Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2), is falling under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as the MEU leads all Marine Corps forces for Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in the Kingdom of Thailand. Based out of Marine Corps Air Station...
21 February 2020 U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2020 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Armed Forces will be participating in Resilient Shield 2020 starting February 24, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint...
07 February 2020 Guam National Guard supports America's National Defense Strategy YIGO, Guam -- Guam National Guard members make vital contributions to the Joint Force team executing the nation's National Defense Strategy, the National Guard's most senior general told Soldiers and Airmen during a recent visit."Guam is strategically important to our national defense," Air Force...
30 January 2020 Forward Area Refueling Point Tryouts Test Airmen for Special Operations KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) team members held their biannual tryouts for 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at their fuels compound Jan. 17, 2020.Airmen of the 18th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) flight bear the responsibility of refueling aircraft for...