06 May 2019 USINDOPACOM Attends Southeast Asia Strategic Multilateral Dialogue on Biosecurity U.S. Indo Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Surgeon, Rear Adm. Louis Tripoli, attended the Southeast Asia Strategic Multilateral Dialogue on Biosecurity in Phuket, Thailand April 29 – May 1, 2019. This is Tripoli’s first time attending the multilateral dialogue since becoming the USINDOPACOM surgeon...
30 April 2019 U.S. Presents Shark Boats to Bangladesh Navy CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – Rear Admiral Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, presented five metal patrol boats to the Bangladesh Navy during a ceremony at the Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) Headquarters in Chittagong April 25.Tynch, Joel Reifman, U.S. Deputy Chief of...
01 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Forces Open 35th Balikatan Exercise CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.Balikatan, which means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in...
11 March 2019 U.S. and Filipino Army Swap Training Techniques for Working Dogs CAMP AQUINO, Philippines -- Filipino Soldiers from the country's K9 Battalion and Soldiers from the U.S. Army train together to learn each other's military working dog training techniques on March 6, 2019 during exercise Salaknib. Training together allows U.S. forces and host countries to build...
08 March 2019 U.S., Japanese and Australian Forces Conclude COPE North 2019 with Air Dominance ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The exercise scenario for the final week of COPE North 2019 evolved from a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation to combat air operations after an aggressive nation downed a friendly aircraft. This brought about a combined effort from three nations...
08 March 2019 Engineers Designing the Future TOKYO, Japan -- Japan Engineer District celebrated Engineer Week differently this year. This year, along with United States Forces Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Defense, hosted the Bilateral Senior Engineer Conference (BSEC) February 20-22 at the New Sanno Hotel, Tokyo, Japan."This conference...
06 March 2019 Elite Soldiers Compete for Title of "Best Warrior" SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Seventeen elite Soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) competed to be named best of the best at the 2019 Best Warrior Competition, here, March 1-3. BWC is jointly operated between the Army Reserve...
26 February 2019 USS Santa Fe Visits Western Australia following Training STIRLING, Australia -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived at HMAS Stirling for a scheduled port visit this week.Santa Fe’s visit followed the completion of a joint training exercise with four Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarines, HMAS Collins, HMAS...
22 February 2019 Sri Lanka Air Force, Japan ASDF, Meet with U.S. Air Force Search and Rescue YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Representatives of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and Japanese Ministry of Defense were hosted by the 459th Airlift Squadron on February 13, 2019 at Yokota Air Base as part of a trilateral search and rescue (SAR) exchange.The exchange was a free flow of information regarding...
20 February 2019 Misawa Propulsion Airmen Speed up F-16 Engine Delivery to PACAF Bases MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron propulsion centralized repair flight (CRF) received keys to a new storage facility that stores all F-16 Fighting Falcons engines for U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) installations in January 2019, enabling the team to provide engines to its...