11 February 2019 Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier Awarded the State Medal of Valor WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- "A series of very difficult decisions . . . that would save the lives of a family of six, and one family pet." These are the words used by Hawaii Governor David Ige just prior to presenting Staff Sergeant Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Bravo Company, 777th Aviation Support...
06 February 2019 US, Philippine Air Force Concludes Bilateral Air Contingency Exchange CESAR BASA AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine air forces airmen marked the successful completion of 12 days of bilateral training and increased mutual cooperation during the seventh iteration of Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange-Philippines (BACE-P) here, Feb. 1, 2019.The first iteration...
19 January 2019 Japan's Minister of Defense Visits INDOPACOM Headquarters Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson hosted Japan’s Minister of Defense, His Excellency Takeshi Iwaya, at the USINDOPACOM headquarters, Dec. 18.“It was an honor to have Minister of Defense Iwaya here at USINDOPACOM,” Said Davidson. “The U.S. and Japan alliance is...
18 January 2019 US, Philippine AF Conduct Bilateral Air Contingency Exchange JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force F-16s, aircrew, maintenance and support personnel deployed from Kunsan Air Base, Korea to Basa Air Base, Philippines Jan. 17 in order to fly and train with Philippine counterparts as part of a regularly reoccurring bilateral air contingent...
07 January 2019 Not All “Docs” | the Fleet Marine Force OKINAWA, Japan -- More than 9,000 sailors are currently embedded into Marine Corps units, wearing Marine Corps uniforms rather than their traditional Navy uniforms and, to the surprise of many Marines, they’re not all “Docs”. The Fleet Marine Force is comprised of sailors who are assigned to, or...
14 December 2018 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Welcomes New Command Sergeant Major CAMP WALKER, DAEGU, Republic of Korea -- The Soldiers and command of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command formally welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. LaDerek Green as the unit's senior-most enlisted advisor during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony Dec. 12, 2018 at Camp Walker, Daegu, Republic...
11 December 2018 U.S. Airmen Share Holiday Spirit with Hirosaki Orphans HIROSAKI, Japan -- With children and adults alike counting down the days to Christmas, Team Misawa service members and families visited with orphans living in Hirosaki, Japan, bringing community and holiday cheer, Dec. 8.Members of the 35th Operations Group (OG) hosted the event, sharing the holiday...
10 December 2018 Osan Tapped to Assist Balangiga Bell Return OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron and 731st Air Mobility Squadron assisted in the return of one of three Balangiga Bells the U.S. is returning to the Philippines after more than a century of absence.Secretary of Defense James Mattis notified...
30 November 2018 Young Tigers Soar in Pack, a First for Pacific Air Forces KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Typically, tigers are solitary animals – they usually hunt and fend for themselves in the wild, however, on Nov. 2, four “Young Tigers” took to the skies as a pack while implementing unique tactics during exercise Steel Tiger. The group of KC-135 Stratotankers from the...
30 November 2018 Capabilities on Display | 3rd Medical Battalion Establishes Role II Facilities CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan -- When Sailors and Marines come together they can take a large empty field and, in a day of hard work, transform it into a medical field hospital complete with camouflage netting, medical and utilities equipment that can provide necessary life-saving functions within...