20 November 2018 USS Alaska Sailors Visit Namesake State ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Sailors participated in a six-day namesake visit to Alaska, November 10-16.Eight crew members, including the boat’s Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Eric Cole, and Chief of the Boat, Master Chief Machinist’s Mate (Auxiliary) Christopher Yacur, traveled to...
07 November 2018 Royal Thai Air Force, Pacific Air Forces Build Upon Strong Partnership JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Chaiyapruk Didyasarin, to build upon the strong U.S. – Thailand partnership, at Headquarters...
01 November 2018 Shaping a Sustainment Community from Half a World Away MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) serves as the military's senior sustainment organization for a geographic area that covers more than half of the globe. It seamlessly integrates the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), sister-service organizations, the national...
25 October 2018 Surface Mine Warfighting Development Center Hosts Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force SAN DIEGO, California -- Leaders from the Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force (JMSDF SF) recently visited the Naval Surface Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) to discuss the Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program and SMWDC initiatives.“These bilateral staff discussions...
04 October 2018 Kadena Hosts Joint Training to Boost INDOPACOM Interoperability KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Select U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen stationed across Okinawa attended classes at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, for the Okinawa Joint Experience (OJE) from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27.The OJE was designed to give service...
01 October 2018 U.S. and Indian Armies Complete Exercise Yudh Abhyas 18 CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers from the United States and India completed a two-week training exercise Sept. 29, 2018, at Chaubattia Military Station, India. The closing ceremonies marked the 14th year of the bilateral training exercise known as Yudh Abhyas.Yudh Abhyas, which means...
27 September 2018 175th Financial Management Support Center Conducts Inaugural Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After five days of grueling physical challenges, tests of will power and military knowledge, four units from across the Pacific including one team of Marines, competed in the first Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 17 -- 21.The 175th...
18 September 2018 ROK-US Alliance Continues through Unified Public Affairs Training JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Members of the Republic of Korea’s Air Force Public Affairs (ROKAF/PA) leadership team traveled to Pacific Air Force ( PACAF) Headquarters to conduct periodic Public Affairs (PA) cooperation training Sept. 11-13.During the visit, aimed at facilitating...
14 September 2018 Transportation Operator Uses Language Skills Between Two Militaries YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Washington -- Staff Sgt. Lucas Miller is not officially an Army translator. The motor transportation operator from 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, never trained at the Defense Language Institute. Miller was asked for by name to deploy...
11 September 2018 Coast Guard Assessing Storm Damage in Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Following Typhoon Mangkhut SANTA RITA, Guam -- Coast Guard personnel are underway assessing the waterways and port conditions after Typhoon Mangkhut impacted Guam and the Mariana Islands late Monday night.Personnel from Sector Guam, Station Apra Harbor, and the Pacific Strike Force from Alameda, California are actively making...