05 September 2018 Walton, Kentucky Native Supports Submarine Fleet in the Indo Pacific YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- A Walton, Kentucky native and Walton-Verona High School graduate is currently serving in Yokosuka, Japan as part of Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG 7).Information Systems Technician (Submarine) Christopher Simpson joined the Navy in October 2006. He is in a unique...
10 August 2018 US, Malaysia Commence 24th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- The U.S. and Royal Malaysian Navy commenced the 24th iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, August 10.The CARAT exercise focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and is designed to strengthen the close...
30 July 2018 Brown Assumes Command of Pacific Air Forces JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Joining a proud legacy of leaders, Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. assumed command of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) during a ceremony here, July 26, 2018.Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson expressed confidence in Brown and...
23 July 2018 Andersen Bids Farewell to 20th EBS, 96th Assumes Continuous Bomber Presence Mission ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) from Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), La., assumed responsibility of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's (INDOPACOM) Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) missions from the 20th EBS, July 19, here.The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron...
20 July 2018 Pacific Air Forces Demo Team Fuels Alaskan Community during Arctic Thunder 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- While an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration engages communities across the world through its gravity-defying tricks, the team behind the machine also engages with the community across the Indo-Pacific region but in a more... green way.Arctic Thunder, a...
12 July 2018 Secretary of the Navy, US Forces Japan, III MEF Leadership Visit Iwakuni MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Japan, and other high ranking U.S. military staff...
29 June 2018 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Conducts Mount-Out Exercise Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a 48- hour Mount-Out Exercise (MOX) onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, June 19-20.This exercise simulates one of the core capabilities of a construction battalion to deploy an Air Detachment (Air Det.), along with construction equipment,...
22 June 2018 Regional Health Command-Pacific conducts 2018 Change of Command Ceremony FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) has a new commanding general.Brig. Gen. Dennis LeMaster assumed command of RHC-P from Brig. Gen. Bertram Providence during a change of command ceremony on June 20, 2018 at Palm Circle on Fort Shafter, Hawaii.The Army Surgeon General and...
18 June 2018 Yokota's C-130J Super Hercules Makes Its Debut in Red Flag-Alaska JOINT BASE ELEMENDOR-RICHARD, Alaska -- After a transition from the older C-130H Hercules model, the 36th Airlift Squadron are ready to provide tactical airlift throughout Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A)."It’s our first time flying the J-model in RF-A, so it’s really been a learning experience for us as a...
18 June 2018 Yokota Airmen Provide Airlift at Red Flag-Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to provide joint airlift support during the 2-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 18-2.Representing the Pacific’s Premiere Power Projection Platform, the Yokota Airmen...