13 June 2018 Coast Guard Conducts 2 Medical Evacuations off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews on Maui evacuated two people with medical concerns in separate cases near Molokini Crater, Tuesday.Coast Guard Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crews responded in each case and transported the ailing visitors to awaiting emergency medical personnel in...
29 May 2018 ‘America’s Greatest Heroes,’ Trump, Defense Leaders Honor Fallen WASHINGTON -- America will forever remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died for the nation’s freedom, President Donald J. Trump said today at the Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.Trump, escorted by Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, and Army Maj. Gen...
17 May 2018 Friendship Day Signifies Change for PACAF Demonstration Team MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- A secluded table of Airmen in a corner of a ballroom on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni bellows with laughter as the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team shares memories after a long day of air show performances. Quickly, these...
07 May 2018 USS Milius Visits Pearl Harbor En Route to Japan PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) arrived in Pearl Harbor, May 4, for a port visit.The crew manned the rails as Milius passed the USS Arizona Memorial, while friends and spectators were waiting for them on the pier, giving the ship a warm...
04 May 2018 Columbia Visits Yokosuka During Routine Patrol YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) arrived in Yokosuka, May 4, for a routine visit during its deployment to the Indo-Pacific.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's interaction with the Japan Maritime...
30 April 2018 Air Force Surgeon General, Medical Enlisted Chief Visit Andersen ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, the U.S. Air Force surgeon general, completed his first visit to Andersen Air Force Base on April 17.Ediger was joined by Chief Master Sgt. George Cum, the chief, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, to speak with Team Andersen’s...
05 April 2018 3rd, 176th Maintenance Squadrons Integration Keep C-17s in the Fight JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 3rd and 176th maintenance squadrons combined their diverse skillsets to complete one common mission, the home-station check (HSC) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the week of March 26, 2018.An HSC is an in-depth, four-day scheduled...
29 March 2018 U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Conclude Exercise Cope West 2018 MANADO AIR BASE, Indonesia -- Exercise Cope West 2018 (CW18), a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces concluded with a closing ceremony at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 23."Cope West...
29 March 2018 Indonesia, US Service Members Learn Each Other's Cultures, Boost Readiness at Cope West 2018 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 110 U.S. Air Force Airmen from Misawa Air Base participated in the Cope West 2018 Field Training Exercise with 150 service members from the Indonesian Air Force at Manado Air Base, Indonesia, March 12 to 23.Cope West, an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored...
21 March 2018 Leap-ahead Technology to Increase Soldier Readiness in Future Battles WASHINGTON -- For Soldiers, survival depends on out-maneuvering the enemy. While the Army's current fleet of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and aircraft can protect Soldiers against near-peer threats, these vehicles lack the critical technologies to maintain tactical overmatch in future...