18 July 2019 Pacific Century Fellows Tour USS Asheville SANTA RITA, Guam -- Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) hosted the Pacific Century Fellows Program-Marianas Chapter at Naval Base Guam, July 18.The leadership development program is modeled after the Pacific Century Fellows of Hawaii, with the same objective of developing...
18 July 2019 Kadena Splits 18th Force Support Squadron, Activates 718th FSS KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base activated a new squadron, the 718th Force Support Squadron, during the 18th Force Support Squadron change of command at Kadena Air Base, July 16, 2019.Col. Thang T. Doan, 18th Mission Support Group commander, presided over the ceremony. He said, “The revised...
17 July 2019 Multinational Force Conducts Talisman Sabre Amphibious Landing USS GREEN BAY, at Sea - U.S. Marines, Australian soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members trained in Combined Joint Forcible Entry Operations by conducting a multi-national amphibious landing in Stanage Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2019.The amphibious landing during Exercise...
17 July 2019 Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering Program Provides Full Spectrum Learning CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea - Working alongside industry experts provides university interns with a comprehensive and elaborate spectrum of experience, which can help them secure employment in the future.Oluwaferanmi Ogundana, a junior civil engineering student, and Samuel Coleman, a senior civil...
17 July 2019 U.S. Army Alaska Conducts Change of Command Ceremony JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Alaska -- Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak assumed command of U.S. Army Alaska from Maj. Gen. Mark O'Neil in a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Pershing Field July 16. In his remarks, the reviewing officer Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, the commanding...
17 July 2019 Eielson hosts Arctic Lightning Airshow, First in Over a Decade EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Eielson hosted the 2019 Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, the first airshow to be hosted here in more than 10 years.More than 12,000 attendees had a unique opportunity to see both of the U.S. Air Force’s 5th generation aircraft, with demonstrations by the Air...
16 July 2019 Esper Nominated as Defense Secretary, Spencer Now Acting Secretary WASHINGTON -- Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has become acting defense secretary, as the Senate has received the packet nominating Dr. Mark T. Esper to be the confirmed secretary of defense.Eric Chewning, the chief of staff to the defense secretary, said the transition from Esper to Spencer went...
16 July 2019 Commanding officer walks with local community for the last time IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City, and local city leadership participated in the 11th annual Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, July 12, 2019.During the...
16 July 2019 Microsoft opens latest IT academy at Schofield Barracks SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Transitioning service members and veterans living in Hawaii now have the opportunity to apply for an 18-week academy that could land them a career in the technology industry.Microsoft Military Affairs officially opened its Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA),...
15 July 2019 Marine Aviation Support Activity 2019 Kicks Off MANILA, Philippines -- Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 19.2, a semiannual U.S.-Philippine military exercise focused on mutual defense, counterterrorism and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, is scheduled to take place in the Philippines from July 15 - 25, 2019.Marines and aircraft...