10 October 2019 Ninth Iteration of US-Vietnam Airman-to-Airman Talks Held in Hanoi JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces and the Vietnamese Air Defense-Air Force (ADAF) Airman-to-Airman (A2A) Talks recently took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 25-27.The multi-day event marked the ninth iteration of A2A talks between U.S. and Vietnam Airmen.A2ATs are Pacific...
10 October 2019 U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Visits USS Benfold YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vice Adm. William Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) Spet. 27 to assess the ship's progress while it receives upgrades.Merz recently assumed command of U.S. 7th Fleet, and has been touring numerous...
10 October 2019 Naha Port Undergoes First Dredging in 30 Years NAHA, Okinawa, Japan -- Naha Military Port here is currently undergoing its first dredging operation since 1989.Home to the 835th Transportation Battalion, one of 599th Transportation Brigade's three forward battalions in the Pacific, and Military Sealift Command Okinawa, this major hub in shipping...
10 October 2019 U.S. Forces to Participate in Seoul Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2019 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI --The United States military will be represented at the 2019 Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airbase, Republic of Korea, Oct. 15-20, 2019.Seoul ADEX is an airshow and a comprehensive aerospace and defense exhibition featuring...
10 October 2019 New Construction Expands and Develops Marine Corps Base Hawaii MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hi -- Expanding in recent years, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) began development on three new construction projects to modernize the way our Marines work, train, eat, and play.The three projects include a larger and more modernized medical facility, new base housing, and...
09 October 2019 Exercise KAMANDAG 3 Begins SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Philippine Marine Ready Force opened Exercise KAMANDAG 3 on Wednesday, October 9th with a ceremony at the Subic Bay International Airport. KAMANDAG 3 will take place from October 9 to 18, 2019, at multiple locations on the...
09 October 2019 Rescue Airmen: Low Density, High Demand KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, train, plan and execute every day to ensure they have what it takes to help when someone’s life is on the line.With a motto as succinct as, ‘That others may live’, it’s clear the priority of the 33rd RQS is saving as...
09 October 2019 Out of the Box | Marines Conduct Explosive Ordnance Exercise 2019 CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Two explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines, an Air Force EOD technician and a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialist Marine stood around a manhole, peering down at a dummy with its limbs in unnatural positions – a simulated casualty that...
09 October 2019 Korean and American SOF Service Members Demonstrate Unity Through Combined Freefall Jump CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Special Operations Command Korea and Republic of Korea (SOCKOR) Special Warfare Command (SWC) service members participated in combined military freefall demonstrations during the 17th Ground Forces Festival in Gyeryong, South Korea, Oct. 4 through 6, 2019.The jumps...
09 October 2019 Motor Vessel Connected to U.S. Sanctions Violations Departs American Samoa HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Following a five-month stay in the port of Pago Pago, American Samoa, the 580-foot motor vessel Wise Honest, a 17,061-ton, single-hull bulk carrier ship connected to U.S. sanctions violations departed under tow Monday.This action comes after an investigation by the Department of...