09 September 2016 Photographer Looks Back on 9/11 Memories WASHINGTON (NNS) -- In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, one 30-year-old combat camera sailor took a photograph that leapt out of news coverage to deliver a needed jolt of hope: A huge American flag draped down the side of the damaged Pentagon. That sailor, Michael Pendergrass, is now 45 and retired...
08 September 2016 Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers compete for Expert Field Medical Badge HONOLULU - The 25th Infantry Division hosted the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) award ceremony at Weyand Field, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 26. A total of 167 Soldiers competed for a chance to earn EFMB honors. Six Regional Health Command-Pacific Soldiers were among the 21 candidates who...
06 September 2016 U.S. Navy Staffs in Singapore Test Afloat Watch Stations during Ulchi Freedom Guardian SINGAPORE -- Navy reservists and staff from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific and Military Sealift Command Far East operated watch stations aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) Aug 22-Sept 2 as part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian. The utilization of platforms...
02 September 2016 Top-performing Leaders Attend Young Alaka'i Leadership Program FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing leaders from all services across the Pacific region will start the third iteration of the Young Alaka’i (YA) Leader Development Program 16-02 September 7 – 17 at various locations across Oahu. The Young Alaka’i program is made up of three-phases...
01 September 2016 15th Wing Charges toward Hurricane Madeline to Provide Relief JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Airmen from the 15th Wing, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 535th Airlift Squadron and even the 55th Airlift Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., all teamed up to deliver emergency supplies in preparation for Hurricane Madeline, which is slated to collide into the...
30 August 2016 Texas Gunfighters Join in Hawaii Air Nation Guard's Sentry Aloha JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pilots, maintainers and various support personnel from the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing traveled to Hawaii to participate in Sentry Aloha, Aug. 17-26, 2016. Sentry Aloha is a large-scale, combat exercise that employs several different...
23 August 2016 Army Chief Meets with Governor during Hawaii Tour HONOLULU - United States Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Miley met with Hawaii Governor David Ige August 22, 2016, at the Hawaii State Capitol. During their meeting in the governor's chamber, the two leaders discussed the Total Army (Active, Guard, Reserves) in the Pacific, and the continuing state...
17 August 2016 Crew of MV-OCEAN GLORY Rescues Distressed Fisherman MV OCEAN GLORY, At Sea—Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) voyage-charter MV OCEAN GLORY rescued an Indonesian fisherman in the vicinity of the Straits of Bali while in route to Banyuwangi, Indonesia, Aug. 14.“I stepped onto the bridge fully expecting to take a routine arrival a few hours later into...
16 August 2016 U.S., Korean Troops Train as Single Force CAMP HOVEY – Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division on a rotational tour in Korea got a welcome chance to join their South Korean army counterparts earlier this month to practice the combat methods both forces would use to support the other in wartime.The troops worked side-by-side in mounting a...
16 August 2016 U.S., Chinese Navies Practice Search and Rescue, Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea Exercise EAST CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted coordinated maneuvering events, Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES), and a search-and-rescue (SAR) swimmer training event with the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N) Aug. 12.Two officers...