15 May 2019 U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Bertholf Visits Manila MANILA, Republic of the Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) arrived in Manila, Philippines May 15, the first visit by a U.S. cutter to the country in over 7 years.The visit follows a bilateral exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard on May 14 where Bertholf and Philippine...
15 May 2019 USS Theodore Roosevelt Participates in Exercise Northern Edge GULF OF ALASKA -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and select ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 joined U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Marine Corps service members for exercise Northern Edge 2019 (NE19) in the Gulf of Alaska, May 13.NE19 is the largest joint...
15 May 2019 JBER’s First ‘Flight Leaders Course’ Helps Shape Exceptional Leaders JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The first Flight Leaders Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, took place from May 6 – 10, 2019.The course is to help develop exceptional flight leaders who will strengthen their squadron by leading, developing, managing, and communicating with...
15 May 2019 Bulldog Hosts Expert Infantryman Badge Qualification in the ROK CAMP HOVEY, Republic of Korea -- Follow me! I am the Infantry. Sixty-one infantrymen with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) "Bulldogs", 1st Armored Division (AD) (Rotational) and other tenant units competed against themselves to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge.The 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry...
14 May 2019 U.S. Navy CNO, Ship and Aircraft Join International Maritime Defence Exhibition in Singapore SINGAPORE -- A U.S. Navy ship, aircraft and Sailors will participate in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2019 in Singapore, beginning May 14.Adm. John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, will join 16 fellow chiefs of navy, five directors of coast guards, senior civilian...
14 May 2019 U.S., Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Exercise SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and vessels from the Philippine Coast Guard conducted joint search-and-rescue exercises at sea west of Manila May 14.The Bertholf, a 418-foot National Security Cutter based in Alameda, California, trained with the Philippine Coast...
14 May 2019 Camp Zama Gathers for Emergency Preparedness Community Information Exchange CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Members of the Camp Zama community learned what they can do to prepare for emergencies during a Community Information Exchange here May 10."There are just all kinds of questions that you've got to ask yourself, and it's a very serious situation that could happen at any time,...
14 May 2019 Strengthening Relationships through Social Media KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base and the Japan Air Self Defense Force collaborated on a contest using their Twitter pages to give followers a chance to win a tour of both bases. With roughly a 1 of 30 chance in winning, 10 people were selected to be part of a same-day tour of both Naha and...
14 May 2019 Underwater Construction Team-2 Concludes Maritime Infrastructure Assessment in FSM KOLONIA, Pohnpei – Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, Construction Dive Det. Alpha, completed a recompression chamber inspection and maritime infrastructure assessment of the Pohnpei Harbor and Kapingamarangi Atoll, May 7, as part of Pacific Partnership 2019.The assessment,...
13 May 2019 ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Exercise Strengthens Maritime Security Singapore -- The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise 2019, finished in Singapore May 13, following multilateral training in the South China Sea.The Maritime Security Field Training Exercise, which included 18 participating countries, focused on enhanced...