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Navy Issues COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance
May 28, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy issued new standardized operational guidance to the Fleet to combat the coronavirus pandemic this week.The guidance lays out minimum actions required for Navy units to... MORE

Team Hickam supports NASA’s Human Space Flight Program
May 28, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii-- -- Team Hickam provides ready forces to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and that reaches well beyond air, land, and sea.In preparation for the... MORE

Family Nurse Practitioner Gives Back to Army in Face of COVID-19
May 28, 2020 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Lt. Col. Dolores Toney says the U.S. Army has given her so much, so it only makes sense that she has spent her combined 22-year career returning the favor.“I’ve always wanted to... MORE

Camp Zama BOSS Beautifies Park with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members
May 28, 2020 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of Camp Zama’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers organization and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force teamed up to clean up a historic park here May 27 in honor of... MORE

Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Advanced in Rare Ceremony
May 28, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jason Webley was meritoriously advanced to the rate of chief petty officer in a pinning ceremony held at... MORE

U.S., Singapore Navies Exercise Together in South China Sea
May 27, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast (FFS 70)... MORE

Chief of Staff Foresees Greater Army Commitment in Indo-Pacific
May 27, 2020 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After COVID-19 forced the Army to shutter or curtail major exercises, the service’s top officer said Wednesday that Soldiers will soon return to train with partners in the... MORE

Airmen Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care
May 27, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It is true, members of different military branches poke fun at each other- a Marine may call it the Chair Force, and an Airman might cast a joke regarding the flavor... MORE

DOD Officials Unveil COVID-Related Personnel, Move Guidance
May 27, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials outlined a conditions-based approach to relaxing the stop-movement order that has been in effect since early March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Defense... MORE

USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Okinawa for Limited Port Call
May 26, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff pulled into Okinawa, May 24, making the ship’s first port visit in more than 70 days.While on liberty,... MORE

President Honors Fallen Service Members at Memorial Day Observances
May 26, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump came to ''the noble fortress'' of Fort McHenry in Baltimore to pay tribute on Memorial Day to those who fought and died to keep Americans free.Fort McHenry was... MORE

Talent Management Key to Filling Future Specialized Multi-domain Operations Units
May 26, 2020 — POINT MUGU, Calif. -- The Army is hunting for top talent to fill the ranks of specialized units for multi-domain operations, following the first one standing up last year in Washington state.In 2019,... MORE

USS Portland Conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test
May 26, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System... MORE

Wolf Pack Honors the Fallen during National Police Week
May 26, 2020 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Defenders paid tribute to the Air Force’s fallen security forces heroes by recognizing National Police Week at Kunsan Air Base, May 18-22.National... MORE

We’re Airborne Again
May 26, 2020 — PHILIPINE SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) got underway May 21, marking a major milestone in its return to an operational status, however, Theodore Roosevelt’s helicopter... MORE

Yokota Showcases Adaptability and Mission Capability with Samurai Surge
May 22, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and the 21st Special Operations Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, came together to complete a 17 aircraft... MORE

B-1s Complete 24-hr Sprint from Guam to Train in Alaska, Japan
May 22, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and... MORE

New Normal for Indo-Pacific Partners May Include Larger Virtual Presence
May 22, 2020 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Virtual meetings between key leaders may be more frequent and create even closer partnerships after the pandemic, U.S. and foreign military officials across the Indo-Pacific... MORE

U.S. Embassy Provides Covid-19 Response Equipment to Bangladesh First Responders
May 22, 2020 — DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and representatives of the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command handed over essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to... MORE

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron C-25 Provides urgent MEDEVAC from cruise ship
May 22, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (May 22, 2020) -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a medical evacuation request for a patient requiring emergency... MORE