14 January 2019 Coast Gard Conducts Medevac of Fisher Off Kauai HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard successfully medevaced a 37-year-old crewmember off a tuna longliner 80-miles north of Kauai, Sunday."Our trained crews and hoist-capable aircraft are vital to ensuring mariners reach a higher level of medical care quickly," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley...
14 January 2019 U.S.-Japan Alliance Remains Cornerstone of Peace in Asia, Commander Says WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-Japan alliance remains the cornerstone for peace and stability in Asia even as it has adapted to changing threats, the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo yesterday.Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez said his...
11 January 2019 B-2 Bombers Deploy to Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirit bombers and more than 200 Airmen, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed, here in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission, Jan. 10, 2019.Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the...
11 January 2019 Army Engineers Arrive to Lead Continued Joint-Service Efforts to Install Temporary Roofs after Yutu ASAN, Guam -- More than 140 active-duty service members arrived on the island of Saipan Jan. 5-6, to install temporary roofs and continue to provide Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and work with the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands'...
11 January 2019 Air Force Wounded Warrior2: Finding Resiliency by Building Connections JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Resiliency is not a new concept. The idea that developing a person to be mentally, physically, spiritually and socially strong so they can adapt to stressful events in their lives is the basis of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness program. But what happens...
11 January 2019 Singaporean Faculty Delegation Visits Laboratory ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- A group of Singaporean researchers met with representatives from the RDECOM Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), at the Rodman Materials Research Laboratory and the Adelphi Laboratory Center during a two-day coordination visit Jan...
11 January 2019 Seabee Shares Common Bond with Grandfather 74 Years Later NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS -- A little more than 74 years ago, Seabees fought along side U.S. Marines in the battle for the Marana Islands chain. Fast forward to Today, Seabees’ are now fighting a different battle on the same island they liberated in August of 1944.Super Typhoon Yutu, a category five...
10 January 2019 Commander Stresses Importance of Indo-Pacific Partnerships WASHINGTON -- Carrying the message that the Indo-Pacific region should be about building communities, not about confrontation, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command participated in a panel discussion in New Delhi today as part of the Raisina Dialogue, an annual multinational conference geared...
10 January 2019 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Implements Revised CBRN Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Effective Jan. 8, 2019, the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron implemented a newly-revised chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).After JBER’s successful involvement in last year’s...
10 January 2019 Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Visits Forward Deployed Naval Forces Ships in Sasebo SASEBO, Japan -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visited Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan to meet with forward deployed naval forces and to hear directly from Sailors and leaders under his command, Jan. 9.Sawyer visited USS Wasp (LHD 1), USS Green Bay (LPD 20), and USS Ashland (LSD...