20 May 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs Yokosuka for 2022 Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its strike group departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) May 20, to support security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.During this routine at-sea period, Ronald Reagan, its...
20 May 2022 Army Leaders Across Indo-Pacific Meet to Discuss Challenges, Opportunities HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Senior leaders from the U.S. Army and more than 20 foreign armies held hundreds of bilateral talks during the largest land power conference in the Indo-Pacific region.The meetings, part of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium, allowed leaders to privately discuss future...
20 May 2022 Second Iwakuni-based F-35B Squadron Declares Full Operational Capability IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) and is now ready to support the full complement of its missions. A significant part of this milestone is the establishment of 32 F-35B aircraft permanently forward-based as part of...
20 May 2022 Army Leaders Say Alliances Will be Key to Success in the Indo-Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- More than 70 years ago, U.S. forces learned the importance of readiness and partner nation alliances during the Korean War, an Army leader said during the 2022 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium Wednesday.Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson, Eighth Army Commander, said the U.S. forces’...
20 May 2022 U.S. Commitment to Indo-Pacific Region Not Limited by Security Assistance to Ukraine WASHINGTON -- As of May 6, the U.S. has committed about $4.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. Thousands of pieces of military hardware and over 50 million rounds of ammunition were included.Spotlight: Support for UkraineBut U.S. assistance to Ukraine doesn't affect its focus on the...
20 May 2022 Coast Guard aircrew Medevacs Passenger from Alaska ferry Kennicott in Shelikof Strait KODIAK, Alaska -- A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew medically evacuated a man from the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Kennicott in Shelikof Strait, Alaska, Wednesday.The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 12:55 p.m. and safely hoisted and transported the patient to...
19 May 2022 Readout: 6th Multilateral Maritime Virtual Key Leadership Engagement HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo hosted the 6th Multilateral Maritime Virtual Key Leadership Engagement from the Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 17, 2022.Representatives from 16 nations participated in the engagement, including 6 heads of...
19 May 2022 168th Wing Refuels Red Flag EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE , Alaska -- There is no need to stop for gas when the 168th Wing delivers. Airmen of the 168th Wing led a tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska 22-1, enabling joint and multilateral training.Red-Flag Alaska is a non-stop flying exercise affording combat readiness...
19 May 2022 JBER Maintenance Airmen, Army Guardsman Help Rescue Two Plane Crash Victims Near Goose Bay Airport JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Two Airmen and an Alaska Army National Guard Soldier stationed here helped rescue two victims of a plane crash near Goose Bay Airport west of Anchorage May 16.Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Zach Cherry, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, spotted the...
19 May 2022 Together for Mental Health: May is Mental Health Awareness Month JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Health is wealth, especially when dealing with mental well-being. Growing up, kids are taught if they are hurt physically in any area, to seek help. The same should go for anyone’s mental health.Lt. Nicholas Grant, the embedded clinical psychologist for...