26 September 2018 Pacific Air Forces commander Visits Allies and Partners at Luke LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona. -- Gen. CQ Brown Jr., commander of Pacific Air Forces, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018, to meet with U.S. and Indo-Pacific Airmen about the capabilities and interoperability of the F-35 Lightning II.Brown toured various base facilities and partner...
26 September 2018 Establishing a “Habit of Environmental Security Dialogue” ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -– For eight years, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) has held the Pacific Environmental Security Forum (PESF), a capstone event designed to increase environmental stewardship obligations within militaries and increase environmental security cooperation. This year,...
26 September 2018 U.S. Readiness in Korea Important to Diplomacy, Nominee Tells Senate Panel WASHINGTON -- The North Korean military remains dangerous, and U.S., South Korean and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula “should remain clear-eyed about the situation on the ground and allow diplomacy to continue to work,” President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S...
25 September 2018 U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Battle Drills, Techniques CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, demonstrated battle drills of each nation at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 24, 2018.The demonstration included movement to contact, and...
25 September 2018 Indo-Pacom Wraps Up Valiant Shield 2018 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. military forces from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wrapped up exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2018, Sept. 23rd, around the Marianas Island Range Complex as well as on Guam.Participants included the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), 15 surface ships, more...
25 September 2018 Under Secretary of the Navy Lays Wreath for Sailors, Marines in Tarawa TARAWA, Kiribati -- On a multi-nation visit to the Oceania region, Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly laid a wreath at the memorial for the Sailors and Marines killed and wounded during the Battle of Tarawa.“Those who fell here were part of a long heroic campaign 75 years ago. They gave their...
25 September 2018 USS Michael Murphy Completes Kakadu Exercise DARWIN, Australia -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), along with a P-8 Poseidon maritime-surveillance aircraft assigned to the "Pelicans" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45, and staff from Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Commander, Task Force 70 participated in the...
25 September 2018 Bayonet Soldiers Hone Mountaineering Skills in India CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, practiced repelling and ziplining techniques at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 20, 2018.Prior to the repelling training, soldiers watched a...
24 September 2018 Ronald Reagan Strike Group Arrives in Guam following Valiant Shield 2018 APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The Ronald Reagan Strike Group arrived at Naval Base Guam for a port visit Sept. 24.Personnel from the Ronald Reagan Strike Group, to include Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG...
24 September 2018 US Soldiers Train with Indian Counterparts on IED and Room Clearing Tactics CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army's 99th Mountain Brigade learned room clearing techniques and improvised explosive device (IED) detection methods during Yudh Abhyas 2018, Sept. 21, 2018."We did a walkthrough...