23 February 2018 Icemen Practice Recovery Operations during Arctic Gold 18-5 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s just another day in the office; the computers are humming, keyboard strokes are sounding and engines are starting to be spun-up and sent to work.“ALARM BLACK, MOPP LEVEL 4”You hear the words over the speaker system, AtHoc messages are ringing on everyone’s...
23 February 2018 Defense Coordination Element- Hawaii Responds to Gita HONLULU, Hawaii -- Personnel and relief supplies requested by the Government of American Samoa began arriving in the capital of Pago Pago on 12 and 14 February. These items include Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - provided tents, cots, tarpaulins, clean-up materials and medical supplies...
23 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Allied Marines Learn Jungle Survival Skills SATTAHIP, CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- Sunlight peeks though the tree tops as a team of Marines make their way through a dense and humid jungle. The last of their rations and water are all gone and there is no opportunity for resupply for several days. Thirst and hunger start to kick in. The...
22 February 2018 Cobra Gold 18: Engineering Project Produces New Building for the Community KORAT, THAILAND -- Military service members from the Kingdom of Thailand, the United States, China, school educators, and members of the local community gathered together to see the official opening of a newly constructed building, during a ceremony Feb. 22, 2018 in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand. The...
22 February 2018 USS Wayne E. Meyer Arrives in Malaysia for Port Visit KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 21.Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Strike Group."We are thankful to our hosts for this opportunity, as the...
22 February 2018 Pacific Culinary Champions Showcase Excellence in 50th Connelly Competition SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- It is 4:30 a.m., and the only sound is that of generators running in the distance. Security is set while noise and light discipline is in effect. Approaching the entry control point, we are greeted with an access challenge by a Soldier from the 95th Clearance Company,...
22 February 2018 Bilingual Stop Sign Showcases U.S.-Japan Partnership MISAWA CITY, Japan. -- Misawa City police installed a new Japanese-English stop sign at an intersection near Misawa Air Base, Feb. 15, 2018.This intersection has seen a few changes in stop signs since the base's early days, but the reason behind this change is especially pertinent in the midst of...
21 February 2018 Thai-ROK-U.S. Amphibious Force Conducts Beach Assault During Cobra Gold 2018 Ships, landing craft, and aircraft from the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, and the U.S. conducted a combined amphibious assault during Cobra Gold 2018 on Feb. 17. The assault featured a wave of U.S.-Thai-Republic of Korea amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) with coordinated air cover...
21 February 2018 Into The Woods - 3rd Marine Logistics Group Participates in Jungle Warfare Training Quiet rustles and murmurs filtered through the trees as the camp woke up, dew rolling off camouflaged tents as Marines of 3rd Marine Logistics Group took their first steps into the brisk morning air.Since 1958, Camp Gonsalves has been the jungle warfare training grounds for Marines worldwide...
21 February 2018 Sterett, Dewey Visit Pearl Harbor The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Dewey (DDG 105) and their embarked helicopter squadrons arrived in Pearl Harbor for a routine port visit, Feb. 16. This visit allows the ships to take on stores before continuing their deployments and provides the...