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Engineers Jump North of Arctic Circle
May 9, 2014 — The midnight sun turned the sky pink as 12 paratroopers from 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 2d Engineer Brigade, jumped out of a C-17 Globemaster III to... MORE

Locklear Named Surface Navy Association's "Old Salt"
May 8, 2014 — Adm. Samuel Locklear, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, accepted the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) "Old Salt" Award at the National Museum of the United States Navy at the Washington Navy Yard, May... MORE

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit-5 Conducts 2014 Tri-Crab Exercise
May 8, 2014 — Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 trained alongside members of the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force, Australian Army and Republic of Singapore Navy during the biennial... MORE

New U.S. Naval Hospital Facility Opens
May 8, 2014 — U.S. Naval Hospital Guam officially opened the doors of their new, state-of-the-art facility in Agana Heights for the first time April 21, replacing the old hospital that was built in 1954.Hospital... MORE

USS City of Corpus Christi Returns to Pearl Harbor
May 7, 2014 — Family and friends gathered May 6 at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to welcome home Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) from a... MORE

Alaska Air Force Reserve Unit Flies Milestone Sortie
May 7, 2014 — F-22 pilots from the 477th Fighter Group, Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit, made history during the Unit Training Assembly weekend May 3. With a combined total of 4000 flight hours, Col. David... MORE

Wolf Pack Combat Survival Exercise: Hide Fast, Move Slow
May 7, 2014 — From outside the woods, it looks like several Airmen playing a game of hide and seek that any passerby would dismiss as "boys being boys." Once you take a look inside the woods and add the uniforms,... MORE

USS Hopper to Return from Deployment
May 6, 2014 — The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) is scheduled to return to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam May 6 from an independent deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of... MORE

35th Medical Group Revamps for Realism
May 6, 2014 — There's an anxious feeling in the air as medics surround a landing aircraft packed full of injured Airmen. For each patient, the minutes drag on like hours, and each breath is a fight for survival... MORE

American Troops Honored at Korean Cultural Night
May 6, 2014 — Senior South Korean officials and U.S. military leaders honored American troops at the Korean Cultural Night dinner here May 2.Sponsored by the Kumgok Academico-Cultural Foundation, the cultural night... MORE

23 Nations to Participate in World’s Largest Maritime Exercise
May 5, 2014 — Twenty-three nations, 47 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1, in and... MORE

Misawa Airmen Evaluated on Deployment Prep
May 5, 2014 — The steady deployment of Airmen in support of combat, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations abroad is part of the U.S. Air Force's mission and requires meticulous coordination to employ. Often... MORE

Thailand, U.S. Wrap-Up Guardian Sea Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise
May 2, 2014 — U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy forces practiced coordinated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) during Exercise Guardian Sea 2014, which began April 22 and continues through May 3."As more nations in the... MORE

ROK, U.S., Marines Revisit Basics of Minesweeping
May 1, 2014 — Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines familiarized themselves with each other’s minesweeping equipment, tactics, techniques and procedures April 21 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-6 in Pohang,... MORE

Army's Chief Information Officer Visits Humphreys to See Construction Efforts
May 1, 2014 — As part of the focus on the Pacific, the Army's new Chief Information Officer met with senior Army leaders in Hawaii before coming to Korea to see the massive construction project underway at USAG... MORE

South Korea, U.S. Leaders Discuss Integrating Women into Field Artillery
April 30, 2014 — Leaders from 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, visited the Republic of Korea Field Artillery School here, April 1, to discuss integrating women into the field artillery career... MORE

Kadena Joins Military Installations in Signing Emergency Evacuation Plans
April 9, 2014 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Officials from the United States Air Force and Chatan City signed an agreement April 3 which allows local Okinawans access to Kadena Air Base in the event of a tsunami or... MORE

New PACDIM Ship Repair Facility Ensures Navy, Fleet Mission on Guam
April 9, 2014 — SANTA RITA, Guam - TO maintain mission readiness of the Navy and fleet assets, a ceremony was held to launch the Pacific Dry-Dock and Integrated Maintenance (PACDIM) Ship Repair Facility on U.S. Naval... MORE

U.S., Vietnam Navies Build Confidence During Naval Engagement Activity
April 7, 2014 — DA NANG, Vietnam - The U.S. Navy and Vietnam People's Navy began the annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) April 7 with a welcoming ceremony for USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USNS Safeguard... MORE