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Spanish Navy Frigate Visits U.S. Naval Base Guam as Part of 500-Year-Old Voyage
September 19, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Spanish Navy Frigate Mendez Nunez is re-tracing the voyage of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation of the world 500 years ago as part of their current deployment that brought... MORE

Eielson Hosts 10 F-35s from Luke AFB to Enhance Training Efforts
September 18, 2019 — LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 61st Fighter Squadron sent seven U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and three Royal Australian Air Force F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for a training... MORE

Welcome to the Jungle
September 18, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Throughout the Pacific Theater, U.S. military units must overcome jungle terrain riddled with cliffs, poisonous creatures, dense foliage yielding mere yards of visibility,... MORE

USS Antietam Holds Change of Command Ceremony
September 18, 2019 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) held a change of command ceremony, Sept. 17, while operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Capt. Russell... MORE

Coast Guard Rescues 7 Mariners from Vessel on Fire off Oahu
September 18, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Six crew and an NOAA observer are safe following a Coast Guard rescue eight miles off Ko'Olina, Tuesday."We are so pleased to have this crew safe in less than an hour after the... MORE

Security Forces Career Field Manager Visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
September 18, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Air Force security forces career field manager, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9-12 to... MORE

25th ID Tests New Combat Focused Marksmanship Qualification
September 17, 2019 — SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Similar to the implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), the Army is now changing how Soldiers qualify with their weapons, making individual weapons... MORE

51st Civil Engineer Squadron Conducts Airfield Damage Repair Training
September 17, 2019 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Generally, at the center of Air Force installation operations is the airfield and the runway, heavily guarded by law enforcement and surveillance to keep people and... MORE

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Arrives at 3rd Marine Division
September 17, 2019 — OKINAWA, Japan -- 3rd Marine Division has received the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) on Okinawa, Japan, which will replace the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) currently... MORE

Low Cost Low Altitude Aerial Delivery
September 17, 2019 — SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- 25th Sustainment Brigade, 25th Infantry Division partnered with 8th Theater Sustainment Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, 3-25 Aviation Regiment GSAB, and... MORE

Greywolf Brigade Conducts Complex Combined Breach Training with ROK Army Partners
September 17, 2019 — RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- The Soldiers of Task Force Charger consisting of elements from 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav. Regt.; and 3rd Engineer... MORE

Hawaii Summit Addresses Importance of Global Integrated Air, Missile Defense
September 16, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted a summit to collaborate and raise awareness of global IAMD issues, Sept. 10-12.The purpose... MORE

Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019 Continues on Joint Base Lewis-McChord
September 16, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1-2 SBCT and Indian Army soldiers have reached the mid-point of exercise Yudh Abhyas 19.The U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored exercise is... MORE

Admiral Visits Cordova as Part of Navy's Arctic Expeditionary Exercise
September 16, 2019 — CORDOVA, Alaska -- Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, visited Cordova Sept. 13 and 14 while in Alaska for an Arctic expeditionary exercise.The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band "Harbor... MORE

New 7th Fleet Admiral Visits USS Ronald Reagan
September 16, 2019 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) welcomed aboard the new operational commander of the Navy's largest overseas fleet Sept. 14.Vice Adm. William R. Merz, who took... MORE

P-8A Poseidon Finds Missing Vessel in South Pacific; All Passengers Safe
September 16, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam - The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Federated States of Micronesia Police, and good Samaritans teamed to successfully rescue seven people adrift on their 18-foot vessel... MORE

Osan Hosts Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium for PACAF
September 13, 2019 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Air Force officers from allied and partner nations across the Pacific visited Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, took part in the 2019 Fighter Logistics and Safety... MORE

Educating Allies on Nisei Soldiers' Toughest Fight-to be American
September 13, 2019 — SEATTLE, Wash. -- "Beyond Reconciliation," hosted by the Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japan-American Society of the State of Washington, celebrated the contributions and service of Nisei veterans... MORE

U.S., Republic of Korea Air Force medical experts conduct Subject Matter Expert Exchange
September 13, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force conducted the first-ever Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Osan Air... MORE

Information Warfare Training Site Yokosuka Modernizes Training with Stallion 3.1 Upgrade
September 13, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Information Warfare Training Site (IWTS) Yokosuka recently received new equipment, upgrading and modernizing its Stallion system to the newest 3.1 version.Stallion was developed by... MORE