15 November 2017 USS Halsey visits Guam during 7th Fleet operations ASAN, Guam -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) completed a scheduled port visit to Guam, Nov. 13.During the port visit, Halsey Sailors participated in a community relations event to beautify a veterans cemetery. Sailors were able to experience the culture of the region, go shopping...
15 November 2017 599th, Joint Services Offload 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Cargo PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade and partners discharged 25th Combat Aviation Brigade cargo and equipment from the M/V Ocean Jazz in support of Operation Pacific Pathways 17-2/3 here from Oct. 29-31.Transporters unloaded the cargo during 24-hour-a-day operations. The ship...
14 November 2017 U.S. Army Hosts 13th Annual U.S. - China Disaster Management Exchange in Oregon The 8th Theater Sustainment Command will host the annual U.S. Army Pacific Disaster Management Exchange with the People’s Republic of China, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command in various locations in Portland and Camp Rilea, Oregon, from 13-19 November 2017.This is the 13th...
14 November 2017 USS Olympia Returns from Western Pacific Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii following the successful completion of a Western Pacific deployment, Nov. 9.Olympia participated in several coordinated...
14 November 2017 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152's Professional Military Education, a Flight You Wouldn't Want to Miss MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Sand shifts below service members’ feet as sulfur engulfs the air and humidity lingers across the island. The weight of reality and historical value settles among them as they take in the view of where so many of their fellow service members lost their lives. This...
14 November 2017 Coast Guard Conducts Long-range Medevac for Citizen of Ecuador from Remote Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A 39-year-old citizen of Ecuador arrived in stable condition to Queen's Medical Center, Friday, after being medically evacuated 1,353 miles from Kiribati to Hawaii by the Coast Guard.Miguel Alberto Devena was safely transported aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point...
14 November 2017 First Japanese-built F-35A Lands at Misawa Air Base MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative landed the first Japanese-made F-35A on Misawa AB's runway, Nov. 2.Maj. Elijah Supper piloted the brand-new aircraft from the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out...
14 November 2017 U.S. Marines and Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Senior Enlisted Spread Knowledge CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Service members with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force participated in an educational event hosted by the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy here Nov. 8.The event was held to educate enlisted service members of the JGSDF about the Marine Corps rank structure and...
14 November 2017 Old Glory: Linking the Past and Present OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The beaches of Normandy, the ports at Pearl Harbor, atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, and Ground Zero in New York City; all of these places have one thing in common: The American Flag. The American Flag has symbolized victory, defeat, liberation and hope...
13 November 2017 Three-Carrier Strike Force Exercise to Commence in Western Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups will commence a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific, Nov. 11-14.Units assigned to the strike force will conduct coordinated operations in international...