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Maintainers Help Aircrews Deliver Bundles of Joy
December 14, 2017 — Four C-130J Super Hercules propellers create a humming sound as they power the aircraft, commonly referred to this time of year as “Santa’s sleigh”, down the runway to deliver bundles of goods to... MORE

Guam Welcomes USS Asheville
December 14, 2017 — The Guam submarine force welcomed the crew and families of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) during a homecoming celebration at Naval Base Guam following the submarine's... MORE

Santa’s on His Way: 66th Operation Christmas Drop Launches from Andersen Air Force Base
December 13, 2017 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 66th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop took to the sky Dec. 11 as military leaders ceremoniously pushed the first pallet of donated toys, food, supplies and... MORE

Air Force pilots and a crew chief fly a C-130J Super Hercules over Andersen Air Force Base

Arming 35th Fighter Wing Operators with Munitions, Purpose
December 13, 2017 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron conducted a weapons and ammunitions tour for operations personnel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8.Maintenance and ammunitions Airmen immersed... MORE

Operation Christmas Drop 2017 in Full Flight
December 12, 2017 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Operation Christmas Drop 2017 officially took off with the ceremonial "push" of the first pallet at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) Guam Dec. 11.Operation Christmas Drop... MORE

USAF, RAAF, JASDF complete first Operation Christmas Drop 2017 sortie

Hill F-35A Maintainers Supporting the Pacific Theater Security Package
December 12, 2017 — KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa -- Five weeks into the first F-35A Pacific Theater Security Package (TSP) deployment, the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit team is at full stride.Maintainers in the Pacific... MORE

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis for take-off Nov. 16, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-35A is being deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) program, which has been in operation since 2004. This long-planned deployment is designed to demonstrate the continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the region.

Regional Health Command Pacific Reflects Upon 2017 Accomplishments
December 12, 2017 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) reflects upon major accomplishments celebrated this year in support of its mission of providing combatant commanders with medically ready... MORE

Regional Health Command-Pacific reflects upon major accomplishments celebrated this year in support of its mission of providing combatant commanders with medically ready forces and ready medical forces conducting health service support in all phases of military operation.

Ribbon-cutting Celebrates Opening of Pacific Regional Training Center
December 12, 2017 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The largest troop-built construction project in the Pacific since the Vietnam conflict came to a close this month, with the completion of the Pacific Regional Training... MORE

Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civil Aid-Funded Kindergartens Open in Vietnam
December 11, 2017 — LIEN THUY, Vietnam -- Representatives from the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam were met with throngs of dancing children during a ribbon cutting... MORE

OHDACA-funded kindergartens open in Vietnam

USS Fitzgerald departs Yokosuka for Mississippi
December 11, 2017 — YOKOSUKA, Japan - The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor Dec. 9, aboard heavy lift vessel MV Transshelf bound for Pascagoula, Mississippi.Transshelf... MORE

USS Fitzgerald Returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka aboard MV Transshelf

'Cacti' Clears the Room during Squad Live Fire
December 11, 2017 — SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - With professional precision, Soldiers tactically stormed and seized an urban environment in broad daylight. They cleared a concrete building of the enemy and held the... MORE

Alaska National Guard Delivers Christmas Gifts and Treats to Children in St. Michael
December 11, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of... MORE

Wolf Pack Completes Pen-wide VIGILANT ACE 18
December 11, 2017 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, completed its participation in the regularly-scheduled, joint-force training exercise, VIGILANT ACE... MORE

Maximizing Partnership and Interoperability
December 11, 2017 — GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Over the last week, U.S. and Republic of Korean Forces across South Korea participated in an annual bilateral exercise, Vigilant Ace-18. The exercise focuses on... MORE

Guard Troops Were Training when Japanese Struck Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. -- We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against the... MORE

Regional Naval Leaders Gather in Singapore to Enhance Security Partnerships
December 7, 2017 — SINGAPORE -- Flag and general officers from eight navies across South and Southeast Asia gathered in Singapore Dec 6-7 for a leadership summit aimed at deepening their security partnerships with the... MORE

Medical Department Activity Alaska Campuses Now Tobacco Free
December 7, 2017 — FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Medical Department Activity -- Alaska campuses officially became tobacco-free Dec. 1 with the signing of the tobacco-free policy by MEDDAC-AK commander, Col. Christopher... MORE

U.S. Pacific Command Disaster Response Exercise Begins in Vietnam
December 6, 2017 — HUE, Vietnam -- The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) kicked off the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange (LMI DREE)... MORE

PACOM disaster response exercise begins in Vietnam

Vipers, Lightning Strike Korean Peninsula Together for First Time
December 6, 2017 — South Korea -- Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as Vipers, play host to the fifth-generation Joint Strike... MORE

Yama Sakura 73 Kicks Off in Sendai, Japan
December 6, 2017 — CAMP SENDAI, Japan -- The opening ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura, or YS 73, was held at the south training area on Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 5.The ceremony marked the beginning of the 35th... MORE