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Ronald Reagan Strike Group Returns From Patrol
July 24, 2018 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Ronald Reagan Strike Group returned to Yokosuka, Japan, July 24, following a patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.The strike group included the aircraft carrier USS... MORE

Pitch Black to Take Off in Australia
July 24, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps forces are scheduled to participate alongside 16 partner and allied nations in the Royal Australian Air Force’s Pitch Black... MORE

Shanahan, Senior Vietnamese Official Discuss Security Relationship
July 24, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and Gen. Do Ba Ty, vice president of the Vietnam National Assembly, reaffirmed the long-standing defense relationship between the United... MORE

The Finale of Rim of Pacific in Southern California
July 24, 2018 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- It was no ordinary amphibious assault as Canadian soldiers jumped out the back of assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) operated by U.S. Marines of 3rd Assault... MORE

The finale of RIMPAC in Southern California

Medical Exchange Enhances U.S., India Partnership
July 24, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Airmen traveled to the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Bengaluru, India, in late June 2018 for a subject-matter expert exchange (SMEE) with... MORE

Special Operations Command Pacific Conducts Airborne Exercises with Multinational Special Operations Forces during RIMPAC
July 23, 2018 — WAHIAWA, Hawaii -- About 150 special operations forces members from seven countries flooded the skies during airborne operations in Wahiawa, July 17 and 19.Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)... MORE

SOCPAC Conducts Airborne Exercises with Multinational Special Operations Forces during RIMPAC

USNS Mercy Returns Home Following Pacific Partnership Mission
July 23, 2018 — SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned to San Diego today, to a welcoming of family and friends, following its support of the humanitarian mission to... MORE

USNS Mercy arrives in Japan for port calls

Andersen Bids Farewell to 20th EBS, 96th Assumes Continuous Bomber Presence Mission
July 23, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) from Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), La., assumed responsibility of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's (INDOPACOM) Continuous... MORE

Andersen bids farewell to 20th EBS, 96th assumes CBP mission

U.S. Marines and Army Conduct Fuel Experiment during RIMPAC
July 23, 2018 — POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- U.S. service members performed a field test for the Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability system July 18 here, during the Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC,... MORE

Mass Casualty Exercise Enhances Readiness at Tripler Army Medical Center
July 23, 2018 — TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Soldiers and civilian staff at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) conducted a mass casualty exercise, July 12, as part of a state-wide coordinated... MORE

Combating Chemical Warfare with Combat Logistics Regiment-35
July 20, 2018 — CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participated in a reconnaissance, surveillance and decontamination (RSD)... MORE

Rim of Pacific Participants Conduct 2nd Sinking Exercise
July 20, 2018 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Live fire from a ship and an aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the decommissioned frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) in waters 15,000 feet... MORE

RIMPAC participants conduct 2nd sinking exercise

Pacific Angel 18-3 is Underway in Vanuatu
July 20, 2018 — LUGANVILLE, Vanuatu -- The U.S. military and Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), along with service members from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, kicked off Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-3 in... MORE

Air Force and Marines Accomplish Joint Fire Training
July 20, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -– On a hot summer day at the fire-pit on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting specialists assigned to Marine Air Base Iwakuni, Japan, and 374th Civil... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Demo Team Fuels Alaskan Community during Arctic Thunder 2018
July 20, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- While an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration engages communities across the world through its gravity-defying tricks, the team behind the machine also engages... MORE

PACAF Demo Team fuels Alaskan community during Arctic Thunder 2018

Cope Taufan 18 Kicked Off in Malaysia
July 19, 2018 — SUBANG KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT, Malaysia -- Approximately 500 service members from the U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) joined... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Demo Team, Eielson AFB Jets Support Artic Thunder 2018
July 19, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team worked hand-in-hand with Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to save 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of fuel and... MORE

PACAF Demo Team, Eielson AFB jets support Artic Thunder 2018

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Leading Pacific Air Forces in Casualty Care Training
July 19, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, is leading the way in training service members to save the lives of wounded comrades in combat.The 673d... MORE

JBER leading PACAF in casualty care training

Coast Guard, Maui Fire Rescue Save 3 Paddle Boarders Off Maui
July 19, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A Coast Guard Station Maui crew and Maui Fire and Rescue responders saved three paddle boarders in distress near Ukumehame Beach Park, Maui, Wednesday.The Station Maui 45-foot... MORE

US, Japanese, Indian Forces Begin Annual Mine Countermeasures Exercise
July 18, 2018 — OMINATO, Japan -- U.S. Navy mine countermeasure (MCM) units, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units, and Indian Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) units commenced 2JA mine... MORE

Multinational mine warfare exercise begins off South Korea coast