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U.S., Republic of Singapore Navies Launch Historic SINKEX for Pacific Griffin 2019
October 2, 2019 — GUAM - Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 sank the decommissioned ex-USS Ford (FFG 54) Oct. 1 in waters approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Observes 75th Anniversary of Ulithi Liberation alongside Partners in Federated States of Micronesia
October 2, 2019 — ULITHI ATOLL, Federated States of Micronesia -- At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Kolonia, USCGC Kiska (WPB 1336) attended a remembrance ceremony Sept. 23, for the 75th anniversary of the... MORE

Pacific Angel Provides Aid, Builds Partnerships throughout Indo-Pacific Communities
October 1, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Operation Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) concludes its series of humanitarian response and disaster relief missions for 2019.This year’s iterations provided... MORE

Canine Trainers bring Experience, Compassion to Mongolian Disaster Response Exercise
October 1, 2019 — SAINSHAND, Mongolia -- It's not often in life that someone can pinpoint an exact moment when his or her life instantly changed. For Melissa Becker, that moment came during an everyday ritual and... MORE

USINDOPACOM Conducts First Gender in Operations Course in Japan
October 1, 2019 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) conducted the first Gender in Operations (GiO) course in the Department of Defense Sept. 17-19, 2019, at the education... MORE

Kadena Hosts Tour for Okinawa Students
October 1, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force Immersion Day is a new community engagement program developed to teach local college and vocational students about Kadena’s mission and its role in supporting the... MORE

Lost at Sea: Okinawan Military Contractors to Salvage a Lost Anchor off Shore of White Beach
October 1, 2019 — WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, worked with Okinawan military contractors to salvage a lost anchor off shore of White Beach,... MORE

Malaysian, U.S. Militaries Partner for Exercise Tiger Strike
September 30, 2019 — LAHAD DATU, Malaysia -- Members of the United States military and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) come together for several days of training aboard USS Green Bay (LPD 20), on the beach, and in the jungle... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific Bids Aloha to Commanding General Robert Brown
September 30, 2019 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii-- What started out as a basketball recruiting trip to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, turned into a 38-year Army career for Gen. Robert B. Brown. Today on historic Palm... MORE

Wikoff Takes Command of 7th Fleet's Task Force 70
September 30, 2019 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 held a change of command ceremony, Sept. 29, in the hangar bay of America’s flagship, the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN... MORE

Odyssey Company: Paving the Way for Combat Logistics
September 30, 2019 — CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- “We should take pride in our force and recent operational successes,” General David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, wrote recently in his planning... MORE

EOD Group One Communications Team Successfully Test High Frequency Communications in Simulated Contested Environment
September 30, 2019 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group One conducted a successful test of their high-frequency communications system today by transmitting from Joint Base... MORE

U.S., Singapore Strengthen Partnership with Pacific Griffin Exercise
September 27, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies will come together in Guam beginning Sept. 27 for Pacific Griffin 2019, the most advanced naval training between the two nations in their... MORE

Orient Shield 19 Wraps Up with Final Remarks
September 27, 2019 — CAMP KENJUN, Japan -- U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Viet X. Luong, commander, U.S. Army Japan, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen Takashi Motamatsu, commander, JGSDF Western Army, closed out... MORE

Kadena F-15s Celebrate 40 Years of Air Superiority
September 27, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Streaking across the sky at a neck-breaking 900 mph, United States Air Force F-15C Eagles have been training in the skies above and around Okinawa for 40 years.Both U.S. and... MORE

Brown, Pacific Air Forces Commander, Highlights Progress in Addressing Great Power Competition
September 27, 2019 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- “To generate combat power from a number of locations to create dilemmas for an adversary...I just need a runway, a ramp, a weapons trailer, a fuel bladder, and a pallet of... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions William Hart in Honolulu
September 27, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the newest Hawaii-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in Honolulu, Thursday.“There is no greater reflection of the commandant’s strategic vision... MORE

USS McCampbell Kicks Off Malabar 2019 in Sasebo
September 26, 2019 — SASEBO, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, led the commencement of Exercise Malabar 2019, Sep. 25, in port... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Visits Republic of Korea
September 26, 2019 — SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) to engage with U.S. Sailors and ROK national and naval leadership, Sept. 25.During the... MORE

A Message from the Chairman to the Men and Women of Our U.S. Armed Forces
September 26, 2019 — WASHINGTON -- In the coming days, I will complete over four decades of active service and my tenure as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Before taking off my uniform for the last time, I... MORE