10 July 2020 Mine Countermeasure Squadron SEVEN Conducts Change of Command SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Derek Brady relieved Capt. Adrian Ragland as commodore of Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron (COMCMRON) Seven during a change of command ceremony held on the morning of 10 July 2020 at the fleet fitness facility of Fleet Activities Sasebo.Capt. Marvin Thompson, deputy...
10 July 2020 3rd Wing Logs 168 Sorties in Four Days JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Recently, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit logged a whopping 168 sorties in just four days.“The 90th AMU/FS executed a ‘surge,’ where we deviate from our normal turn pattern, or amount of sorties...
09 July 2020 Pacific Air Forces Welcomes New Commander JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces’ Airmen welcomed Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach and bid farewell to Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as Pacific Air Forces’ commander during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and virtually across the region, July 8.Presiding...
09 July 2020 734 AMS Keeps C-17s Ready after Joint Forcible Entry Operation Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Multiple C-17 Globemasters appeared in the early-morning sky over Andersen Air Force Base carrying hundreds of paratroopers that flew directly from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, June 30.Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...
09 July 2020 Bunker Hill, Russell Return From Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego July 8 after a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Bunker Hill and Russell are part of the Theodore...
09 July 2020 Navy Updates Face Covering Rules: What You Need to Know WASHINGTON -- Since April 5, the Navy has required the wearing of cloth face coverings for all military, Navy civilian and contractors as well as family members while on DoD property, installations and facilities when maintaining proper social distancing between people isn’t possible.Those rules,...
09 July 2020 Alaska National Guard Rescues Three Individuals during Two Overlapping Missions JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people on two separate occasions July 7. The first rescue mission involved an aircraft crash 16 miles east of Farewell Lake, and the second was a medevac mission for a woman experiencing life-threatening medical...
08 July 2020 U.S. Government Supports Health Care on Air for Pacific Islands COVID-19 Response SUVA, Fiji -- Today, U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella joined Government of Fiji officials and donor partners to launch “Health Care on Air,” a radio program that will boost the capacity of health workers to protect themselves and deliver quality health services to communities during COVID-19.Ambassador...
08 July 2020 Team Andersen Welcomes Brig. Gen. Sloane as New Commander ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Wing bid farewell to Brig. Gen. Gentry W. Boswell, and welcomed Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane during a change of command ceremony July 8.Sloane assumed command of five groups, 20 squadrons and 14 joint tenant units executing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Bomber...
08 July 2020 Oceana F/A-18 Squadrons Return from Historic Deployment NORFOLK, VA -- Two F/A-18E “Super Hornet” squadrons with a total of 20 aviators returned to their home base at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., July 7, following their six-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS...