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Center for Excellence in Disaster Management Alum Fight Against COVID-19 in the Philippines
March 31, 2020 — QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- Leadership from the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is proud to highlight alum Dr. Irvin... MORE

USAF, JGSDF Members Join Forces for Exercise PACIFIC WEASEL
March 31, 2020 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, Misawa Air Base, Japan, executed Exercise PACIFIC WEASEL, over Draughon Range, Japan, March 27, 2020.The 35th Fighter Wing... MORE

Comfort Arrives in New York
March 31, 2020 — NORFOLK, Virginia -- The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York March 30, 2020 in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.While in New York, the... MORE

III MEF and 7th Fleet Judge advocates Join Forces Aboard Blue Ridge
March 31, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Judge advocates from the U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) staff came together at sea aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).U.S. Marine Corps Maj... MORE

Yokota Performs First-ever C-130J Assault Landing on Foxtrot Taxiway
March 30, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time ever, Team Yokota conducted a C-130J assault landing on the Foxtrot taxiway March 26.Foxtrot taxiway was originally used for the legacy C-130H models from... MORE

USNS Mercy Accepts First Patients in Los Angeles
March 30, 2020 — LOS ANGELES - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) accepted its first patients in Los Angeles, March 29, during its support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.“I couldn’t be more proud of our... MORE

Trump, Esper Send Off USNS Comfort to Join New York's COVID-19 Fight
March 30, 2020 — DoD News -- The United States is at war with an invisible enemy in the coronavirus, President Donald J. Trump said from the dock at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, where he and Defense Secretary Dr... MORE

Guam National Guard Activated in Response to COVID-19
March 30, 2020 — BARRIGADA, Guam (March 23, 2020) -- By direction of Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, the Guam National Guard was activated March 21, to assist the local government COVID-19 response efforts.More than 40... MORE

Army Leaders Detail Efforts Against Coronavirus
March 27, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville and others briefed reporters at the Pentagon today on steps the service is taking in the face of the... MORE

USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles Amid COVID-19 Restrictions Skill Bridge Internships Continue
March 27, 2020 — SAN DIEGO – Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Los Angeles, March 27 to support the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.“The men and women of the USNS Mercy and the... MORE

Amid COVID-19 Restrictions Skill-Bridge Internships Continue
March 27, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Still up and running during the Navy’s stop movement for travel is SkillBridge, a key Department of Defense internship program which allows transitioning service members to participate... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Cancels Balikatan 2020
March 26, 2020 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Due to concerns for the health and safety of the participating exercise forces and local populations near the planned exercise areas, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has cancelled Exercise Balikatan 2020 scheduled for May 4-15 in the Republic of the Philippines... MORE

Navy Base in Japan Works to Keep COVID-19 at Bay
March 26, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- To help stop the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) has implemented a broad scope of health protection measures to help keep... MORE

Misawa Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Trains to Save Lives
March 26, 2020 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- “Initial success or total failure” is the motto fueling explosive ordnance disposal Airmen to accept nothing less than perfection in and out of uniform.The 35th Civil... MORE

DOD Establishes Task Force to Meet U.S. Medical Equipment Needs
March 26, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department has established a joint task force to deal with daily requests the department is receiving for medical and personal protective equipment from the Federal Emergency... MORE

200 New Doctors, Advanced-Practice Nurses to Join Military Medical Ranks Early
March 26, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, known as USU, will be graduating early to support... MORE

US Army Conducts Combined Disinfection with Republic of Korea Army
March 25, 2020 — DAEGU, 27, SOUTH KOREA -- 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) and the 2nd Operations Command, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army conducted a combined disinfection operation at an apartment complex... MORE

Navy Consolidates COVID-19 Prevention Policies in NAVADMIN 080/20
March 25, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- On March 21, the Chief of Naval Personnel issued NAVADMIN 080/20 which supersedes the previous stop-movement NAVADMINs, adds implementing guidance for the “authorized departure” and... MORE

Army Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines as Force Preps Its Response

9th Mission Support Command Builds Relationship and Schools in Thailand
March 25, 2020 — SUKHATHAI PROVINCE, Thailand - 797th Engineer Company under the 411th Engineer Battalion, 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, alongside the Royal Thai Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force,... MORE

Camp Zama Youth Center’s Keystone Club Donates Canned Goods
March 25, 2020 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Thanks to the Keystone Club at the Camp Zama Youth Center, the Missionaries of Charity in Tokyo will have more than 200 canned food goods to add to their efforts to feed the... MORE