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U.S. Navy Maintains Persistent Presence Near West Capella
May 13, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- A U.S. Navy ship conducted presence operations near Panamanian flagged drillship, West Capella, May 12.The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)... MORE

Army Infectious Disease Doctor Aided COVID-19 Response in Guam
May 13, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- An infectious diseases physician from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently deployed to Guam in support of the aircraft carrier USS... MORE

US Navy Seabees Help Fight Wild Brushfires in the Northern Mariana Islands
May 13, 2020 — TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 assisted in the preventative and... MORE

Army Anti-Terrorism Technology Helps Pinpoint COVID-19 Cases
May 13, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Army technology that's used to root out terrorism threats is now being deployed to help monitor the spread of COVID-19, and in the process, it's giving Army leaders an advantage in... MORE

Key Spouses Key for Boosting Connection
May 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Air Force family is critical in fostering resiliency during a military career and especially during a global pandemic.Key spouses act as a link between... MORE

Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft Flies the Indo-Pacific Skies
May 12, 2020 — ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Three months after arrival, two MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are quickly becoming an invaluable asset across the Indo-Pacific, integrating into a series... MORE

Housing Office Provides Safe, Clean Homes for Families, Ensures Mission Readiness
May 12, 2020 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For months, Okinawa Military Housing has worked to protect service members and families as well as their employees by providing available homes, protective equipment and... MORE

Air Force Implements COVID-19 Screenings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
May 12, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Every Air Force wing, squadron and unit has felt the effects of COVID-19 in one form or another. Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron operating out of the Seattle-Tacoma... MORE

American Forces Network Kunsan Brings the Wolf Pack “Home”
May 12, 2020 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Wolf Pack is home to more than 2,500 service members, eight of which are helping Wolf Pack service members get a little taste of home each and every... MORE

Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway
May 11, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force currently has every one of its forward-deployed submarines conducting contingency response operations at sea in the Western Pacific, in... MORE

NMCB-5’s Seabees Connect with the Community of Marshall Islands
May 11, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, Detail Marshall Islands, teamed up with local Marshallese volunteers to aide with the community’s material and... MORE

Pacific Fleet Commander Presents Guam Governor with Public Service Award
May 11, 2020 — ASAN, Guam -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. John Aquilino presented Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, May 2.Aquilino presented the award, on behalf of... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Hosts Commemoration of 75th Anniversary of V-E Day
May 11, 2020 — U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kirbati, Naura, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- On May 8th, the United States Embassy, in concert with Fiji and other allied nations, commemorated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe... MORE

Airpower Demo Showcases Mission Readiness, Total Force Integration
May 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen and aircraft from across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in a “Moose Walk” and integrated training event here and at the Joint Pacific... MORE

U.S. Pacific Fleet Reaffirms Confidence in USS Theodore Roosevelt
May 8, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Two days after returning from Guam, the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s senior leaders stressed their appreciation and confidence in the multi-service, multi-agency response to the Navy’s... MORE

Gen. Brown Testifies at Chief of Staff Air Force Confirmation Hearing
May 8, 2020 — WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. expressed support Thursday for meeting the National Defense Strategy, for expanding to 386... MORE

7th Bomb Wing Displays Readiness with Bomber Task Force Deployment
May 8, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 7th Bomb Wing’s readiness was on full display supporting Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force mission despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Approximately 200 Airmen and... MORE

Montgomery, Cesar Chavez Operate Near West Capella
May 8, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) conducted presence operations in... MORE

Fleet Activities Yokosuka Rolls Out Family Partner Program
May 8, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and tenant command Ombudsman create a program to assist eligible active duty families with essential tasks during the Coronavirus Disease... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Sends Message to the Fleet
May 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic brought an invisible enemy to our shores and changed the way we operate as a Navy. The fight against this virus is a tough one. But our... MORE