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U.S. Navy, JMSDF exercise together in South China Sea
June 24, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training vessel JS Kashima (TV 3508) and... MORE

U.S. Navy Seabees Complete 100th Construction Project in Timor-Leste
June 24, 2020 — U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Former President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos Horta, Education Minister Dulce Soares, Defense... MORE

Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka
June 24, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training vessel JS Kashima (TV 3508) and... MORE

New Commander at Helm of Coast Guard 14th District
June 24, 2020 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard 14th District held a change of command ceremony bidding farewell to Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday and welcoming Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley at Coast Guard Base Honolulu,... MORE

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Guam for Safe Haven Liberty
June 24, 2020 — APRA HABOR, Guam -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG... MORE

2,000 and Climbing: 5RS Commander Hits Milestone
June 24, 2020 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Looking upon the curvature of the Earth from 70,000 feet is not your average office view, but for Lt. Col. Eugene Georgescu, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron commander,... MORE

US, Royal Thai Air Forces Conduct First-ever Virtual ’Airman-to-Airman Talks’
June 23, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Pacific Air Forces and Washington Air National Guard Airmen sit face-to-face with their counterparts from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), except the venue is... MORE

Misawa Air Base Demonstrates Its Combat Readiness in First Joint, Bilateral Elephant Walk
June 23, 2020 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 35th Fighter Wing completed a readiness exercise, designed to validate the wing’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower at Misawa AB, June 23. The... MORE

Remains of 147 South Korean Soldiers from the Korean War Will Return Home
June 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- In the largest repatriation of South Korean soldiers' remains from the Korean War, 147 such remains will be returned to South Korea following an honor ceremony today at Joint Base Pearl... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Receive COVID-19 Antibody Testing
June 23, 2020 — PHILIPPINE SEA – Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are participating in voluntary COVID-19 antibody testing Friday, June 19, 2020.Thousands of Sailors from the... MORE

DOD Official Details COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
June 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Since January, when the effects of COVID-19 started to be felt in the United States, the Defense Department's priority has been to protect the more than 3 million service members, their... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet
June 22, 2020 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike groups commenced dual carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea, June 21.The ships and aircraft assigned to... MORE

Eielson Airmen Build First Bombs for PACAF F-35s
June 22, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight built the first bombs intended for the 354th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lighting IIs June... MORE

National Guard Airlifts 'Into the Wild' Bus Out of Alaska Wilderness
June 22, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A 1940s-era bus featured in the book and movie, "Into the Wild," was extracted from the Stampede Trail west of the Teklanika River by the Alaska National... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
June 22, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. -- Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass was selected June 19 to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, becoming the first woman in history to serve as the highest ranking... MORE

B-52s Demonstrate Bilateral, Joint Force Integration in Indo-Pacific
June 22, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers integrated with the Koku-Jieitai, or Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) fighters and U.S. Navy E/A-18G... MORE

Guam National Guard, ROTC Train Together Despite COVID-19
June 19, 2020 — BARRIGADA, Guam -- They emerge from the 6-foot-high sword grass one by one, carrying carbine paintball guns and wearing different uniforms. Command Sgt. Maj. Celso Leonen, commandant of the Guam... MORE

Coronavirus Tests Airmen Leadership School Adaptability
June 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen Leadership School is key for Airmen to be successful front line supervisors and leaders; an important aspect considered with the recent pandemic... MORE

Hypersonics Testing Accelerates
June 19, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The March 19 test of a hypersonic glide body at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii is just the start for the Defense Department, the assistant director for hypersonics in the... MORE

Department of Defense Tests Hypersonic Glide Body

United States Provides Additional $2.5 Million to Support COVID-19 Response in Lao PDR
June 19, 2020 — VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional $2.5 million to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Lao... MORE