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U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Mass Rescue Tabletop Exercise in Saipan

U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor participates in a coordinated a Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) exercise for emergency responders in Saipan, Sept. 18, 2019. The service partners with multiple agencies to safeguard lives and prepare for emergency scenarios.

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P-8A Poseidon Finds Missing Vessel in South Pacific; All Passengers Safe

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the �Mad Foxes" located a vessel Sep. 14 that had been missing nearly a week. The aircraft remained on station while a patrol craft from the Federated States of Micronesia was notified of the vessel's location and was able to take all seven passengers aboard unassisted. The passengers were transported to a hospital in Pohnpei.

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205th EIS Perform Final Radio Installation for AFFSA Replacement Program

Tech. Sgt. Alan Ruiz (left), Regional Maintenance Center techinician for the Air Force Flight Standards Agency Pacific Regional Maintenance Center, Tech. Sgt. Robert Miller (center), Regional Maintenance Center team chief for the Air Force Flight Standards Agency Pacific Regional Maintenance Center, and Tech. Sgt. Austin Juergens (right), 205th Engineering and Installation Squadron (EIS) radar, airfield and weather systems work center supervisor, work to tune a CM-300 digital receiver that will be installed by the 205th EIS team in the 36th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Sept. 15, 2019. The 205th EIS had seven Airmen working to install ten CM-300/350 radios in the 36th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower in Guam as part of the U.S. Air Force Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems Radio Replacement Program.

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Searching for the missing

Americans and Lao workers dig at Vietnam War Era F-4 crash in search of two missing in action pilots, Savannakhét Province, Laos, July 15 2019. There are over 81,000 service members still missing from past conflicts. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of missing personnel to their families and the nation, a mission that is heavily dependent on augmentees.

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USS Emory S. Land trains with Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service

Sailors assigned to the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) prepare to receive hotel services and supplies during bilateral training event with USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) Sept. 13. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon 1 Conducts Training in Saipan

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class David Sweza, a native of Dumas, Arkansas, and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Owen Smith, a native of Vernal, Utah, both assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, attach high-performance cargo slings to a crane during crane operator training evolution aboard Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312). NCHB-1, Detachment Guam, assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific, is the Navy’s only active duty cargo handling battalion. They are a rapidly deployable unit of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, capable of loading and discharging ships and aircraft in all-climatic and threat conditions.

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U.S., Allied Forces complete EOD Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019

SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 30, 2019) Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States pose for a group photo during Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Andersen’s Defenses Keeping with the Times

Tech Sgt. Kevin Tajalle, 36th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, fires a Sig Sauer M18 pistol on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 27, 2019. The M18 replaces the M9 Beretta, the M11-A1 Compact used by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the U.S. Army M15 General Officer pistol used for military working dog training.

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Andersen’s Defenses Keeping with the Times

Staff Sgt. Will Gonzales, 36th Security Forces Squadron armory NCO in charge, displays a Sig Sauer M18 pistol on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 26, 2019. The M18 provides improved trigger pull, tritium night sights, larger ammo capacity, weapon reliability and durability to strengthen shooter lethality.

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190819-N-TP834-1119 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 19, 2019) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 5 monitor the drop zone from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during a fast-roping evolution during Exercise Hydracrab. Hydracrab is quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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U.S., Allied Forces Kick-off EOD Exercise HYDRACRAB

Clearance Divers assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic take up defensive positions after fast-roping from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region.

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USS Oklahoma City Returns Home from Regional Patrol

Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) prepare to moor pierside following a four month deployment. Oklahoma City is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Apra Harbor, Guam.

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Andersen’s B-52 Assists in Search and Rescue

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 69th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Aug. 13, 2019. The 69th EBS along with the U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritans aboard the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) vessel Isl Star, rescued eight mariners aboard the 60-foot Indonesian-flagged fishing vessel KM Aleluya (previously reported as Hallelujar) approximately 172 miles northwest of Palau.

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190807-F-SP573-0125

36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen install a ring cowl on a 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52 Stratofortress on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7, 2019. The 36th EAMXS positions maintainers around the clock to respond at a moments notice in support of the Continuous Bomber Presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael S. Murphy)

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Menoni Takes Helm as Commander of Joint Region Marianas

Rear Adm. John Menoni, left, assumes command of Joint Region Marianas from Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield during a change of command ceremony at the Guam High School gymnasium in Agana Heights July 23. Chatfield served as JRM commander from 2017 to 2019 and will report to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where she will serve as president.

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Sailors, Guam Celebrate 75th Liberation Day

Sailors from Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen march during the annual Guam Liberation Day Parade, July 21. The celebration commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Guam from Japanese occupation by U.S. forces during World War II.

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Honoring Cmdr. Carlton Skinner: a Trailblazer for Civil Rights in the Coast Guard

Adm. Karl Shultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cmdr. Carlton Skinner Building at Naval Base Guam, July 22, 2019. The building will support three new Fast Response Cutters arriving over the next three years as the Coast Guard continues to modernize its fleet.

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Pacific Century Fellows Tour USS Asheville

Lt. Cmdr. Chad Tella, executive officer of USS Asheville (SSN 758) describes the submarine's control room to members of the Pacific Century Fellows Program-Marianas Chapter during a tour, July 18. The purpose of the fellowship program is to develop potential leaders by creating leadership learning opportunities and experiences.

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Guam Senators, Military Leaders Visit Endangered Species at Northwest Field

Cmdr. Brian Foster, executive officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Marine Corps Marianas, provides a safety brief to senators from the 35th Guam Legislature before a site visit at Northwest Field in Dededo July 12. At the request of Sen. Tina Muna Barnes, speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature, Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, commander, Joint Region Marianas and a team of Navy and Marine Corps environmental professionals led a senatorial visit to the site of the endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree at Northwest Field. The group received a briefing from Marine Corps Activity Guam (MCAG) Environmental Director Al Borja and MCAG Natural Resources Specialist Lauren Gutierrez, and saw firsthand the military's commitment to environmental stewardship in the preservation of the island's ecosystem.

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Singaporean Airmen Complete Deployment to Guam

Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel stand in front of (from left to right) an F-15C Eagle from the 122nd Fighter Squadron from the 159th Fighter Wing of the New Orleans Air National Guard, Louisiana, and an RSAF G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft and an RSAF F-16 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 9, 2019. Approximately 150 RSAF aircrew and ground crew deployed to Andersen AFB for a month to conduct bilateral training with the U.S. Air Force’s 122nd FS to increase both countries’ interoperability and build upon the United States’ and the Republic of Singapore’s excellent and longstanding bilateral defense relationship.

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