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New Deputy Commander Position Accelerates PACAF’s Allies and Partners Connection

Leadership from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force pose for a group photo during Cope North 2023. Cope North enhances U.S. relationships with our regional allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques, and procedures to better integrate multinational defense capabilities.

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Yokota C-130 teams help find mariners lost at sea

The crew of the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) transfers two mariners rescued from the water about halfway between Guam and Rota midday on Feb. 9, 2023, to a Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium for further transport to shore. The crew responded to a mayday call from the master of the 42-foot vessel Senor Dung on Feb. 8 along with other federal and local responders.

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Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sabånan Fadang Memorial

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, Commanding General for Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives remarks at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Sabånan Fadang Memorial on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, Jan. 25, 2023. During the ceremony Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, presented the memorial to Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, to symbolize the transfer of the memorial to the people of Guam. While Camp Blaz will continue to care of the site, the memorial will be available for future, public access. The Sabånan Fadang Burial Site was constructed as part of the base’s commitment to preserving the rich cultural heritage of Guam. The monument has a dedicative plaque featuring a large engraving of a “trongkon nunu,” a banyan tree said to serve as a home for “taotaomo-na,” ancestral CHamoru spirits. The plaque is nestled between two ancient CHamoru lusongs, mortars used for pounding seeds or roots into processed food.

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Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sabånan Fadang Memorial

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Deputy Commandant of Installations and Logistics, (left), and parliamentary vice-minister of defense from the Government of Japan, Mr. Kimura Jiro, (right), participate in a conversation prior to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held at the Sabånan Fadang Memorial on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, Jan. 25, 2023. During the ceremony Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presented the memorial to Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, to symbolize the transfer of the memorial to the people of Guam. While Camp Blaz will continue to care of the site, the memorial will be available for future, public access. The Sabånan Fadang Burial Site was constructed as part of the base’s commitment to preserving the rich cultural heritage of Guam. The monument has a dedicative plaque featuring a large engraving of a “trongkon nunu,” a banyan tree said to serve as a home for “taotaomo-na,” ancestral CHamoru spirits. The plaque is nestled between two ancient CHamoru lusongs, mortars used for pounding seeds or roots into processed food.

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USS Springfield Returns from Deployment

Cmdr. Andrew Domina, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), and his family pose for a photo after Springfield’s return to Guam from deployment, Jan. 9. Springfield is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance.

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Poor offshore weather prompts responders to assist boaters off Agat, Guam

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew escorts the crew of the 22-foot vessel Machalek about 15 miles off Agat, Guam, on Jan. 4, 2023. Response action came after U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Joint Rescue Sub-Center watchstanders received notification from Guam Fire Department the recreational vessel was reportedly distressed as they were returning from a fishing trip at Galvez Banks. Due to weather, they were taking on water; strong winds brought 8 to 10-foot waves.

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Arc light defenders complete SET course

Members from the 36th Security Forces Squadron and local law enforcement personnel pose for a photo during Special Enforcement Tactics graduation on Guam, Dec. 16, 2022. SET is specialized training designed to give individuals the skills needed to resolve critical incidents involving threats to public safety which would otherwise exceed the capabilities of traditional law enforcement and first responders.

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U.S. Coast Guard completes patrol working with local partners, returns son of Tinian home

USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu boarding team personnel work with the Department of Public Safety – Boating Safety Division in Tinian to conduct boating safety operations in Tinian on Dec. 11, 2022. The crew completed a local patrol with the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) off Guam and the CNMI from Nov. 28 to Dec. 7, 2022, including the first-ever 154-foot Fast Response Cutter port visit to Tinian. The objectives of this patrol support Operation Blue Pacific. They include supporting Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu law enforcement boardings, validating Tinian as a port of call for future U.S. Coast Guard ship visits, and conducting community engagements

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U.S. Coast Guard leverages aviation workhorse to overcome challenges in cutter logistics in Oceania

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Hercules aircrew stands for a photo with the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam engineering officer after transporting FN200 fire suppression bottles to Guam on Nov. 9, 2022. The aircrew provided support when commercial methods would preclude one of the Guam-based fast response cutters from getting underway in time for a scheduled patrol.

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U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam ensures safety of Port of Guam through boardings, exams

To ensure port security and safety of both the port and mariners, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam’s marine inspectors observe an abandon ship drill aboard the 370-foot Tuvalu-flagged motor vessel Kenyo during a port state control exam in the Port of Guam on Oct. 19 and 20, 2022. This was the Kenyo’s first visit to a U.S. port meaning it must be assessed prior to departure. Port state control is the inspection of foreign-flagged ships in national ports to verify that the ship's material condition and equipment comply with domestic and international security, safety, and environmental standards and that the ship is crewed and operated in compliance with these rules. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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B-1B Bomber Task Force returns to Guam for multilateral training operations

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepares to land at Andersen AFB, Guam, for a Bomber Task Force mission, Oct. 18, 2022. Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force.

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U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Ensures Safety of Port of Guam through Boardings, Exams

Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam’s Sector Boarding Team prepare to disembark from the 370-foot Tuvalu-flagged motor vessel Kenyo to a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor following a security boarding 13 miles offshore of Guam on Oct. 18, 2022. This was the Kenyo’s first visit to a U.S. port meaning it must be boarded and assessed prior to arriving in port.

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Submarine Staff Talks between U.S. and Republic of Singapore Navy Highlight Interoperability in Indo-Pacific region

Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7, speaks to members of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) during the 4th RSN and U.S. Navy Submarine Force Staff Talks, Oct. 18. Since 2017, these submarine staff talks have brought together leaders of both the U.S. and RSN submarine forces to discuss increased interoperability and relationship building.

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U.S., Federated States of Micronesia sign expanded shiprider agreement

Members of the U.S. and the Federated States of Micronesia attending the Joint Committee Meeting in Guam stand for a photo aboard USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) in Guam following the signing of an expanded shiprider agreement allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind, on Oct. 13, 2022. The agreement will enable to U.S to act on behalf of the FSM to combat illicit maritime activity and to strengthen international security operations.

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Joint Region Marianas Commander Reaffirms Guam’s Vital Role in the Defense of the Indo-Pacific Region

Joint Region Marianas Commander Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson receives a comment from Chief Justice Sir Gibuma Gibbs Salika of Papua New Guinea during the Biennial Pacific Judicial Council Meeting in Tumon, Sept. 20. Nicholson discussed overarching impacts of the law in defense operations and potential challenges to security in the Indo-Pacific.

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Responders to hold search and rescue exercise off Tumon Bay

The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) departs Apra Harbor, Guam, on Aug. 5, 2022, for a patrol. The Hatch is a 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter that calls Guam its home port.

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U.S. Coast Guard opens new facility in Guam

U.S. Coast Guard Fourteenth District Commander, Rear Adm. Michael Day, Lt. Gov. of Guam Joshua Tenorio, and U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Commander Capt. Nicholas Simmons cut the ribbon for the new U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Carlton S. Skinner Building located at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on July 14, 2022. The facility is home to the U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance Augmentation Team and Weapons Augmentation Team (MAT/WAT) Guam. MAT/WAT Guam, a detach duty sub-unit of Base Honolulu under the Director of Operational Logistics, comprises 23 personnel from various rates who conduct depot level maintenance aboard the three Guam-based 154-foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters.

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Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group departs Guam

Lt. Ronnie Balvin, from Dillonvale, Ohio, stands watch on the bridge as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs from Naval Base Guam after a scheduled port visit. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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PACAF hosts Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer KLE in Guam

U.S. Air Force Col. David Novy, Chief of the Civil Engineer Division, Pacific Air Forces, gives a brief to partner nations during the Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement, June 23, 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Senior military leaders from six Indo-Pacific nations gathered for the KLE to focus on multi-lateral efforts accelerating interoperability among their respective engineers.

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U.S., Japan Coast Guards Conduct Joint Counter-narcotics Exercise in the Pacific

A U.S. Coast Guard small boat moves alongside the Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel Mizuho during an exercise off Guam, June 7, 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard completed the joint counter-narcotics exercise SAPPHIRE which stands for Solid Alliance for Peace and Prosperity with Humanity and Integrity on the Rule-of-Law Based Engagement 2022.

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