06 September 2016 Preparedness, Readiness Evaluated during Exercise CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security tested their ability to setup an emergency evacuation center Aug. 31 at Yano Fitness Center, in case the community would need to be evacuated. Inside the fitness center, several stations with...
02 September 2016 Navy Region Singapore Participates in Citadel Pacific 2016 SINGAPORE -- Navy Region Singapore (NRS), recently participated in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2016 along with other Navy Installations throughout the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility, including Navy Region Japan, Joint Region Marianas, and Navy Region Hawaii from August 29 through September...
02 September 2016 U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps Team Up to Support Sasebo Disaster Drill SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transported medical personnel and evacuated a simulated patient from a remote island during Sasebo's annual emergency drill, Sept. 1. The participation of the Osprey demonstrated expanded capabilities that the U.S. military can contribute to...
02 September 2016 Top-performing Leaders Attend Young Alaka'i Leadership Program FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing leaders from all services across the Pacific region will start the third iteration of the Young Alaka’i (YA) Leader Development Program 16-02 September 7 – 17 at various locations across Oahu. The Young Alaka’i program is made up of three-phases...
02 September 2016 U.S., Philippine Airmen Talks Enhance Interoperability JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- “The U.S. military is a comforting and reassuring presence,” said Maj. Gen. Conrado Parra, Jr., Philippine Air Force vice commander, during the fifth annual U.S.-Philippines Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks, held Aug. 29 to 31 here at the Aloha Conference...