05 August 2020 Fort Wainwright Partners with Community on Off-post Welcome Tours for New Soldiers FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Fort Wainwright has partnered with several community organizations to provide weekly, informative off-post tours to all newcomers. This effort is designed to share information with new Soldiers and their families about the wealth of opportunities and resources in the...
05 August 2020 Hardened Aircraft Shelters Constructed at Kunsan KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the...
04 August 2020 U.S. Warship Joins Partners for Multinational Group Sail WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) commenced a Multinational Group Sail alongside warships from Australia, Brunei, and Singapore on August 1, 2020.The USS Rafael Peralta joined alongside HMA Ships Stuart (FFH 153) and...
04 August 2020 Andersen AFB KC-135 Crew Locates Missing Mariners on Lone Pacific Island ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia...
04 August 2020 Kitchener Assumes Command of Pacific Fleet Surface Force SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. Roy I. Kitchener relieved Vice Adm. Richard Brown as Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Aug. 3.Recommended for...