30 December 2020 Eielson AFB Team Exercises Rapid Combat Readiness, Demonstrates Arctic Ability EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the wing’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 fighters and two refueling aircraft were...
22 December 2020 Army Nurse Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine at Brooke Army Medical Center Army Capt. Rebecca Parrish, an Army nurse who has been serving on the frontlines of health care since the pandemic began, was among a small group of frontline medical professionals who received the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at BAMC. "I'm ready to eradicate this virus," said Parrish, a...
22 December 2020 USS John S. McCain Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging...
21 December 2020 Team Misawa Agile Combat Employment Exercise Enhances Capabilities MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Airmen from various units in the 35th Fighter Wing conducted a weeklong Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, 6 through 11 Dec.Six F-16 Fighting Falcons and a crew of 56 Airmen simulated a mock deployment to an “austere” environment...
18 December 2020 USS John S. McCain Joins French, Japanese Navies for Multinational Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined the French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for integrated exercises in the Philippine Sea throughout the week.Participants included John S. McCain, the French Navy’s Rubis-class...