U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines provide security for a platoon attack during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec.11, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2023
Coast Guard Prepares for Arrival of Typhoon Mawar to Guam
MAY 23, 2023 — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, federal, territorial, and port partners continue Monday, May 22, 2023, to prepare for Typhoon Mawar, expected to arrive Tuesday. Typhoon Mawar strengthened and is intensifying as it heads northwest. It is advisable to take advantage of the remaining time to prepare before tropical storm conditions arrive before … [Read more...]
Junior at DoD Education Activity High School Wins Second Place
MAY 23, 2023 - Mckenzie Mitchell, a junior at a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) high school, recently was honored in the 61st annual National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) for her research on depression in flies. JSHS is a Department of Defense-sponsored event administered by the National Science Teaching Association which encourages … [Read more...]
Airmen Test Next Generation Aircrew Protection Equipment
MAY 23, 2023 - If you’ve spent time in the Indo-Pacific region, you’ve likely heard the term “Fight Tonight” more than once and for good reason. Pacific Air Forces Airmen are on the forefront of operations in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, and these operations come with a need to be ready, diverse, innovative and lethal. We have been charged with challenging the … [Read more...]
AFWERX Announces New Mantra, Mission, Vision Statements
MAY 22, 2023 – AFWERX leadership announced a new mantra, mission and vision statement to its Airmen and Guardians in a virtual all-call May 18, 2023. “We changed some of the wording to talk about teaming leaders and innovation technology,” said Col. Elliot Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, or DAF. “There are … [Read more...]