CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - 8th Fighter Wing Airmen and F-16 assets honed agile combat employment capabilities, conducting an out-and-back mission with the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Jan 18. For the mission, six F-16 Fighting Falcons, pilots from the 35th Fighter Squadron and a team of 11 multi-capable Airmen from the 35th Fighter Generation Squadron, worked with 18th Win  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - Jan. 20, 2024, marked the 50th anniversary of the F-16 Fighting Falcon's first flight and its addition as a U.S. Air Force platform. Also popularly known as the 'Viper,' the F-16 has been used in every major American conflict since its onboarding in 1974. A half-century later, the F-16 now makes up approximately 50% of USAF figh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The Consumer Price Index for rent of primary residence measures changes in the rent charged for tenant-occupied primary residences including any extra charges for garage and parking facilities. Rent of primary residence for all U.S. urban consumers rose 6.5 percent from December 2022 to December 2023, with the increases in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Wes  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded NOAA $5 million to support the conversion of the Mauna Loa atmospheric baseline observatory in Hawaii to a net-zero carbon facility. The award, part of $250 million in funding announced by DOE's Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program, will help NOAA's Global Monitoring Laboratory  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea - On the ice-cold tarmac of Camp Humphreys' Desiderio Army Airfield, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter landed, while inside seven Soldiers staged themselves as mock victims of a crash, kicking off the second quarter pre-accident drill, Jan 23, 2024. The call came out over the radio, and moments later, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys emergency responders were en rout  more

HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- The National Park Service Haleakala National Park issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Health has completed a second investigation of the low levels of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) that were detected in July 2023 during routine sampling of the Haleakala National Park drinking water system. The Hawaii State Department of Health has concluded that no 2,4-D has been detected in the park's drinking system and it is  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Air forces from around the world will begin arriving in Guam to participate in Cope North 2024 (CN24) taking place Feb. 5-23, 2024. CN24 is a multinational, U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, field training exercise (FTX) focused on airborne integration for large-force employment and agile combat employment (ACE). U.S., Australia, and Japan air forces, as the trilateral exercise leads, wi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 25 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Jan. 24, 2024, by Chairman Todd M. Harper at the Volunteer Leadership Institute 2024: * * * Maui Wildfires Hawaii is often, and rightfully, called the "Paradise of the Pacific." But, sadly, it's not immune from heartbreak, as we saw with the terrible wildfires in Maui last summer. For me, those wildfires hit a little too close to home. Just a few years before that destruction, my partner  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MARSHALL ISLANDS - A series of weather-driven waves Jan. 20 resulted in significant flooding of the island of Roi-Namur. The island is the second-largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll supports the U.S. Space and Missile Defense Command's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. R  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MICRONESIA - Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concludes 12 days of medical, engineering, host nation outreach efforts, and humanitarian and disaster response in the Federated States of Micronesia, closing out its final mission stop Jan 21. This was Pacific Partnership's second mission stop in the Federated States of Micronesia during their four-month humanitarian  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today in Bangkok, Thailand with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of Thailand. He also met with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara. Mr. Sullivan reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Thailand treaty alliance and partnership, and discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation across a range of bilateral and globa  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DOD spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following readout: U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal; Australian Deputy Secretary of Defence Strategy, Policy, and Industry Hugh Jeffrey; Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) Peter Hammerschmidt, United Kingdom Director for International Security Policy   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosts the Regional Ambassadors Conference (RAC), at the USINDOPACOM headquarters in Hawaii on Jan. 22-24. The RAC brought together more than 30 ambassadors, military representatives and foreign policy advisors, for discussions aimed at enhancing U.S. interagency collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region. USINDOPACOM is commit  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MALE, Maldives - Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Maldives Jan. 20-22, underscoring USINDOPACOM's unwavering commitment to fostering cooperation and enhancing the partnership between the two nations. During the trip, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu hosted Adm. Aquilino at the Maldives Office of the President, where discussions cente  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP CASEY, South Korea - A U.S. Army sergeant won the Gold Medal during an international Taekwondo competition in South Korea. Sgt. Robert J. Errington from the 59th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Company (Hazards Response) took first place during the international competition at the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Seoul. Erring  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DAEGU, South Korea - Over two days starting January 16, 2024, Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Daegu's Headquarters and Headquarters Company conducted urban assault training with South Korean Army Soldiers from the 50th Homeland Reserve Division's Palgongsan Brigade at a ROK Army site. This was the first time for this training to be held at the ROK Army's training  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 26 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation of forces in the Pacific. Antietam arrived on station at Yokosuka Naval Base in February 2013 to support operations within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation  more