CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: NEPAL The United States Air Force Security Forces watching over our aircraft as we depart on a mission may not always be at the forefront of our minds, but for the Defenders, security is their top priority. The 168th Wing Security Forces Defenders recently provided a Fly-Away Security Team (FAST) to support Pacific Angel 24-2 in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 16-29, 2024.   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SAIPAN , Northern Mariana Islands A medical team from the 168th Wing provided healthcare services to the Northern Mariana Islands from June 10 June 28, 2024, embarking on a mission to provide essential medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary care to the residents of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. This initiative, known as Operation Wellness 2024, was part of the larger  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOUTH CHINA SEA The Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the United States Navy conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea, Sept. 28. MCAs demonstrate the strength of relations  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SEOUL, South Korea A U.S. B-1B Lancer participated in a combined flyover with two Republic of Korea Air Force F-16K Slam Eagles as part of the ROK Armed Forces Day celebration over Seongnam's Seoul Air Base in the Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 1, 2024. The event commemorated the 76th anniversary of the founding of the ROK's armed forces, honoring the veterans and service m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Hawaii - First Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in Hawaii's only large county, Honolulu, from March 2023 to March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2023.) Re  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DONGDUCHEON, South Korea U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey and Dongducheon city host a joint ROK-U.S. Friendship Festival on Camp Casey and in Dongducheon, South Korea, Sept. 28. Over 4,000 South Korean citizens, ROK and U.S. Army Soldiers and government employees attended the festivities both on and off post in the fall afternoon, with endless entertainment, food an  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news: From Anna Marie G. Gonzales, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Nineteen chief selectees from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) commands were pinned to chief petty officers (CPO) during a ceremony at Kilo Pier onboard JBPHH, Sept. 27. The pinning ceremony signifies a new position of leadership and responsibilit  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Mark Kazee, 60, of Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to violating the Atomic Energy Act by transferring equipment containing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-regulated radioactive material from a company he was employed by, which held an NRC required license for the material, to another company without making a record of such transfer as required. Kazee was p  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Wren Fiontar JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, led a delegation of U.S. Airmen to meet with Indian Air Force counterparts during the 25th Executive Steering Group Meeting at Indian Air Head Quarters, Vayu Bhavan, New Delhi, India, Sept. 24-26. The annual meeting strengthened the longstanding bilateral partnership between the two nation's   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: BRISBANE, Australia During the International Committee for Military Medicine (ICMM) 45th World Congress "Military Medicine Shaping Global Health" held in Brisbane from September 22-27, 2024, the Indo-Pacific health security alliance (IPhsa) hosted a session co-chaired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). This gathering brou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Mark Kazee, 60, of Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to violating the Atomic Energy Act by transferring equipment containing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-regulated radioactive material from a company he was employed by, which held an NRC required license for the material, to another company without making a record of such transfer as required. Kazee was part owner of the second company, which did not hav  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MANILA, Philippines U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force have arrived in the Philippines as part of the third annual rotational deployment of Marine Rotational Force Southeast Asia. MRF-SEA forces will begin their six-month stint in the region by training alongside Philippine Allies in exercises Sama Sama 2024 and KAMANDAG 8 from Oct. 7-24, 2024  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: AOMORI, Japan U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians teamed up with U.S. Marine Corps, Polish Land Forces and an observer from the Royal Australian Air Force for Operation Sentinel Samurai, a week-long EOD joint force exercise across Misawa Air Base and Draughon Range showcasing the power of international cooperation Sept. 16-20, 2024. Team Mi  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Shirlene Ostrov JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Over 200 participants gathered in Tinian and Saipan over a period of two days last week for an Industry Day event hosted by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command and organized and supported by Pacific Air Forces. The Industry Day event was designed to provide information about upcoming procurement opportunities to potential vendors, suppliers,   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: ATSUGI, Japan Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7 and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force, held the 59th iteration of the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) at CSG-7 headquarters aboard Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 26-28. The engagement included face-to-face meetings by commanders and staff, as well as visiting air and surface assets and fa  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea Members of Team Osan came together with local South Korean community members to take part in the 21st annual Republic of Korea-U.S. Cultural Festival, Sept. 28-29, 2024. Hosted by the Pyeongtaek international exchange foundation, the Songtan Chamber of Commerce, and located right outside Osan Air Base's main gate, the festival is a v  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KOSRAE, Federated States of Micronesia U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024, conducted a series of boating safety workshops and community outreach activities in Kosrae, further strengthening maritime safety awareness and building meaningful relationships within the local community from Sept. 17 to 20, 2024. Du  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: HONOLULU A multinational team of military gender advisors from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Fiji, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the United States delivered a 10-day training to 29 students from 16 partner nations across the Indo-Pacific. "Serving as a facilitator and working with this great team on this course has helped me h  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon and recognition ceremony to honor more than 30 service members and civilians for "Excellence in Crisis Planning and Civil-Military Readiness in the Indo-Pacific Region," Sept. 30, 2024. This National Hispanic Heritage Mont  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan At the request of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to support the U.S. Agency for International Development's efforts in foreign disaster relief operations in the Philippines following Typhoon Krathon (locally known as Jul  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MELVILLE ISLAND, TIWI ISLANDS, Australia U.S. Marines and the families of three fallen Marines joined the Tiwi Island and Larrakia people in two significant ceremonies on Sept. 26 and 27. The events commemorated the lives of three U.S. Marines who died in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Australia, on Aug. 27, 2023. The crash  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PACIFIC OCEAN The 20th iteration of Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Navy's largest maritime humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, concluded Sept. 23, 2024. The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission team worked alongside allies and partners to strengthen relationships and bolster host nation capacity to provide essential humanita  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PELELIU, Palau The Republic of Palau and the United States reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and shared history at the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) held from September 13 to 18, 2024, in Peleliu, with participation from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam. The meeting followed the 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MUNDA, Solomon Islands U.S. Army and Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians joined together with bomb squad members from other nations to confront and defeat World War II era unexploded ordnance across the Solomon Islands. American Soldiers from the 303rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) and U.S. Marines from the Marine Rotational Force Darwin, Australia, serv  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SANTA RITA, Guam The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) completed a two-week patrol from Sept. 16 30, 2024, as part of Operation Rematau, contributing to maritime security, domain awareness and the enhancement of strategic partnerships between the United States and the Republic of Palau. This patrol bolstered the United States' commitment to supporting sovereign   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DARWIN, Australia The "Red Lancers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 participated in exercise Kakadu alongside the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and nine other partner and allied nations, Sept. 8-20. Held biennially, Kakadu is the RAN's premier international engagement activity, developing interoperability between nations in the maritime and air domains and providing traini  more