JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircrews participated in live-fire training operations with the U.S. Army over the Pohakuloa Training Area, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Nov. 15 and 18. During two separate days, two B-52 bomber crews coordinated with members of the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron and U.S. Army Pacific 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Te  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircrews participated in live-fire training operations with the U.S. Army over the Pohakuloa Training Area, located on the big island of Hawaii November 15 and 18. During the two separate days, two B-52 bombers coordinated with members of the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron and U.S. Army Pacific 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Wilfred K. Hussey, Jr. 19, of Hilo, Hawaii, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 10, 2019. (This identification was initially published Sept. 18, 2019.) In late 1950, Hussey was a member of Company K, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in acti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 3rd Class Welborn L. Ashby, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 4, 2019. (This official DoD release will be updated following the primary next of kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Ashby was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Both soldiers died Nov. 20, 2019, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed while providing security for troops on the ground. The incident is under investigation. The deceased are: Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle, 33, from Tarrant, Texas. Chief Warrant Offic  more