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Tamiok Strike Closing Ceremony

Alaska-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team ea...

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Apr. 21, 2025

FORT WALKER, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs from the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 65th...

“The Shot Heard Around the World”

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Apr. 19, 2025

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – The State of Hawaii held an opening ceremony for the Hawaii 250th Commemoration, on...

Lights In the dark: Power Team swing shift keep lights on, water flowing
August 26, 2023 — When the sun sets below the Pacific Ocean, the workday is less than halfway complete for Jon Runnels and Kenny Kwan. The pair are quality assurance representatives deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Temporary Emergency Power Team on Maui... MORE

Kenny Kwan (foreground) and Jon Runnels (background), quality assurance representatives deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Temporary Emergency Power Team, perform a quality assurance inspection of a generator at a water pump station on Maui, Aug 22.

DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts
August 18, 2023 — Joint Task Force 5-0 is supporting the efforts of authorities on Maui, Hawaii, ensuring that residents receive all necessary assistance available, the task force commander said. FEMA has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households... MORE

Workers in work suits comb through debris.

Joint Task Force 5-0 Brings DOD Capabilities to FEMA-led Response in Maui
August 18, 2023 — The task force responding to the devastating Maui wildfires is bringing the full weight of the Defense Department to the interagency effort, its deputy commander said... MORE

Soldiers speak with local search, rescue and recovery personnel after wildfires in Maui, Hawaii.

PTA continues to draw dignitaries due to critical mission in the Pacific
August 15, 2023 — Pōhakuloa Training Area’s is critical training support role in the Indo-Pacific realm, and the Army’s request to extend the 2029 State Land Lease of the approximately 23,000 acre-parcel has drawn a steady flow of high-level visitors in the last two years. Visitors includes Hawai’i State and County elected and government officials, Congressional leaders and their representatives from across the country, and the Secretary of the Army... MORE

Congressional representatives got a chance to see Pōhakuloa Training Area’s old and new barracks during their August 9, 2023 visit.

Tamiok Strike kicks off with Opening Ceremony
August 3, 2023 — PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Exercise Tamiok Strike 2023 kicked off with an opening ceremony July 31, 2023, as U.S. and Papua New Guinea Defence Force troops marched across Taurama Barrack’s parade field, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tamiok Strike is a bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the PNGDF with a focus on tactical interoperability... MORE

Command leadership for 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command and Papua New Guinea Dence Force 1st Regimental Pacific Infantry Regiment pose for a phot following the opening ceremony of Exercise Tamiok Strike 2023, Taurama Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea July 31, 2023. Tamiok Strike 2023 is a two-week bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Papua New Guinea Defense Forces and U.S. Forces, to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region. This is the third iteration of Tamiok Strike.