Cnic // Joint Region Marianas

Joint Region Edge 5.4.12-SATCOM Establishing connections of astronomical proportionsHe recalls being deployed to Madagascar with a team of four. The country was in a civil war. With an army coupe ousting its leader, the country was left in violent turmoil. The ambassador asked Africa command to send its advanced echelon team to help formulate a course of action for evacuating the citizens in case the situation worsened. With an Army lieutenant colonel, a sergeant major and an intelligence analyst, he remembered being snuck into the city. They got through safely, establishing his equipment’s first-ever communications shot that far south of the equator.

Joint Region Edge 5.4.12-GHS hosts Far East Guam Regional Marksmanship CompetitionGuam High School’s (GHS) Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) hosted the Far East Guam Regional Marksmanship Competition for the first time this year that ended in a biathlon at Gab Gab Beach April 29.

Joint Region Edge 4.27.12-Guam Welcomes USS ChicagoUSS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived in Guam April 19 where it will be assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 as one of three forward-deployed submarines.

Joint Region Edge 4.27.12- USAF Honor Guard Drill Team recognized as 'best of the best'The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team outperformed the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marines and Coast Guard teams in the fourth annual Joint Service Drill Team Competition in Washington D.C. April 14.

Joint Region Edge 4.20.12-36th MUNS preps for CAPEXThe Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) is scheduled to be underway April 23- 26 on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) to test the 36th Munitions Squadron (MUNS) Airmen’s capability to build munitions and support combat sorties.

Joint Region Edge 4.20.12-Guam participates in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2012U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), along with other naval installations throughout the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility, participated in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2012 April 10-12.

Joint Region Edge 4.13.12-U.S. Naval Base Guam promotes Sexual Assault Awareness, Child Abuse PreventionU.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) and the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) teamed up to promote a combination of two issues in April, Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness.

Joint Region Edge 4.13.12-SAAM events unite Team AndersenAs April gets underway and the nation raises its collective voice to speak out against sexual violence, Team Andersen continues to promote awareness through special events, public demonstration and education.

Joint Region Edge 4.6.12-Service members attend Silver Plate CeremonyService members of the year were honored at a Silver Plate Awards Ceremony at the Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort March 30.

Joint Region Edge 4.6.12-PACANGEL unbound by numbers, helps 3,000 moreOperation Pacific Angel (PACANGEL), an ongoing humanitarian assistance mission conducted throughout the Pacific theater, was recently completed at the first location, Legazpi City, Philippines, for 2012. U.S. forces provided medical and engineering assistance, as well as forums for subject matter expert exchanges for the locals. It was an interaction that benefitted all parties involved.

Joint Region Edge 3.30.12 - Fortresses forged with steel and unity“The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action,” a quote from an article written in November 2011 by Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, regarding the importance of a strong U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Joint Region Edge 3.30.12-MWR faces budget constraints, makes adjustmentsMorale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Guam will begin another phase of adjustments to some of the programs it offers service members and their dependents April 1.

Joint Region Edge 3.23.12-Service members support Special Olympics with Track and FieldThe 36th Annual Special Olympics on Guam was kicked off with a Track and Field event at Okkodo High School in Dededo March 17. Service members from all branches and commands offered support for the Saturday morning event through coordinating and encouraging more than 300 athletes.

Joint Region Edge 3.23.12-Andersen hosts SFARPFour squadrons of F-18s from the Naval Air Facility at Atsugi Japan, along with approximately 550 military aircrew personnel, are at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) until April 10 for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP).

Joint Region Edge 3.16.12-36th Wing named Air Force outstanding unitThe 36th Wing was recently named as a recipient of the prestigious Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2011.

Joint Region Edge 3.9.12- Andersen concludes Asia-Pacific SMEEAs part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Cooperation Program, a multilateral subject-matter expert exchange (SMEE), co-hosted by senior civil engineer and security forces personnel from Headquarters 13th Air Force concluded on Andersen Air Force Base Feb. 23.

Joint Region Edge 3.9.12- USS Bonhomme Richard makes brief stop in GuamThe amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) made a brief port call to Guam March 3. The stop gave crew members and embarked Marines the opportunity to relax, unwind and enjoy some tropical sights.

Joint Region Edge 3.2.12-Vice chief talks strategy, force balancing to Guam SailorsThe vice chief of naval operations (VCNO) visited U.S. Naval Base Guam Feb. 24 to meet with base leaders and Sailors.

Joint Region Edge 3.2.12-23 EBS showcase abilities to international audienceAirmen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) from Andersen Air Force Base recently showcased the capabilities of the B-52 by performing as the last act at the Singapore Air Show in Singapore Feb. 14 and 18. The event was Asia’s largest air show as far as participants and attendees.

Joint Region Edge 2.17.12-Cope North 2012 combines forces, effortsJoint operations kicked off between the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as the first day of exercise Cope North 2012 began at Northwest Field on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) Feb. 9.

Joint Region Edge 2.17.12-Service members cautioned to dangers of drugs, alcoholJoint Region Marianas and U.S. Naval Base Guam hosted the Guam Personal Readiness Summit Feb. 7-9.

Joint Region Edge 2.10.12-Vice Adm. French assumes command of CNICCommander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) held a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard Feb. 3.

Joint Region Edge 2.10.12-Cope North 2012 kicks off at Andersen AFBMore than 1,000 military members from units spanning the pacific are scheduled to begin arriving this week for exercise Cope North 2012. The trilateral exercise, which will run Feb. 11-24, is a multinational exercise designed to enhance air operations between the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Joint Region Edge 2.3.12-NBG Tax Center opens for businessThe tax center officially reopened for business after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Jan. 30.

Joint Region Edge 2.3.12-USNH Guam opens blood donor centerU.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam held a christening ceremony for its new blood donor center in the hospital’s laboratory in Agana Heights, Guam Jan. 26.