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A U.S. Army soldier saved a toddler who was drowning at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii.

A U.S. Army soldier saved a toddler who was drowning at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii.

4 KOROR, Palau – The population of the Republic of Palau is just under 22,000. For a country of its size, many of its citizens volunteer to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces every year, so much so that military service is an important part of the local culture and identity. “As part of Task Force Oceania, I have learned that the U.S. military has a great impact in Palau," said U.S. Army Sgt. Florence Yangilmau, team’s Palau’s cultural liaison and noncommissioned officer-in-charge. “From all the World War II relics and monuments to the continuous support of the civic ac...

154 reads Task Force Oceania is a new Army task force consisting of soldiers from all components of the United Sates (U.S.) Army. This includes active-duty, Army Reserve and the National Guard. The mission of the task force is to provide continuous support in the Pacific Island countries, assist U.S. embassies as needed, and reinforce lasting and meaningful relationships in the region. Task Force Oceania’s Pacific Augmentation Team (PAT) Papua New Guinea (PNG) represents the agility of U.S. Army organisations to achieve mission success regardless of circumstances. PAT PNG con...

Home | News & Events | Task Force Oceania Visits School Career Day Suva, Fiji – U.S. Army Sergeant Ratukalivati Volavola, Cultural Non-Commissioned Officer for the Pacific Augmentation Team-Fiji, Task Force Oceania, 9th Mission Support Command spoke at his alma mater, LDS Church College, in Suva. Sgt. Volavola, a native of Fiji who was raised in Nabitu Village in Tailevu, attended LDS Church College from 1998-2004 and returned as a guest speaker on March 4. He met with students in years 12 and 13 who are preparing to move into college or trade school professions at a school career da...