Armed Forces Entertainment 1500 W. Perimeter Road, Suite 4500 Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762 www.armedforcesentertainment.com For More Information: Brian Burke/ [email protected]/ (240) 612-4927 Erini Marvin/ [email protected]/ (210)748-5388 For Immediate Release June 18, 2018 Stone Temple Pilots to help U.S. Service Members at RIMPAC Celebrate America JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD— Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) is excited to present an Independence Day performance by Stone Temple Pilots during the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. The July 4th concert, which will be held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is part of the scheduled festivities surrounding the holiday. According to the official website of the United States Navy, 26 nations, 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will be participating in the biennial exercise. Not only U.S. military personnel who are involved with the exercise but also those who are stationed at nearby bases typically attend the celebratory concert. Audiences for the special performance will also consist of military personnel from the participating nations, which include Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. This highly-anticipated performance is part of AFE’s “Heat Wave” tour series, which will be starting in late June and span the 4th of July timeframe. The tour series includes 12 hot music and comedy acts who will be performing for more than 50,000 U.S. service members and their families stationed around the world. Other AFE acts that have headlined the RIMPAC Independence Day festivities include 3 Days Grace and 3 Doors Down. For more information on the Stone Temple Pilots Tour please visit: https://armedforcesentertainment.com/upcoming-events/stone-temple-pilots/ ### About Stone Temple Pilots: With over 70 million albums sold, Stone Temple Pilots roared on to the scene in 1992 with their raucous debut, Core. A breakout success, the album continues to dominate radio waves with hits like "Sex Type Thing," "Wicked Garden," and the Grammy-Award winning smash single, "Plush." The band recently released their seventh studio album, Stone Temple Pilots (2018), their first with new lead singer, Jeff Gutt. For more info, visit: www.stonetemplepilots.com Armed Forces Entertainment 1500 W. Perimeter Road, Suite 4500 Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762 www.armedforcesentertainment.com About Armed Forces Entertainment: Armed Forces Entertainment is the official Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas, with priority given to those in contingency operations and at remote and isolated locations. The Department of the Air Force is the executive agent of Armed Forces Entertainment. Founded in 1951, Armed Forces Entertainment brings a touch of home to more than 400,000 troops annually, embracing the best of Americana that stretches across all genres of entertainment. For more information visit armedforcesentertainment.com, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or YouTube .