ARMY GARRISON-YONGAN, South Korea (May 23, 2013) - Gen. James D. Thurman, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea commander, and Gen. Kwon Oh Sung, Combined Forces Command deputy commander, honor the service members who have sacrificed their lives in defense of their country during the Memorial Day Ceremony. (Photo by U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Brian Gibbons)

SFS Joins Japanese Defense Forces in Training Exercise

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Airmen from the 35th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, along with the soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 9th Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, Aomori, participated in the Guard and Protect Exercise here, May 19-22.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 23, 2013) - Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Stevenson, left, displays a remote operated underwater vehicle to Republic of Indonesia Sailors aboard the salvage and recovery ship USNS during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2013. More than 1,000 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Indonesia. U.S. Navy ships participating in the exercise include the Safeguard with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga and the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Jay C. Pugh)

IWO JIMA, Japan (May 17, 2013) - Marines and sailors sit on the beach with their eyes closed in reflection while Staff Sgt. Jason L. Day details the Battle of Iwo Jima during their visit. During the visit, Marines and sailors took time to reflect and envision the events that transpired during the battle. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Brady)

HENOKO, Japan (May 20, 2013) - Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Papalski, left, talks with Chieko Toyoshima while clearing weeds from a recreation field during an annual cleanup . Marines volunteer each year to help members of the Henoko Senior Citizen's Association clean up Matsuda-No-Hama Beach in preparation for the annual Henoko Dragon Boat Race. (Photo by Cpl. Matthew Manning)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 21, 2013) - Lt. j.g. Kelly McWhorter, left, converses with Indonesian naval electrical officer Lt. Jaka Winanto on the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga as the ship pulls into Jakarta Harbor for a port visit, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is participating in CARAT, the annual bilateral naval exercise series between the U.S. and partner nations in the Southeast Asia region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Amanda S. Kitchner)

Johnson Receives Korean National Security Medal

SEOUL, Republic of Korea - The Eighth Army commanding general received the South Korean Order of National Security Medal here, Monday.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 22, 2013) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 takes flight off of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Nimitz Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC3 Derek W. Volland)