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'Raiders' Conduct Waterborne Operations off Hawaii Coast
December 5, 2017 — MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS -- Soldiers aboard raiding craft paddled toward the pristine shores of eastern Oahu to quietly infiltrate and collect reconnaissance intel, and then quietly depart,... MORE

Exercise Vigilant Ace 18 Kicks Off
December 4, 2017 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Osan is one of eight military stations across the Korean Peninsula launching exercise Vigilant Ace 18, an annual exercise geared toward enhancing interoperability... MORE

Navy Posthumously Wards Bronze Star Medal for Valor at Pearl Harbor
December 4, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- The Navy recently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, officials announced Dec... MORE

Navy posthumously awards Bronze Star Medal for valor at Pearl Harbor

Carrier Strike Group 5 Returns to Yokosuka after Patrol
December 4, 2017 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 and its flagship, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returned to Yokosuka, Dec. 4, following a three-month patrol of the Indo-Asia Pacific... MORE

Ready, Set, Demo: PACAF Demo Team Arrived at Nyutabaru Air Base
December 4, 2017 — NYUTABARU AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team, based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, arrived at Nyutabaru Air Base, Miyazaki, Japan, Nov. 29, to participate in the two-day... MORE

U.S. Must Move Faster or Risk Losing Lead in Space
December 4, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. advantage in space is eroding and the military must move faster to maintain a lead in this critical warfighting domain, defense officials said at the Reagan National Defense... MORE

Project Power Ashore Testifies to House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness
December 4, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on readiness met with senior leaders of the military to discuss amphibious warfare readiness and training Dec. 1, 2017 in Washington.Lt. Gen. Brian... MORE

Andersen AFB to Host 66th Annual Operation Christmas Drop
December 1, 2017 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 66th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop is set to take to the Pacific skies here Dec. 11.The Department of Defense’s longest recurring humanitarian mission is a... MORE

Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson and Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, push boxes of gifts off a C-130 Hercules over a remote Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016. This year marks 65 years of Operation Christmas Drop, a humanitarian airlift operation, which provides joint airlift training opportunities for both peace and wartime efforts.

USS Lake Erie Arrives in Hawaii
December 1, 2017 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Pearl Harbor, Nov. 30, following a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and the... MORE

Tucson Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Patrol
December 1, 2017 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 1, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.With... MORE

Never Stop Improving - Team Kadena Conducts Continuous Process Improvement Course
December 1, 2017 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena Airmen discussed ways to improve work center processes and reduce waste during a Continuous Process Improvement Course Nov. 6 through 17 here.The CPI course,... MORE

Never stop improving; Team Kadena conducts CPI Course

Readout of 16th U.S.-India Military Cooperation Group
November 30, 2017 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – On Nov. 28-29, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton met with Indian Chief of Integrated Defense Staff, Lt. Gen. Satish Dua during the 16th Military... MORE

171129-N-WY954-027 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (Nov. 29, 2017) – U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robin W. Peak

U.S. Marines and Sailors Having Each Other's Backs Since 1775
November 30, 2017 — CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- From the time when the U.S. Navy began, groups of specifically trained, maritime infantry have accompanied them.Since November 10, 1775, when Congress approved the... MORE

State Begins Reef Damage Assessment, Final Preps Being Made to Remove Pacific Paradise from Kaimana Beach, Oahu
November 30, 2017 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A team from the State of Hawaii is beginning their reef damage assessment Wednesday as final preparations are made by responders in advance of another attempt to remove the 79-foot... MORE

Response efforts continue for Pacific Paradise into holiday weekend

World War II Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday
November 30, 2017 — SAN DIEGO -- Retired Chief Warrant 2 and World War II veteran, Arthur "Art" Roemmich, celebrated his 100th birthday at a ceremony held at Admiral Baker Clubhouse Nov. 27.During Roemmich's 22 years in... MORE

Combat Logistics Battalion 31 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines Refine Counter-improvised Explosive Device Tactics
November 30, 2017 — CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 conducted counter improvised explosive device (IDE) training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan,... MORE

CLB-31 EOD Marines refine counter-IED tactics

U.S.-Japan Complete 3JA Exercise
November 29, 2017 — HYUGA-NADA SEA, Japan -- USS Chief (MCM 14), Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14)... MORE

Combatant Command Enlisted Leaders Discuss Operations, Noncommissioned Officers Empowerment
November 29, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- Combatant command senior enlisted leaders discussed operations against terrorists in their areas, the state of forces and what noncommissioned officers bring to the table internationally... MORE

Combatant Command Enlisted Leaders Discuss Operations, NCO Empowerment

Secretary Tillerson's Statement on the Latest D.P.R.K. Missile Launch
November 29, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of what is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, indiscriminately threatening its neighbors, the... MORE

Statement by Secretary Tillerson: U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Launch, July 4, 2017

U.S., South Korean Alliance Reinforced as Airmen Train for Wartime Contingency
November 29, 2017 — GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Clouds of dust filled the air as an excavator with a jackhammer extension tore through a damaged runway at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea.Approximately forty U.S... MORE