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Peninsula's Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive unit prepares to "Fight Tonight"
September 7, 2016 — CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea – As the only U.S. Army permanently forward-stationed unit, the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division maintains peace and stability on the peninsula. The goal to... MORE

Soldiers with the 61st Chemical Company, 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division utilize special equipment to detect any chemical or biological agents during site-assessment training on Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 31. The battalion took to the field this week to train new Soldiers and maintain its readiness and focus on their ability to work as a team.

Readout of Admiral Harris' Meeting with Chinese Adm. Sun Jianguo
September 7, 2016 — Readout of Admiral Harris' Meeting with Chinese Adm. Sun Jianguo USPACOM Press Operations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 002-16Sept. 7, 2016U.S. Pacific Command public affairs officer Lt. Col... MORE

USS Fort Worth Arrives in Guam
September 7, 2016 — GUAM (NNS) -- USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Guam Sept. 6th for a routine port visit while en route to homeport in San Diego. Sailors aboard Fort Worth are looking forward to a port call after... MORE

18 Nations Participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3
September 6, 2016 — CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans... MORE

Multinational service members stand in formation during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Thailand Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016.

Pacific Talent Management: A Regional Approach to Recruiting and Retaining Talent
September 6, 2016 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -- The 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) is executing talent management initiatives focused on assessing, developing, and retaining talent and enabling commanders to develop... MORE

In this file photo, top-performing military leaders, from 18 organizations across the Pacific theater, gather aboard the USS Missouri at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for graduation from the Young Alaka'i leader development program, on Jan. 16, 2016. The program provides broadening opportunities to prepare future strategic leaders

Building an Inclusive Security Sector in Myanmar
September 6, 2016 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- DKI APCSS conducted the workshop titled “Building an Inclusive Security Sector in Myanmar” in partnership with that nation’s National Defence College (NDC). Workshop coordinator... MORE

Thirty-one senior officials from the Myanmar and security
organizations joined four members of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies faculty for an Aug. 15 to 19 workshop focused on inclusiveness governance. Participants discussed measures Myanmar officials can take to build greater collaboration between military and civilian entities and across differing agencies. Myanmar is transitioning from military to civilian governance.

U.S. Navy Staffs in Singapore Test Afloat Watch Stations during Ulchi Freedom Guardian
September 6, 2016 — SINGAPORE -- Navy reservists and staff from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific and Military Sealift Command Far East operated watch stations aboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS... MORE

The More You Sweat in the Breeze, The Less You Bleed in the Storm
September 6, 2016 — CHONBURI PROVINCE, THAILAND -- Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans... MORE

Multinational service members conduct a Search and Rescue demonstration during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Thailand Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016.

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Patrols the Seas during Western Pacific Deployment 16-1
September 6, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Fighting 13th has been forward deployed for almost seven months and in that time has faced many adversities such as the bone-chilling cold in South Korea... MORE

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group man the rails aboard the USS Boxer, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman Pier, August 29, 2016. The 13th MEU, embarked on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Pacific region.

Preparedness, Readiness Evaluated during Exercise
September 6, 2016 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security tested their ability to setup an emergency evacuation center Aug. 31 at Yano Fitness Center, in... MORE

ASEAN Exercise 16-3 Underway in Thailand
September 2, 2016 — Thirty personnel from U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) are taking part in ASEAN Exercise 16-3 (AEX 16-3), from September... MORE

Navy Region Singapore Participates in Citadel Pacific 2016
September 2, 2016 — SINGAPORE -- Navy Region Singapore (NRS), recently participated in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2016 along with other Navy Installations throughout the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility,... MORE

Navy Region Singapore (NRS), recently participated in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2016 along with other Navy Installations throughout the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility, including Navy Region Japan, Joint Region Marianas and Navy Region Hawaii from August 29 through September 02, 2016. The weeklong events had the Installations Auxiliary Police Force (IAPF) and Singapore Armed Forces drilled in entry control point procedures, surveillance countermeasures, gate runners, active shooters, and improvised explosive device detection and response. Both organizations provide security for NRS and its assets throughout Singapore.

U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps Team Up to Support Sasebo Disaster Drill
September 2, 2016 — SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transported medical personnel and evacuated a simulated patient from a remote island during Sasebo's annual emergency drill, Sept. 1. The... MORE

Emergency medical service personnel practice carrying a victim on a stretcher to an MV-22 osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, as part of a disaster drill sponsored by the city of Sasebo, Sep. 01, 2016. The disaster drill is held annually and fosters cooperation between civilian agencies, Japanese self defense forces and the U.S. military based in Sasebo in the event a disaster were to occur. (U.S. Navy photo by LT. Adam Cole/ Released)

Top-performing Leaders Attend Young Alaka'i Leadership Program
September 2, 2016 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing leaders from all services across the Pacific region will start the third iteration of the Young Alaka’i (YA) Leader Development Program 16-02... MORE

The Young Alaka’i program is made up of three-phases hosted by the 8th Theater Sustainment Command and is targeted toward top-performing, company-grade officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers at the Joint and Multinational Level.

U.S., Philippine Airmen Talks Enhance Interoperability
September 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- “The U.S. military is a comforting and reassuring presence,” said Maj. Gen. Conrado Parra, Jr., Philippine Air Force vice commander, during the fifth annual... MORE

Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, right, and Maj. Gen. Conrado V. Parra, Jr., Philippine Air Force vice commander, greet each other during the fifth annual U.S. and Philippine Airman-to-Airman (A2A) Talks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2016. The three-day A2A talks between Pacific Air Forces and the Philippine Air Force is a forum to plan and discuss future operations, activities and actions (OAA) and strengthen the AF-AF relationship. The talks are air forces specific enabling dialogue for regional security cooperation in air operations.

Misawa, Pacific Angel Participants Impacted for Life
September 2, 2016 — JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- Patient care is crucial in a country with minimal accessibility to hospitals due to lengthy commutes and no means to travel to these locations.Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 had two... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Makensy Lefler, 354th Dental Squadron dental technician, teaches local children how to properly brush their teeth during Pacific Angel 16-3 (PACANGEL) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 20, 2016. PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance/civil military operation led by U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Assistance during PACANGEL included general health, dental, optometry and physical therapy.

Mission Ready Fighters: 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Keeps Kadena's Aircraft Battle Ready
September 2, 2016 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen rush from one end of the hangar to the other, strapping down more than 70 pallets full of aircraft equipment as the mechanical whir of forklifts moving equipment can... MORE

In Korea, a Temporary City Springs Up for US, Canadian Soldiers
September 2, 2016 — YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA -- More than 300 I Corps soldiers showed up at Yongin, South Korea on Aug. 20, bleary-eyed and jet lagged after making the long journey from Joint-Base Lewis McChord to participate... MORE

Clouds gather over a tent city built to house U.S. and Canadian soldiers as they conduct a two-week training mission at Yongin, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2016.

Partnerships Connect as Pacific Endeavor Wraps up in Australia
September 1, 2016 — BRISBANE, Australia -- After two weeks of information sharing modules, equipment checks, and field testing, nearly 250 participants of Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) came together for a closing... MORE

Senior Military Signal Officers from around the Indo-Asia Pacific discuss communications interoperability and future trends in communications technology during a meeting at Exercise Pacific Endeavor 16, Aug. 31, 2016). Sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and hosted by the Australian Defence Force, Pacific Endeavor 2016 is a multinational workshop designed to enhance communication interoperability and expedite Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief response in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The workshop involved 250 participants from 22 allied and partner nations.

Bilateral Exercise Prepares Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force for Airshow
September 1, 2016 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Midday, a loud boom echoed across Misawa’s flight line during a bilateral emergency management exercise led by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, Aug. 31.The exercise was... MORE

Japan Air Self Defense Force member 1st Lt. Murase Toshia, left, and Kawashima Toshinobu, an assistant fire chief, center, discuss with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Francis Tagalog, a deputy fire chief and incident commander assigned to 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, the situation and roles of the firemen from both the JASDF and USAF during a bilateral emergency management exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2016. During the planning stages both sides established the counterparts, chain of command and how all agencies are going to respond.