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U.S., Japanese Service Members Build Strategic Partnerships at Kadena Air Base
June 29, 2016
Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members attending the 52nd Joint Tactical Operations Course get a briefing about some of the equipment the 320th Special Tactics Squadron uses during a tour of the 353rd Special Operations Squadron June 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Members of JGSDF and JASDF bond with their U.S. Air Force counterparts as they discuss the similarities and differences in the equipment they use and the missions they train for.

Corps Archeologist Leads Expedition to Recover a Vietnam War-era Pilot's Remains
June 29, 2016

Army Specialist Fulfills Dream of Becoming an Army Medical Officer
June 29, 2016

Marines Dive with Great Whites
June 29, 2016
Staff Sgt. Gordon L. Williams, an infantry unit leader, looks out for great white sharks near Neptune Island Marine Park, South Australia, Australia, June 26, 2016. U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin had the rare opportunity to dive with sharks before Exercise Hamel begins. Williams, from Homerville, Georgia, is with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, MRF-D.

Ambassador Kennedy Speaks at Nuclear Disarmament Working Group
June 29, 2016

Marine Rotational Force - DarwinMarines and Sailors Set Sail on HMAS Adelaide
June 29, 2016
U.S. Marines prepare to go aboard the HMAS Adelaide at Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, June 16, 2016. This marks the first time Marines and sailors from Marine Rotational Force - Darwin have embarked in such numbers on an Australian HMAS. This opportunity allows for MRF-D to expand the partnership capabilities with our Australian allies. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, MRF-D, and the Australians are with HMAS Adelaide.

USS Makin Island Hosts Scientists to Sea
June 28, 2016
160616-N-GB595-337 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 16, 2016) USS Makin Island (LHD 8) maneuvers to recover Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 32, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, during an LCAC emergency recovery training exercise. Makin Island is conducting training evolutions off the coast of Southern California in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Zeak/Released)

Trilateral Pacific Dragon Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise Concludes
June 28, 2016
In this file photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) departs Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam for an at-sea period. John Paul Jones replaced USS Lake Erie (CG 70) in Hawaii last year as a rotational ballistic missile defense (BMD) deployer and the nation's BMD test ship.

Japanese, Arctic Paratroopers Share Diverse Spectrum of Airborne Skills during Artic Aurora
June 28, 2016
In this photo, Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade, observes his paratroopers as they perform an airborne proficiency operation over Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 9, 2016. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the Spartan Brigade and the JGSDF, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship.

Quality Assurance Strengthens Foreign Military Efforts
June 28, 2016

Okinawa Residents, Status of Forces Agreement Members Gather for Okinawa Memorial Day Services
June 28, 2016
Distinguished visitors prepare to lay wreaths at the memorial walls during the 2016 Okinawa Memorial services June 23 at Peace Memorial Park, Itoman, Japan. The ceremony brought Okinawa residents and Status of Forces Agreement members together to honor those whose lives were lost in the Battle of Okinawa. During the ceremony, distinguished guest speakers gave speeches to honor the fallen in the Battle of Okinawa and laid wreaths at the memorial walls, on which the names of the fallen were engraved. Attendees, in turn, took a moment of silence and paid tribute to the fallen heroes.

Deployment Readiness: Military and Family Readiness Center Supports Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
June 28, 2016

Pacific Surface Action Group Reunites in South China Sea
June 27, 2016
In this file photo, the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) (front) steams in formation with USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92). Spruance, along with guided-missile destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Decatur (DDG 73), and embarked “Devil Fish” and “Warbirds” detachments of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, deployed as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31.

Pacific Partnership 2016 Arrives in Philippines
June 27, 2016
PHILIPPINES SEA (June 24, 2016) Personnel transport a patient with simulated injuries during a mass casualty drill aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike.

Eyes of Guam, Hawaii
June 27, 2016
Fire support specialists Pfc. Ian P. Elago, left, and forward observer Sgt. Alex C. Decipulo of 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Battalion Detachment II, Guam Army National Guard, sided with the 487th Field Artillery Regiment, Hawaii Army National Guard, use a light laser designator range finder (LLDR) to spot enemy movement on a Camp Roberts, California, observation post June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise.

PACAF Plans, Executes Navy VAQ-138 'Growler' Air Contingent Operations at Clark Air Base
June 27, 2016

Bombers Span 5K Miles, Demonstrate Capability during Busy Week of Operations
June 27, 2016
Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, fly overhead the U.S. Navy USS Spruance (DDG 111) guided missile destroyer following a joint-service bombing exercise in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2016. As part of routine continuous bomber presence operations, the bombers’ presence allows U.S. forces to integrate multiple aerial platforms in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

USS Frank Cable Continues on Deployment After Successful Port Visits in Philippines
June 27, 2016

Wolf Pack Maintenance Gives F-16 New Wings
June 27, 2016
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (June 24, 2016) - Staff Sgt. Dwight Hunter, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Armament Systems team chief, oversees Airman 1st Class Ismael Fuentes Moran and Airman 1st Class Carson Yarborough, 8th AMXS Aircraft Armament Systems craftsmen, as they install a jettison release interface unit at Kunsan Air Base.  Hunter and his team are working with other maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes on a simultaneous double wing replacement.

DoD Holds Trilateral Discussion on North Korean Missile Launch
June 24, 2016