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U.S., Japan Engineers Reinforce Pacific Unity, Interoperability
June 23, 2017
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ross King, right, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron project management officer in charge, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Ken’ichiro Oda, left, 3rd Air Wing civil engineer OIC, during a bilateral exchange event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 21, 2017. Having bilateral exchanges provides opportunities for Airmen to develop work and personal relationship with the host nation.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to Return from Western Pacific Deployment
June 23, 2017
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as part of an air power demonstration during a Tiger Cruise, June 18, 2017. Tiger Cruise allows friends and family members of Sailors to embark the ship to experience U.S. Navy life at sea. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Aviation Cadets Learn about Marine Aviation
June 23, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael M. Rasmussen, assistant operations chief with Marine Air Group (MAG) 12, shows Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviation students an F/A-18C Hornet during a Junior Officer Exchange Program visit at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 21, 2017. Students came from Ozuki Air Base to learn about MAG-12 and the F/A-18. They familiarized themselves with the aircraft during the visit by taking part in a flight simulator and by visiting a static display. Hosting the cadets helps them understand the relationship Japan holds with U.S. Marines.

Air Control Flight: Eyes in the Skies at Red Flag
June 23, 2017
A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, above Canada, during Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 17-2, June 13, 2017. RF-A enhances security relations with key partner nations by demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security and humanitarian interests of friends and allies in the region.

Regiment 'Go for Broke' Troops Shatter 'Weekend Warrior' Perception
June 23, 2017
Army Reserve Soldiers of Echo Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment receive instruction from an Observer/Controller (OC) of the 196th Infantry Brigade (Training Support Brigade) during exercise Lava Forge, at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii.

Pacific Angel 2017 begins in the Philippines
June 22, 2017
In this file photo, medical professionals from the U.S. Air Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Royal Australian Air Force traveled to Paaralang Elementary school to provide students information about oral heath, general hygiene and rabies prevention during Pacific Angel in Lila, Philippines, Aug. 17, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.

U.S., China Affirm North Korean Threat, Mattis Says
June 22, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis host Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the Chinese joint staff department, along with members of the U.S. delegation and their Chinese colleagues during a U.S.-China diplomatic and security dialog at the U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2017.

Annual Combined Movement Discussion Aligns Senior Leaders
June 22, 2017
Senior logistics leaders from across the Korean Peninsula gathered with the Republic of Korean Transportation Command and Korea Railroad (KORAIL) representatives for the 5th Combined Movement Control Tactical Discussion at the KORAIL headquarters, June 20, 2017. Discussions focused on movement control ranging from the strategic to the tactical level.

Nimitz Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet
June 22, 2017
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the Pacific Ocean. The ship is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, June 17, 2017.

Strength through Partnership
June 22, 2017
Warrant Officer Katsumi Yamazaki, senior enlisted advisor of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright pose for a group photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Hangar 4, June 19, 2017. The chief master sergeant of the Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force senior enlisted advisor, and other senior enlisted leaders visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of an international key-leader engagement.

Columbus visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment
June 22, 2017

Back-to-Back Port Operations Inspire 599th Transportation Brigade Team
June 22, 2017
The forward ships crane on the M/V Ocean Jazz lifts an Apache helicopter into the hold during port operations at Pearl Harbor on June 12.

Ronald Reagan Sailors Assist at Soup Kitchen in Singapore
June 21, 2017
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepare spring rolls with Singapore locals during a community relations project at Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen, June 18, 2017. Sailors are scheduled to participate in six community-relations projects, including a food bank, assisting pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers, and repairing and painting a church during a scheduled port visit to Singapore.

Combined Effort Moves Assets Up the Korean Peninsula
June 21, 2017
551st Inland Cargo Transfer Company soldiers download cargo containers as part of a combined reception, staging and onward movement operations exercise at the Busan Storage Center, June 14, 2017. The containers were later loaded onto vehicles for transportation to their final destination as part of the joint training.

RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2: Cloudy with a Chance of Jets
June 21, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Ohara, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, briefs Royal Danish Army Capt. Andreas Otterstoem, a 116th Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller, on the weather forecast for the day during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. Along with the Republic of Korea, Misawa's weather Airmen briefed other nations including the Royal Thai Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

North Korea Discussion Expected at U.S.-China Dialogue, DoD Official Says
June 21, 2017

Republic of Korea-US Alliance Cherished the Memory of the Honorable Heroes
June 21, 2017
Korean War veterans lay wreaths and pay respect, June 16, 2017, to the 42 brothers who fell at Hill 303 during a ceremony held at Seok-Jeon Middle School in Waegwan, South Korea.

USS Sterett Visits Subic Bay during Western Pacific Operations
June 20, 2017
The Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) transits Subic Bay behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), June 18, 2017. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward.

US Soldiers, Australian Counterparts Enhance Readiness through Intelligence Exercise
June 20, 2017
The 8th Theater Sustainment Command hosts Perspicuous Provider 17 from May 29 - June 17 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Perspicuous Provider is a joint exercise designed to increase sustainment-centric intelligence through a humanitarian aid/disaster relief scenario within the Pacific theater.

U.S., Japanese Naval Officers Attend Asia-Pacific Navy Planning Process International Class in Tokyo
June 20, 2017
Lt. Cmdr. Christina Wong is one of the 25 staff level naval officers attending the first Asia-Pacific Navy Planning Process International Course (APNIC) at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Command and Staff College, June 20, 2016.  25 students from eight navies showed up for the first day of the two-week course to learn how to formulate a plan to conduct Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.