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Japan, U.S., India Mine Countermeasures Forces Practice Skills
July 22, 2019 — OMINATO, Japan -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), U.S. Navy and participants from the Indian Navy commenced Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA 2019 off the coast of northern Japan, July 18.Part... MORE

National Guard Units Participate in OCRA Excercise 2019
July 22, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team participated in exercise ORCA 2019 at various training locations in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, in... MORE

Battlefield Sustainment on the Korean Peninsula
July 22, 2019 — South Korea -- Since 1953, the Korean Peninsula has been under a United Nations Command (UNC)-led armistice between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North... MORE

McCampbell Participates in Talisman Sabre 2019 with Wasp ESG
July 22, 2019 — CORAL SEA -- The newest addition to the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2019... MORE

USAF, JGSDF Conduct Jump Training, Strengthen Yokota Interoperability
July 19, 2019 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Since the exercise Keen Sword 19 last year, Airmen from the 374th Operations Group, Yokota Air Base, and Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne... MORE

USS Stethem Arrives at New San Diego Homeport
July 19, 2019 — SAN DIEGO -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived at its new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, July 18, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region... MORE

ROK Army Delegation Visits 8th TSC for Logistics Coordination Council
July 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- A delegation from the Republic of Korea Army visited the 8th Theater Sustainment Command July 16, for a Logistics Coordination Council (LCC).The visit... MORE

National Guard Rescue Team Saves Two Hikers at Penguin Peak
July 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard, in a joint effort between the Army Guard's 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation and the Air Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, saved two... MORE

U.S. Servicemen Killed During Battle of Tarawa to be Returned to United States
July 18, 2019 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announces that the remains of at least 22 servicemen, killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II, are being returned to the United... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Commander Highlights 75th Anniversary of Command
July 18, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, wrote a memo to Airmen stationed throughout PACAF, commemorating the command's 75th anniversary:The Far East... MORE

Fighting Tigers Participate in Guam Exercise
July 18, 2019 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 recently participated in Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Evaluation Measurement... MORE

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Visits USS Ronald Reagan
July 18, 2019 — CORAL SEA -- The Honorable Michael McCormack, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, visited the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Coral Sea July 17, during Talisman Sabre... MORE

Pacific Century Fellows Tour USS Asheville
July 18, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) hosted the Pacific Century Fellows Program-Marianas Chapter at Naval Base Guam, July 18.The leadership development... MORE

Kadena Splits 18th Force Support Squadron, Activates 718th FSS
July 18, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base activated a new squadron, the 718th Force Support Squadron, during the 18th Force Support Squadron change of command at Kadena Air Base, July 16, 2019.Col... MORE

Multinational Force Conducts Talisman Sabre Amphibious Landing
July 17, 2019 — USS GREEN BAY, at Sea - U.S. Marines, Australian soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members trained in Combined Joint Forcible Entry Operations by conducting a multi-national amphibious... MORE

Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering Program Provides Full Spectrum Learning
July 17, 2019 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea - Working alongside industry experts provides university interns with a comprehensive and elaborate spectrum of experience, which can help them secure employment in the... MORE

U.S. Army Alaska Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
July 17, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Alaska -- Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak assumed command of U.S. Army Alaska from Maj. Gen. Mark O'Neil in a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's... MORE

Eielson hosts Arctic Lightning Airshow, First in Over a Decade
July 17, 2019 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Eielson hosted the 2019 Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, the first airshow to be hosted here in more than 10 years.More than 12,000 attendees had a unique... MORE

Esper Nominated as Defense Secretary, Spencer Now Acting Secretary
July 16, 2019 — WASHINGTON -- Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has become acting defense secretary, as the Senate has received the packet nominating Dr. Mark T. Esper to be the confirmed secretary of defense.Eric... MORE

Commanding officer walks with local community for the last time
July 16, 2019 — IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City, and local city leadership... MORE