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Kadena Language Institute Celebrates Successful Internship Program
September 25, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- After four weeks of internships across base, Kadena Language Institute (KLI) students, their family members, local community leaders and members of the 18th Wing enjoyed a... MORE

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Arrives in 7th Fleet
September 24, 2019 — INDIAN OCEAN -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations from the U.S. 5th Fleet September 23 during a scheduled... MORE

Orient Shield 2019, a Soldiers View
September 24, 2019 — CAMP KENGUN, Japan -- U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers are learning valuable lessons from each other during the bilateral field exercise Orient Shield (OS) 19 in Japan,... MORE

Finding Solutions Through the U.S. and Japanese Alliance
September 24, 2019 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. and Japanese Military and engineer leaders are coming together this week at the Bilateral Strategic Initiative Review (BSIR) to discuss opportunities to more efficiently and... MORE

Joint Exercise GEMA BHAKTI 2019
September 24, 2019 — JAKARDA, Indonesia -- The Hawaii National Guard (HING) State Partnership Program (SPP) brings a year of multinational professional military development engagements to a close during GEMA BHAKTI 19... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Conduct Mass Rescue Tabletop Exercise in Saipan
September 24, 2019 — SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam coordinated a Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) tabletop exercise for emergency responders in Saipan, Sept. 18.The... MORE

Hawaii National Guard Leads Joint Gema Bhakti 2019
September 23, 2019 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- All branches of the U.S. and Indonesian militaries, led by the Hawaii National Guard (HING), are participating in an eight-day joint security cooperation exercise under the State... MORE

Cyber Domain Links Communication, Improves Pacific Region Readiness
September 23, 2019 — SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- In a U.S. unilateral training exercise, air defense, fires, aviation and maritime elements merged proficiencies to enhance readiness in the Pacific Region.The 38th Air Defense... MORE

New Chief of Naval Operations Visits Japan
September 23, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday met with 7th Fleet Sailors during a regional visit to Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Sept. 23.During the visit, Gilday spent time... MORE

Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marines Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight in MV-22 Ospreys
September 23, 2019 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin completed a trans-Pacific flight in MV-22 Ospreys for the fourth time, transiting from Darwin, Australia to their home... MORE

Wolf Pack Honors POW/MIAs Who Are Gone but Not Forgotten
September 23, 2019 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing came together to pay a special tribute to service members who are, and were, prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) during a... MORE

Navy, Marine Corps Achieve First in Arctic Exercise
September 20, 2019 — SEWARD, Alaska -- Sailors and Marines from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Alaska successfully used a critical naval system in the Arctic region for... MORE

G-8: Army Operations in the Pacific Crucial to Future Battlefield Success
September 20, 2019 — WASHINGTON -- As the Army prepares to potentially allocate $8.6 billion toward its six modernization priorities in fiscal year 2020, a senior Army leader said the service should recognize Soldiers'... MORE

USS Emory S. Land trains with Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service
September 20, 2019 — FREMANTLE, Australia -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) participated in a bilateral training evolution with the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), Sept. 13, as... MORE

Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, Visits Sailors, Marines in Arctic Exercise
September 20, 2019 — SEWARD, Alaska -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz visited military forces participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise... MORE

Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in Kansas After 78 Years
September 20, 2019 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Almost 78 years after he died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett was finally laid to rest... MORE

Papua New Guinea Dentist Mentors Local, US Medics
September 20, 2019 — LAE, Papua New Guinea -- Forty-four years ago, Bais Gwale was a young captain serving in the Australian Army as a dentist. In September 1974, Papua New Guinea declared its independence and just like... MORE

U.S. and Indian Armies Complete Yudh Abhyas 19
September 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army concluded its 15th year iteration of exercise Yudh Abhyas 19 with a closing ceremony at the... MORE

2019 Thunder Field Training Exercise aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa
September 19, 2019 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practiced a command and control during exercise, Thunder Field Training Exercise, aboard Camp Hansen’s Central Training... MORE

Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon 1 Conducts Training in Saipan
September 19, 2019 — SAIPAN HARBOR, Saipan -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon (NCHB) 1 conduct training operation on the Military Sealift Command’s maritime prepositioning force container,... MORE