South Korea -- Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as Vipers, play host to the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, at the historic 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The...

CAMP SENDAI, Japan -- The opening ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura, or YS 73, was held at the south training area on Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 5.The ceremony marked the beginning of the 35th anniversary of the annual bilateral training exercise between service members from the U.S. military and the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers conducted a continuous bomber presence (CBP) mission on return to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, Australia, Dec. 3.The bombers and approximately 70 U.S. Air Force Airmen...

WASHINGTON -- A discussion of regional security issues highlighted a phone call yesterday between Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said today, Dec. 5, 2017.In a statement summarizing the call, White said...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The 35th Fighter Wing relocated 18 F-16 Fighting Falcons and more than 280 personnel to participate in VIGILANT ACE 18, an annual flying exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, occurring Dec. 4 through 8.The exercise tests the readiness of 35th FW Airmen to...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) arrived in Pearl Harbor Dec. 4 following a six-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and the Arabian Gulf.Pinckney left her homeport of San Diego in June with an embarked detachment...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy recently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, officials announced Dec. 4.Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer awarded the Silver Star Medal to Chaplain Lt. j.g. Aloysius H...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, japan -- U.S. Navy personnel with Carrier Air Wing 5 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 4-5, 2017.The squadrons arrived as part as the CVW-5 relocation from Naval Air Facility Atsugi to MCAS Iwakuni.Approximately 700 service members were...

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS -- Soldiers aboard raiding craft paddled toward the pristine shores of eastern Oahu to quietly infiltrate and collect reconnaissance intel, and then quietly depart, during waterborne training, on Nov. 29.This advanced boat training was conducted by soldiers...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Osan is one of eight military stations across the Korean Peninsula launching exercise Vigilant Ace 18, an annual exercise geared toward enhancing interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces and ensuring local peace and security, Dec. 4-8.During the week-long...

South Korea -- Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as Vipers, play host to the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, at the historic 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The...

CAMP SENDAI, Japan -- The opening ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura, or YS 73, was held at the south training area on Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 5.The ceremony marked the beginning of the 35th anniversary of the annual bilateral training exercise between service members from the U.S. military and the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers conducted a continuous bomber presence (CBP) mission on return to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, Australia, Dec. 3.The bombers and approximately 70 U.S. Air Force Airmen...

WASHINGTON -- A discussion of regional security issues highlighted a phone call yesterday between Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said today, Dec. 5, 2017.In a statement summarizing the call, White said...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The 35th Fighter Wing relocated 18 F-16 Fighting Falcons and more than 280 personnel to participate in VIGILANT ACE 18, an annual flying exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, occurring Dec. 4 through 8.The exercise tests the readiness of 35th FW Airmen to...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) arrived in Pearl Harbor Dec. 4 following a six-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and the Arabian Gulf.Pinckney left her homeport of San Diego in June with an embarked detachment...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy recently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, officials announced Dec. 4.Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer awarded the Silver Star Medal to Chaplain Lt. j.g. Aloysius H...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, japan -- U.S. Navy personnel with Carrier Air Wing 5 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 4-5, 2017.The squadrons arrived as part as the CVW-5 relocation from Naval Air Facility Atsugi to MCAS Iwakuni.Approximately 700 service members were...

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS -- Soldiers aboard raiding craft paddled toward the pristine shores of eastern Oahu to quietly infiltrate and collect reconnaissance intel, and then quietly depart, during waterborne training, on Nov. 29.This advanced boat training was conducted by soldiers...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Osan is one of eight military stations across the Korean Peninsula launching exercise Vigilant Ace 18, an annual exercise geared toward enhancing interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces and ensuring local peace and security, Dec. 4-8.During the week-long...