MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From April 11 to 28, more than 17,600 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military will participate in Balikatan 2023, an annual bilateral exercise between the two allies and the largest iteration of Balikatan to date.This year...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Next Generation Aircrew Protection (NGAP) project visited 374th Airlift Wing leadership and 36th Airlift Squadron members to provide research data and demonstrate the results of the project for the first time on a C-130J Super...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 734th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, showcased how they are preparing to be the mobility hub for the second island chain during an immersion with Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center (USAFEC) commander, and...

CAMP HENRY, South Korea -- After a hiatus of more than three years, Army Reserve augmentees supplemented the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade during a joint training exercise March 13-24.The augmentees were on hand for Exercise Freedom Shield 23, a defense-oriented field training exercise which...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- What once was a four-strip, prepared airfield during World War II now sits overgrown and unused, with only two unimproved landing surfaces at Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. Now a tourist attraction, North Field is as close as Landing Zone Officers (LZOs)...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- F-35A Lightning IIs from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived at Kadena Air Base, March 28, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena AB’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States.While deployed to the...

WASHINGTON -- The first 10 of 28 satellites which make up Tranche 0 of the "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture," are set to launch tomorrow morning out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.The Space Development Agency is responsible for the launch and for development of the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- F-35A Lightning IIs from the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), Eielson Air Force Base, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2023, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States.While deployed to...

SAN DIEGO, California -- The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, March...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Twenty members from Yokota Air Base attended the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan exhibition on March 16, in Tokyo, to seek out new, cutting-edge technology in a trip organized by YokoWERX, an AFWERX spark cell at Yokota that helps innovative Airmen...