OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan commemorated our nation’s prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Memorial ceremony on base, Sept. 16, 2020.Indebted to these heroes’ protection of our freedoms and way of life, participants laid engraved bricks in their honor.“Each...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard released a new strategy to enhance global safety, security and stewardship of the maritime domain by combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Thursday.IUU is a collection of dishonest fishing practices threatening the sustainability of fish...

WASHINGTON -- Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) announced the official name change for all Coastal Riverine Forces to Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces (MESF) Thursday.While history and tradition are important to the U.S. Navy there are times when a name does not capture the role and...

WASHINGTON -- Open and reliable access to the Internet is essential for global security and prosperity. However, growing cyber threats from state and non-state actors threaten those values, the Defense Department's principal director for Cyber Policy said.Madeline Mortelmans, spoke today at an event...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 3rd Maintenance Squadron recently finished a Time Compliance Technical Order to replace all low-pressure turbine blades on all F-22 Raptors in the JBER fleet, and they are the first base to do so.​The purpose of the TCTO is to recognize and replace all...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Pacific Air Forces and Washington Air National Guard Airmen met with their Royal Malaysian air force (RMAF) counterparts during virtual Airman-to-Airman Talks (A2AT), September 14.This is the third iteration of A2AT between the two nations. Pacific Air Forces...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka completed a first-of-its-kind continuity of operations exercise (COOPEX) to test its ability to perform mission essential functions in a contested environment for its customers and mission partners.COOPEX...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim today visited the Delpan Quarantine Facility in Tondo, Manila, to hand over 5,000 hygiene kits and 16 handwashing stations to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno in support of the city government’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.“The U.S...

WASHINGTON -- In this era of great power competition, the Defense Department has prioritized China, then Russia as its top strategic competitors, the defense secretary said."These revisionist powers are using predatory economics, political subversion and military force in an attempt to shift the...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An additional 400 ventilators from the United States have arrived in Indonesia, completing the donation of 1,000 ventilators pledged by President Trump to President Joko Widodo.“This donation complements Indonesia’s ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and demonstrates the...