OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Generally, at the center of Air Force installation operations is the airfield and the runway, heavily guarded by law enforcement and surveillance to keep people and assets safe.Which leaves the question: what would happen if Osan Air Base’s runway was somehow left...

OKINAWA, Japan -- 3rd Marine Division has received the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) on Okinawa, Japan, which will replace the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) currently being used by the U.S. Marine Corps.“The JLTV rebalances the ‘Iron Triangle’,” says Andrew Rodgers,...

SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- 25th Sustainment Brigade, 25th Infantry Division partnered with 8th Theater Sustainment Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, 3-25 Aviation Regiment GSAB, and 209th Aviation Support Battalion and conducted four Low Cost Low Altitude (LCLA) aerial delivery...

RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- The Soldiers of Task Force Charger consisting of elements from 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav. Regt.; and 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; the 11th Engineer Battalion, 2nd...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted a summit to collaborate and raise awareness of global IAMD issues, Sept. 10-12.The purpose of the event – in its fifth iteration – is to provide a forum to exchange information; share...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1-2 SBCT and Indian Army soldiers have reached the mid-point of exercise Yudh Abhyas 19.The U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored exercise is designed to build the two armies joint capacity, share culture and knowledge to support the Indo-Pacific...

CORDOVA, Alaska -- Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, visited Cordova Sept. 13 and 14 while in Alaska for an Arctic expeditionary exercise.The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band "Harbor Brass" quintet joined Gray while in Cordova to perform for the community."It really is an honor to...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) welcomed aboard the new operational commander of the Navy's largest overseas fleet Sept. 14.Vice Adm. William R. Merz, who took command of the Navy's 7th Fleet from Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer during a change of command ceremony...

SANTA RITA, Guam - The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Federated States of Micronesia Police, and good Samaritans teamed to successfully rescue seven people adrift on their 18-foot vessel for six days during a joint rescue mission near the Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Micronesia,...

ADAK, Alaska -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1) successfully tested its ability to operate unmanned underwater vehicles and conduct expeditionary mine countermeasures in very shallow Arctic water.The unit, operating as Combined Task Group 35.1, ran the tests Sept. 2-12 in...