MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force logistics team members came together to load supplies and prepare for RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 27 to 31.More than 35 personnel prepped 281,000 pounds of U.S. and JASDF cargo over a three-month span,...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- For the first time in U.S. presidential history, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, stepped onto North Korean soil, meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-un as part of a two-day visit to the Korean peninsula, June 29-30, 2019.Reliving the historic...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived in Davao City, June 29, for the ship’s first port visit to the Philippines during her first deployment.Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, stressed the importance of...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Second Lady Karen Pence wrapped up a three day trip to Hawaii where she visited with military families and addressed military spouses, June 29, 2019.On Friday, prior to a tour of the historic USS Arizona Memorial, the Second Lady addressed military families in attendance at...

LAUTOKA, Fiji - Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) moored Thursday in Lautoka, marking the cutter's first international port call in U.S. 7th Fleet.Stratton, a 418-foot National Security Cutter, departed its homeport of Alameda, California, June 5 to forward-deploy...

MANADO, Indonesia -- More than 5,000 Indonesian citizens flooded the Sam Ratulangi International Airport flightline during the Cope West 19 open house and interacted with U.S. and Indonesian service members in Manado, Indonesia, June 22.The event, organized by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and...

SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Stethem (DDG 63) returned to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 30, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating from Japan.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is en route to San Diego, where she will be...

MANADO, Indonesia -- Six 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) technicians from Misawa Air Base, Japan, forward deployed the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) in support of Cope West 19 at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019.The MAAS is a contingency airfield...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Ensley relieved Cmdr. Todd Wimmer as the Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu commanding officer during a change of command ceremony at Base Honolulu, Thursday.Capt. T. Wade Gesele, commander, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, presided over the ceremony.The change...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Heavy brush sways in the wind, leaves falling gently to the damp ground. Rain pours from the darkened sky, transforming into steam as droplets ricochet off of the barrels of lethal weapons, scorching from heat caused by the reaction of what happens inside.A U.S. Marine...