South Korea -- Since 1953, the Korean Peninsula has been under a United Nations Command (UNC)-led armistice between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). In order to maintain this armistice, Eighth Army has remained forward-deployed on the...

CORAL SEA -- The newest addition to the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia, as of July 11.Wasp ESG consists of the Wasp-class amphibious...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Since the exercise Keen Sword 19 last year, Airmen from the 374th Operations Group, Yokota Air Base, and Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, kept a focus on strengthening ties between the two by executing airborne proficiency operations...

SAN DIEGO -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived at its new homeport, Naval Base San Diego, July 18, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating from Japan.While in San Diego, Stethem will undergo a planned maintenance and modernization...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- A delegation from the Republic of Korea Army visited the 8th Theater Sustainment Command July 16, for a Logistics Coordination Council (LCC).The visit provided an opportunity for both armies to gain a better understanding of each other's capabilities and how...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard, in a joint effort between the Army Guard's 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation and the Air Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, saved two hikers this morning near Penguin Peak, between Bird Creek and Girdwood in the Chugach Mountain Range.One...

WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announces that the remains of at least 22 servicemen, killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II, are being returned to the United States in an Honorable Carry Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17.The Battle...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, wrote a memo to Airmen stationed throughout PACAF, commemorating the command's 75th anniversary:The Far East Air Forces (FEAF), or PACAF as we know it today, celebrates 75 years of service on August 3, 2019...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 recently participated in Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Evaluation Measurement (SHAREM) 199, a coordinated Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise off the southern coast of Guam,...

CORAL SEA -- The Honorable Michael McCormack, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, visited the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Coral Sea July 17, during Talisman Sabre 2019.While aboard Ronald Reagan, the Deputy Prime Minister and several other members of the Australian...