JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --From humble beginnings across the southwestern United States in 1919 to their dynamic presence in today’s global theater, on July 1, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Wing celebrated 100 years of service.The 3rd’s lineage originated July 1, 1919, when the...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted a Sound of Freedom Campaign with Nagi Town representatives at MCAS Iwakuni, July 17, 2019.The campaign consisted of a tour throughout the air station to...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine service members teamed up to unload and inventory ten M-107 .50 caliber sniper rifles at Camp Aguinaldo on July 17, 2019.Purchased by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), this delivery is part of a series of equipment transfers designed to strengthen...

AGANA, Guam -- More than 50 Sailors from Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen joined the local community and other branches of service to celebrate Guam’s 75th Liberation Day with a parade, July 21.Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15 Sailors marched alongside the command’s submarine float while...

CORAL SEA, QLD, Australia -- From reinforcing an embassy besieged by hostile rioters to subduing an aggressive detainee, it is critical to have non-lethal means of dealing with the contingencies that the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit could face while embarked on the USS Wasp (LHD 1) as part of...

OMINATO, Japan -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), U.S. Navy and participants from the Indian Navy commenced Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA 2019 off the coast of northern Japan, July 18.Part of an annual exercise series with the U.S. Navy and JMSDF, joined again this year by forces from the...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team participated in exercise ORCA 2019 at various training locations in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, in partnership with multiple local emergency responders and other Guard CST units from July 15-17."The goal...

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...