CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Two explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines, an Air Force EOD technician and a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialist Marine stood around a manhole, peering down at a dummy with its limbs in unnatural positions – a simulated casualty that...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Special Operations Command Korea and Republic of Korea (SOCKOR) Special Warfare Command (SWC) service members participated in combined military freefall demonstrations during the 17th Ground Forces Festival in Gyeryong, South Korea, Oct. 4 through 6, 2019.The jumps...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Following a five-month stay in the port of Pago Pago, American Samoa, the 580-foot motor vessel Wise Honest, a 17,061-ton, single-hull bulk carrier ship connected to U.S. sanctions violations departed under tow Monday.This action comes after an investigation by the Department of...

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 38th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade command team personally welcomed members of Task Force (TF) Talon to the team during a visit to Guam, Oct. 6-8.The visit started with a mobilization ceremony for the 1224th Engineer Support “Hita” Company, Guam Army...

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 815th Airlift Squadron, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ with the 327th AS, provided airlift and airdrop support for the U.S. Army’s Joint Forces Exercise Arctic Anvil, Oct. 1 to 6, 2019.Arctic Anvil is a joint, multi-national, force-on-force...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in a subject-matter expert exchange Sept. 16-20 at the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations center with members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.The mission was part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- "An army marches on its stomach." This idiom, attributed to Napoleon, speaks to the importance of a well sustained force.For a unit like 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division "Greywolf", the "stomach" is its fleet of vehicles maintained and ready...

GALENA, Alaska -- Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commander of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, visited this remote Yukon village Oct. 4 as part of a new initiative to strengthen his department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities.“For...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group joined forces to conduct security and stability operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.Ships and aircraft from the U.S. Navy, as well as aircraft from the U.S. Marine Corps, conducted a...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S., Philippine and Japanese service members will begin the third annual KAMANDAG exercise on October 9, 2019, to promote multinational military interoperability, readiness, and capabilities.The exercise is scheduled for October 9-18, 2019 at various training sites throughout...