CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- Beginning in February 2017, Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment ‘Tomahawks,’ have been in Asia training with our allies during this year's Pacific Pathways, demonstrating the commitment of the United States to the region and enriching engagement through a...

ALASKA - The Indiana National Guard's 19th CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package practiced search-and-extraction measures in Alaska as part of Arctic Eagle 2020, which brought together Guard units from 15 states to work with local, state and national agencies for several weeks."In this environment,...

THAILAND -- On February 20th, the Thai and U.S. Air Forces, along with the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron-242, practiced defensive, counter-air tactics against mock enemies based on a scenario of enemy troops invading local areas.“We were doing defensive counter-air,” said 1st Lt...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Members of the Washington National Guard recently traveled to Malaysia to participate in two major U.S. Indo-Pacom exercises with their Malaysian counterparts. Exercise Bersama Warrior is a joint bilateral command post exercise and Exercise Keris Strike is a series of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Brig. Gen. Dato Dr Mohd Radzi Bin Haji Abdul Hamid, commander of the 11th Malaysian Infantry Brigade, presided over the opening ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike at Camp Sungai Buloh, March 11, 2019.Keris Strike consists of several subject matter expert exchanges designed...

CAMP SENAWANG, Malaysia -- Technical expertise is critical in a modern military and global threats require precision, innovation and expediency. One such training event was led by Willie Hernandez, Special Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Army Pacific Command. Over three days they...

CAMP SENAWANG, Washington -- Exercise Keris Strike 2018 lasted from July 23 through Aug. 3, 2018, and was focused on improving interoperability between the U.S. and Malaysia, which focused on bilateral disaster relief efforts.“Both our organization and [the Malaysian Military] discovered some really...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- “In a domestic operation, it won’t strictly be a military-lead event,” said Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of the Joint Staff of the Alaska National Guard. “So it’s important that we have interoperability amongst agencies, organizations and uniformed personnel to respond...

KORAT, Thailand -- Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Inf. Division, and their counterparts from the 23rd Inf. Reg., 4th Bat., Royal Thai Army, officially started Exercise Hanuman Guardian 20 (HG 20) at an opening ceremony Feb. 24, 2020 at Camp Friendship in Korat,...

U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen participate in a memorial ceremony at Wake Island, Dec. 17, 2024. The ceremony was held to honor the Marines, Sailors, and civilians that lost their lives during the Battle of Wake Island from Dec. 8 to Dec. 23, 1941...