MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Fighter Wing (FW) information protection (IP) office safeguards classified and controlled unclassified information, including anything from paper documents and safes to electronic media.Lance Guedry, the 35 FW IP chief, explained how the information protection...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Philippine Air Force (PAF) service members visited Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Headquarters for Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks to increase interoperability and enhance their relationship here, Feb. 24-27, 2019.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russell Mack, PACAF deputy...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Every day, Airmen across the 15th Maintenance Squadron work together to produce safe, reliable, mission ready aircraft and equipment. But one Airman has taken it a step further and integrated some lessons learned from Army courses to enhance his mission...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Sailors from the Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress early Monday, March 4.At approximately 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, HSC-25 was notified by U.S. Coast Guard Sector...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, completed Resilient Shield 2019, March 1.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise held within the...

BENGALURU, India -- More than 80 U.S. personnel participated in Aero India 2019, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 20-24, 2019.Aero India is the premiere aerospace exhibition and trade show in India and an opportunity to display the growth in the Indian-U.S. defense...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo reaffirmed the strong ties and enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines during his first visit to the Philippines as Secretary of State.Secretary Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte on February 28 to...

OJOJIHARA MANUEVER AREA, MIYAGI, Japan -- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ARTP 18-4 provides the Marines with essential live-fire training to...

SUNDA STRAIT - Sailors from mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) attended a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359), Mar. 1.The ceremony honored American and Australian crews who...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Patrolling the base just as they’ve always done. The sound of the rain a constant, the fog on the windows lingering. That’s when the call came. It may not have been from the same familiar voices. However, it came from the voice of an ally and that’s all that matters to the...