GUNHA-RHI, GIMPO, Republic of Korea -- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, starts with a bang. Gas canisters explode, grenades go off, and gun fire cracks through the mountain path that U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines begin to patrol during a gas attack drill. The Marines promptly don their gas...

GIMPO, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and Republic of Korea flags lowered to half-mast, commemorating the 14th anniversary of the events on Sept. 11, 2001. After a moment of silence, Marines from both countries got ready for one last challenge here: a grueling obstacle course to cap off...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for the first time as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Oct. 1.Ronald Reagan's arrival to CFAY highlights her role as the fifth U.S...

Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, October 5–10, to discuss key political, economic, and security issues with a wide range of government officials and non-governmental experts. This is his second trip to...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, set aside time to reconnect with the courageous Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members who saved his life over two decades ago,...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam  -- RED HORSE Airmen are part of a uniquely trained unit capable of providing rapid response and independent operations in remote environments to support worldwide contingencies and special operations.Although the Airmen assigned to the 554th RED HORSE Squadron are used...

SECRETARY KERRY: Minister Swaraj and Minister Kishida, thank you very much for being here. This is the first-ever meeting trilaterally of Japan, India, and the United States here in – here in New York or elsewhere. We have not had this kind of a trilateral meeting. And so this is significant because...

CAMP KINSER, Japan - The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific and the last battle during the island hopping campaign in World War II. Although anticipated not to last more than a few weeks, the battle ended up lasting 82 days. In order to get a clearer picture of what...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Military Sealift Command's USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is currently participating in Exercise Koa Moana 15-3, a four-month exercise that involves embarked Marines and will make stops at locations in the Pacific Island Nations of Oceana: French Polynesia, Fiji, Kiribati,...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, participated in their annual training exercise, Island Viper, at the Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2015.The purpose of Island Viper is to help companies within the battalion...