JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron became the first U.S. Aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members on U.S. soil, Aug. 12, 2015, during RED FLAG-Alaska.The JGSDF company, with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, alongside the...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 51st Fighter Wing received some additional exercise inputs during the Beverly Midnight 15-03 readiness exercise here Aug. 17 through 20."Our ability to perform well as a wing relies on our collective ability to expertly execute tactical operations...

CAMP FOSTER, Japan - The first line of defense for personnel threats aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler is the Japanese security guards who stand watch at the gates. The job this security team performs requires them to be well-trained, alert and ready for anything at any time.New JSGs...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea  -- More than 50 Airmen along with Wing Inspection Team members here quietly started the readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 15-03 Aug. 18, 2015.Airmen practiced processing through a collective protection system dormitory after being moved thru stations where they...

Philippine Air Force and United StatesMarine Corps are scheduled to participate in Bilateral Tactical Exercise fromAugust 20-31. The exercise, involving six F-18 USMC aircraft, is designed toimprove bi-lateral procedures and practices for air-to-air and air-to groundoperations and build upon...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Approximately 130 Airmen and eight F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota, are here to take part in RED FLAG-Alaska 15-3.This is the first RF-A for the 148th Fighter Wing and it gives the unit the opportunity to train in its primary...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - About 225 Airmen and three B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed here August 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.  The goal of the training is to maintain force readiness by conducting flight...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine and Japanese police officers conducted a scenario-based bilateral exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 5, 2015.The training, which included the Ishikawa Police Station and the Camp Hansen Provost Marshal's Office, honed the two organizations’...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and federal officials announced that the Department of Defense disaster relief mission on Saipan is coming to a close.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) tasked the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Soldiers, of 35th Air DefenseArtillery Brigade, conducted their second world-wide defense simulation exerciseutilizing netted remote terminal battle labs, Aug. 9-14."The focus ofthe training was to conduct air-battle management and engagement operationswhile...