Congressman Devin Nunes from California and Congressman Frank LoBiondo fromNew Jersey, both members of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited VientianeAugust 13 and 14.  During their stay, they met with Dr. Koukeo Akkhamounty,Member of the Standing Committee and President of the Foreign...

Over the last week, a joint military team includingSoldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen supported relief efforts inthe Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after Typhoon Soudelor hit theU.S. territory with tremendous force Aug. 3. Particularly hard hit was thecapital of...

The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight destroyed more than 30 unserviceable munitions here Aug. 12, 2015.Nearly twice per month the team routinely and safely disposes of recovered unexploded ordnance and unserviceable munitions found on Kadena."Safe disposal here on...

Hawaii Army National Guard combat medics trained alongside Malaysian amy medical personnel to practice first responder casualty care as part of Exercise Keris Aman 2015 at the Segenting Camp, here Aug. 12.Keris Aman is the largest multinational peacekeeping training event this year and is co-hosted...

For some Soldiers, the trip to the Sergeant First Class Christopher R. Brevard Noncommissioned Officer Academy is only a few minutes from home. For those stationed at Fort Wainwright, it's a couple of hours. But for six soldiers currently enrolled, the trip was more than 11 hours.Through the...

Located about 20 minutes from Andersen Air Force Base at Northwest Field, a small group of Airmen is tasked to do something many are told to avoid: cause destruction.The 22-man 554th RED HORSE Squadron explosive demolition team is trained to use munitions for a variety of missions, including base...

Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit continue to assist local and federal agencies in Saipan with typhoon relief efforts.Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, along with the USS Ashland (LSD 48), have been working to distribute relief supplies in Saipan since they arrived Aug...

One theme that has come out of this week's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Bio-Preparedness Table-Top Exercise Workshop is that being prepared for an outbreak of an infectious disease is more than having enough doctors and medical staff to respond, its about communication, coordination and...

Six Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) stationed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam are assisting relief efforts in Saipan following Typhoon Soudelor.The aerial port team flew aboard a helicopter to the island on Aug. 9 and has been unloading Federal Emergency Management...

From August 12-14, 2015, the U.S. Embassy's Resident Legal Advisor GlennAlexander hosted a counter-narcotics seminar with prosecutors from the Office ofthe Prosecutor General at the Timor Plaza Hotel in Dili. The training sessioncovered all aspects of narcotics investigation and prosecution,...