'The United States Air Force, dropping warheads on foreheads since 1947.' Many have heard this phrase before, perhaps chuckled, and moved on.Those who hear it may attribute the glory to the brave men and women piloting fighter jets every day, but few think, 'Where do the bombs come from; and how...

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, demonstrated their ability to rapidly deploy in a moment notice by conducting a joint amphibian training exercise with the Navy and the Marines on May 21 at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii. The...

Adm. Tomohisa Takei, chief of staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), May 22.Takei received an orientation on flight operations aboard George Washington while strengthening the joint interoperability between the U.S...

LCS Crew 103 Rough Riders successfully completed the second quarter of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth's (LCS 3) maiden deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific following a crew swap with LCS Crew 102 Gold Crew May 26. The turnover is Fort Worth's second crew swap and marks the halfway point of...

More than 100 Sailors from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 73 and Navy Region Singapore commemorated Memorial Day by touring two of Singapore's WWII heritage sites - Changi Prison Museum and Kranji War Cemetery, May 26.Changi Prison Museum is dedicated to prisoners of war who were interned in Singapore...

Joint Task Force 505 deactivated today after redeploying from here and from Utapao Royal Air Field, Thailand, in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat.Service members with the joint task force deployed to Nepal in support of multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts after a...

The Hawaii Air National Guard trains and mobilizes to execute operational, disaster response and humanitarian missions for the state and Pacific Air Forces under U.S. Pacific Command. The 154th Wing, the largest wing in the Air National Guard, has a dual mission to serve the state and provide...

U.S. Army Pacific and the Government of Papua NewGuinea completed the first Oceania Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exerciseand Exchange May 15 in Lae, Papua New Guinea with a closing ceremony and remarksfrom Maj. Gen. James Pasquarette, USARPAC deputy commanding general, and Brig.Gen. Gilbert...

Alaskan Command and U.S. Coast Guard District 17 hosted an Arctic General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) Conference April 29 - May 1, which included flag officers and senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska National Guard and Canadian Forces, to strengthen...

The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) will hold its annual meeting of the Operational Experts Group (OEG) in Ottawa, Canada May 26-28.  PSI is a global cooperative effort to stop trafficking in weapons of mass destruction (WMD).The coming Ottawa meeting will discuss current proliferation...