An interesting day for them is a bad day for someone else, explained the flight doctor for RED FLAG-Alaska 15-2 when talking about the medical team tasked with the daily health and wellbeing of exercise participants.Any time a patient is in a jet and not in his office Maj. David Leary, the 13th...

The Defense Department yesterday recognized a former senior Australian defense official for almost 50 years of outstanding public service to his country and for his contributions to a successful U.S.-Australian partnership.Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...

While China’s land reclamation and maritime disputes in the South China Sea are troubling, they are nothing new, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs told a Senate panel yesterday. David B. Shear told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members that China’s acts...

The 28th annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-U.S.Dialogue began in Washington D.C. May 14 and will continue through May 15. ASEAN promotes political and economic cooperation and regionalstability in South East Asia.  Chaired byMalaysia in 2015, it is made up of ten member nations:...

A squad of U.S. Marines on a foot patrol is caught unaware by an improvised explosive device. Yelling, smoke and shrapnel fill the air as the Marines take cover to try and evaluate the situation. One Marine is suffering from severe hemorrhaging, the squad leader calls for a medical evacuation as the...

Joint Task Force 505 is continuing efforts to find a missing U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter, as well as to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief for the country of Nepal.So far, two UH-1Y Hueys, two MV-22 Ospreys, one Indian Mi-17 and three Nepalese helicopters have searched for the...

Rescue and recovery operations in a variety ofsituations are a vital component of the United States Army mission. Being ableto function under hostile or austere conditions needs to be experienced on aregular basis to authenticate readiness. In light of recent naturaldisasters within the Pacific...

Pacific Armymariners, divers, military police, and explosive ordnance disposal troops sharedtheir unique capabilities with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey during hisvisit to U.S. Army Vessel Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (Logistic Support Vessel,or LSV-4) here, May 12.The 8th Theater Sustainment...

Rear Adm. T.K. Shannon, commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), visited the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) to meet with Sailors and civil service mariners (CIVMARs) and present the ship with the Captain David M. Cook Food Service Excellence Award, May 12.The Captain David M. Cook Food...

U.S. Army Pacific and the Government of Papua New Guinea kicked off the firstOceania Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange on May 11 inLae, Papua New Guinea.The DREE is a five-day exercise, hosted by thePapua New Guinea Defense Force, consisting of presentations and discussions...