According to the Air Force Basic Military Training website, approximately 35,000new enlisted Airmen come into the Air Force each year.They replace thosewho are retiring or separating, taking with them their skills and experience andleaving a void.The task of filling that void of professionalism...

The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked staff arrived in Singapore, April 30, to emphasize the U.S. Navy's commitment to building and strengthening relationships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 crew members including embarked...

In a tall reed field where Koreanroe deer hopped around, a group of young South Korean soldiers stood withcamouflage faces, fully-packed rucksacks on their backs and K-2 rifles in theirhands.The South Korean Soldiers watched and waited for their cue. Atonce, they all moved orderly and systematically...

On behalf of the United States, let me begin by expressing my deepestcondolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including thefamilies of those who died in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China. The imagesare gut-wrenching: Young children carried away in ambulances, entire...

Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes, and Sabang to turnover brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015’s ribbon cutting ceremonies, April 28-29.This year...

Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, cut the ribbon inaugurating the National CoastWatch Center in an action that underscores the U.S. commitment to helping thePhilippines manage and secure its maritime domain.The U.S. has provided $20 million (880 million Philippine Pesos) to datefor the center that...

Sirens screech as two figures fully loaded with safety equipment breeze through the hazy, clouded air. With voices muffled behind gas masks, they shout instructions to each other as they entered the gas chamber, a simulated site of a leaking ordnance package. Marines performed leak, seal, package...

U.S. Pacific Command continues to workclosely with the U.S. Embassy in Nepal and U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment colleagues to determine how USPACOM forces and assets can assistthe Government of Nepal in the aftermath of this disaster.  The U.S. military has transported members ofthe USAID...

U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade based out of Camp Pendleton, California, spent the day sharing communications practices with Philippine Marines from 3rd Marine Brigade, Western Command today.Communications is a vital function of warfighting, and an absolute necessity for...

Rear Adm. William R. Merz, commander, Submarine Group 7, and Vice Adm. Masakazu Kaji, commander, Fleet Submarine Force of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) visited Naval Base Guam April 26-28.Merz and Kaji toured Naval Base Guam, the JMSDF submarine JS Hakuryu (SS 503), and observed the...