A team of Airmen from the 535th Airlift Squadron recently paired up with Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division for a validation exercise to confirm the unit's ability to rapidly deploy a contingency response force from Wheeler Army Airfield Dec. 16.The unit loaded two HUMVEES and 35 Soldiers into...

Royal Canadian Air Force conducts a special mission on Dec. 24 - tracking Santa across the globe to ensure Santa experiences safe travels during his yuletide journey and Alaskan NORAD Region plays a vital part in that mission. U.S. and Canadian servicemembers of the ANR, utilize 15 radar stations to...

Forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted Vice Adm. Toshiyuki Ito, commandant, Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Joint Staff College, and more than 60 students, Dec. 17.The ship tour and orientation continued to enhance interoperability between George Washington and...

Seabees have teamed up with the Tonga Defense Force to build the 710-square foot structure that will provide the Te’ekiu community with a place to find safe shelter during storms and hold community events. “Our community doesn’t have the money to pay for things like this,” said Tevide Tewaho, a...

Service members on Tinian and Guam successfully completed Exercise Forager Fury II Dec. 20 and has begun the return trip to their home units.FFII is designed to employ and assess combat power generation and operations in an austere environment and with the exercise completed, Marine Aircraft Group...

For many, the holidays are a time of joy, gift giving, and family, but for others it can be a stressful time and a reminder of a poor financial situation.The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club of Hawaii, who has a long standing history of supporting the community, teamed up with the Marine Toys for Tots...

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga reached the halfway point in their construction of a new community center and disaster response center here, Dec. 18.Seabees have teamed up with the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) to build...

Medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital Guam partnered with various security forces from Palau to learn life-saving techniques, first-responder skills and best medical practices during a seminar aboard USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK-3008) from Dec. 4 - 12. The training was part of a Theater...

Various units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force came together to exercise their ability to conduct combat operations across the Pacific by participating in a nonstop operations surge Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 on Guam and the nearby island of Tinian.The surge was part of Exercise...

Airmen participating in Operation Christmas Drop here coordinated with non-governmental organizations and State Department officials in the region to airdrop critical shipments of water and food for 30 workers recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan on Kayangel Island, part of the Republic...