WASHINGTON -- COVID-19 continues to spread, now as the Omicron variant. Getting vaccinated is the most effective way to protect you and your family from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized or dying.You should make sure you're up to date with your vaccines. Testing is another important step you...

CAMP WALKER, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Installation Management Command has recognized United States Army Garrison (USAG) Daegu's firefighting team with two awards for efforts in 2021: Medium Fire Department of the Year and Fire Chief of the Year.The awards cap off a productive year for Area IV...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii –U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Japan Joint Staff completed Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise conducted Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, 2022, at various locations in Hawaii and Japan.Keen Edge 22 was a joint command post exercise conducted to increase both nations’ readiness...

OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Forces, including III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Japan Self Defense Forces participated in Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise, from Jan. 27 through Feb. 3, 2022.The annual event is part of an exercise series that improves interagency coordination, combat...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, rehearsed core logistics mission essential tasks and emerging warfighting concepts on training areas throughout Okinawa during Battalion Field Exercise I, January 23-28, 2022.The...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing accepted delivery of its 49th F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Eielson, Jan. 25, 2022.Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Bryce Ward joined Col. Lawrence Evert, 354th Operations Group commander, and Col. Matthew Powell, 354th Maintenance Group...

CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 (CLR-37) rehearsed distributed command and control and Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations throughout Okinawa during exercise Iron Dragon 22-1, January 23-28, 2022.For CLR-37, the exercise focused on providing...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As he walked alongside his wife down familiar Yomitan streets to buy groceries, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Bodie, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron support NCO in charge, noticed something was wrong.Bodie had noticed sparks beginning to catch fire in the undercarriage of a...

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the 12 U.S. military officers selected to serve as Armed Forces ambassadors in support of the 60th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held virtually March 6-9, 2022. This educational experience for...

CAMP HENRY, Republic of Korea -- The Army needs more than just the latest weaponry to compete on a global basis. The latest in technology plays a key role as well.With that in mind, the Army Field Support Battalion – Northeast Asia, recently completed a major logistics automation system migration to...