JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter who was critically injured in a 100-foot fall Sept. 6 near the Eagle River Nature Center north of Anchorage.Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Wesley Ladd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center...

SUVA, Fiji -- Today, the United States Ambassador Joseph Cella presented certificates at a completion event for participants of an Asset Management training in Fiji. The training consisted of four courses designed to provide a solid foundation in asset management and the skills required to ensure...

SAN DIEGO, California -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) returned to San Diego, Sept. 3,marking the completion of the ship's maiden deployment. Rafael Peralta spent seven and a half months in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Rafael Peralta deployed...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) continues to deliver strategic predictability and operational unpredictability using Agile Combat Employment to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific.Using mainstay bombers, tankers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) Soldiers wrapped up their first mission to the Indo-Pacific region Monday, despite hurdles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.During the mission, nearly 60 Soldiers from the 5th SFAB trained alongside the Royal Thai Army on a host of...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and 673d Air Base Wing commander, participated in 673d Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) immersion tour at JBER, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2020.The focus of Aguilar’s tour was to get to know the...

ANGARU, Republic of Palau -- The Engineer Platoon of Task Force (TF) Koa Moana (KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force, integrated with a joint U.S. team for an expansion project at the Angaur Airfield in the state of Angaur, Republic of Palau, Aug. 19-26, 2020.The airfield, which is publicly owned by...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Just like America's World War II generation, today's citizens will defend "democracy, liberty, sovereignty, human rights, mutual respect and the rule of law," Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today.The secretary spoke at the ceremony aboard the...

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, Diego Garcia -- B-2 Spirits and B-1 Lancers participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise in Australia’s Northern Territory by providing long-distance air strikes as part of a combined task force with the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 200 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Sri Lanka, delivering on President Trump’s offer of critically needed supplies and supporting Sri Lanka’s fight against...