BLUE BEACH, Malaysia – U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Division and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) participate in exercise Tiger Strike 2019 at Blue Beach, Malaysia, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 2019.Tiger Strike 19 is a realistic, relevant and challenging exercise that brings U.S...

Santa Rita, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) joined forces Sept. 30 with ships, aircraft and personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Indian Navy (INN) and the U.S. Navy (USN) as part of exercise Malabar 2019.Malabar is an annual maritime...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- It’s like a game of Tetris, only instead of blocks, its aircraft and lives – the simplest mistake can prove fatal.For air traffic controllers, the job is in a constant state of flux. One second they’re easily controlling the ground or air traffic, then in a split...

YAUSUBETSU, Japan -- Concurrent events on two continents thousands of miles apart are helping to advance Army, joint and combined multi-domain operations, fielding of new technology and allied force interoperability, by bringing together lab-based and field-based experimentation to address...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Commanders, command chiefs, directors and spouses from across the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility gathered here for the fall commander’s conference, Sept. 24 to 26.Themed “PACAF’s Role in Competition – From Cooperation to Conflict,” the...

OKINAWA, Japan -- A U.S. Marine Regiment originally born in China, now based out of Japan, celebrates its 92nd anniversary by rededicating its Battle Colors.The 12th Marine Regiment rededicated their Battle Colors on Oct. 4, 2019, during a ceremony in front of their headquarters building on Camp...

SANTA RITA, Guam - Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 sank the decommissioned ex-USS Ford (FFG 54) Oct. 1 in waters approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Guam.Units from the U.S. and Republic of Singapore Navy participated in the sinking...

COAST OF GUAM -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) participated in the bilateral exercise Pacific Griffin with the Republic of Singapore navy, Sept. 24 to Oct. 10 in waters off the coast of Guam.Pacific Griffin is an biennial maritime exercise between the U.S. and...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Medics from the 51st Medical Group participated in multiple two day Tactical Combat Casualty Care training courses recently at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. TCCC is a joint training course that provides medical personnel with capabilities to serve in hostile...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Oct. 1 (local date) during exercise Pacific Griffin.Pacific Griffin is a biennial exercise conducted in the waters near...