SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) successfully completed the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), Sept. 6.The task force headquarters, located aboard the Royal Thai Navy vessel HTMS Krabi (OPV 551), featured a multinational...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Before the exercise even begins, their weapons are perfectly in line. Without orders, the noncommissioned officers count the ammunition and distribute to their troops. Communications specialists conduct radio checks while medics take inventory of their kits. By 1300 hours, the boots...

SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan -- Eight Soldiers and noncommissioned officers assigned to various units within the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade competed in a grueling test of their physical and mental abilities during a quarterly contest here Sept. 5 and 6.In the end, Staff Sgt. Thomas Hall,...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Chaos ensues on the flightline as 30 battered and bruised patients ail from injuries suffered during simulated wartime contingencies. Responsible for rapidly responding and stabilizing the situation, a special crew of U.S. Air Force and Army medical professionals...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen earned the title of Best Warrior in the state-level 2020 Best Warrior competition here Sept. 4-7 and will be continuing on to the regional competition.The winners of this year’s competition are Spc. Delany Pletsch, 1st...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy will establish a new Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, beginning in academic year 2021-2022.This partnership between the Navy and University of Hawaii at Manoa marks the first time the NROTC program is available to college...

CAMP KENGUN, Japan -- 17th Field Artillery Brigade participated in the opening ceremony of Orient Shield 2019 as the U.S. Army's Multi-Domain Task Force here, Sept. 5, 2019.Soldiers, assigned to the MDTF, stood in formation next to the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's newly...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet recently organized a team of joint warfighters during a wargame held at the Naval War College.Led by Adm. J.C. Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Global 11 was a continuation of the Navy's ongoing Global wargaming series designed to assess...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army's 99th Mountain Brigade officially began exercise Yudh Abhyas 19 with an opening ceremony at Watkins Field here, Sept. 5, 2019.The joint training opportunity partners the two allied armies as...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted an Assault Amphibious Vehicle subject matter expert exchange with the Philippine Marine Corps and Navy in order to further develop a shared understanding of amphibious operations. The...