SAN DIEGO -- Rear Adm. Wendy Malcolm, Head Maritime Systems within the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), visited Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC), August 28.Malcolm, who was appointed Head Maritime Systems in December 2018, scheduled this trip to...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- "Fire mission!" resonates throughout the small encampment of U.S. Soldiers. The quick-reacting crewmembers at the mortar position respond in unison, "Fire mission!" A small team of three scramble like a well-orchestrated NASCAR pit crew.Yet for some, this is their first time firing...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted service members from the Sri Lanka air force for Airman-to-Airman talks here, Aug. 19-22.The multi-day event marked the third A2A talks between the United States and Sri Lanka.A2A talks are jointly held discussions between United...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Wind sways heavy brush in the dry fields of the Yakima Training Center, while Guardsmen from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Brigade watch over Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting a live fire exercise during Rising Thunder, Sept. 1.Rising Thunder is an annual exercise...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska Federation of Natives hosted a naming ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere for his service and active engagement with the Alaska Native community on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2019.Bussiere, commander,...

CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- The 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division hosted a rigorous train up for the U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, August 27-28.The train up was held to give USARPAC Best Warriors, Sgt. Jeremy Kimbrough, an...

YAKIMA, Wash. - The midday sun glistens off the transport buses as they roll to a stop. Moving with purpose, dozens of men disembark and retrieve their gear and baggage. Even out of uniform, these troops wear coordinated civilian attire in the form of matching white dress shirts and black trousers...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Sept. 4 as part of a scheduled homeport shift.Wasp, which replaced USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in January 2018, operated with U.S. Marine Corps...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Had the Sagamihara City Disaster Drill been a real disaster, it would have been a great example of how several incidents can unfold at once.The drill included fires, injured people trapped in buildings and thrown from overturned vehicles, power lines in need of restoration, a...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- About 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 in the Aleutian Islands, South Central Alaska and Southern California Sept. 1-28.AECE is one in a series of 2019 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises to...