YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- It’s been over 12 hours since feeling solid ground. Flying from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, to Yokota Air Base, Japan, on board a Patriot Express aircraft is mentally and physically exhausting. When finally landing, the thought of getting the chance...

SUVA, Fiji -- The Nevada National Guard will team with the Republic of Fiji in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program in 2019, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver Friday.Fiji is the second country currently teaming with the Nevada...

CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan -- Throughout the command post at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Soldiers from America’s First Corps and the Japan Northern Army discuss ideas and strategies, use interpreters and gestures to navigate the language barrier and learn the nuances in the ways each...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers and approximately 50 Airmen, assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, concluded a combined exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, Dec. 9, 2018, in...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, visited Chinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK) Dec. 12-14 for the biannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) with the ROK Navy Submarine Force. SWCM routinely brings together submarine force representatives from...

CAMP WALKER, DAEGU, Republic of Korea -- The Soldiers and command of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command formally welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. LaDerek Green as the unit's senior-most enlisted advisor during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony Dec. 12, 2018 at Camp Walker, Daegu, Republic...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Whiskey slowly pours from the charred canteen as it splashes against the hallowed waters surrounding the USS Arizona memorial. Sharply dressed men, whose countries years ago were mortal enemies, solemnly stare at the water as the two liquids meet.U.S. and Japanese military...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, including the recently arrived Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, completed the first step in a comprehensive pre-deployment cycle in preparation for a planned patrol of the Indo-Pacific region, Camp...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 completed their carrier qualifications Dec. 12 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the final required component for Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing (CJSFW) to issue the squadron its safe-for-flight operations certification. This...

MANILA, Philippines -- Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Manila from December 10 to 11.While in Manila, Admiral Davidson attended the Balangiga Bells handover ceremony and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Change of Command.During his visit, Admiral...