SAN DIEGO -- Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CNSG WP) was officially established in Japan to oversee the Forward Deployed Naval Force Japan (FDNF-J) surface ship maintenance, training, and certification on Apr. 11, 2018.In October 2017, U.S. Pacific Fleet established a Detachment,...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim and Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorezana participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the first major project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on April 17.The groundbreaking...

SINGAPORE -- The Singapore Area Coordinator (SAC) community hosted a Days of Remembrance presentation April 13.Days of Remembrance was established by the U.S. Congress to memorialize the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust-as well as the millions of non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution.Each...

KOTZEBUE, Alaska -- Deep within Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough, where snow and ice blanket the surface and winds send piercing chills through the body, service members have gathered here for the start of Arctic Care 2018, a Defense Department-sponsored innovative readiness training event.The...

YIGO, Guam -- Aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, in partnership with the Guam Fire Department, rescued five hikers who were stranded atop a cliff while hiking up a stream to the Cetti Bay waterfall in Guam, April 15.The hikers called 911 on the evening of April 14 when severe...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise Golden Raven 18-01 was a unique opportunity for the 354th Fighter Wing to integrate with the 168th Wing (WG) and conduct a training exercise that supported the Tanker Task Force mission, as well as to deploy personnel and cargo in support of contingency...

PORT KELANG, Malaysia -- U.S. and partner nation personnel participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Port Kelang, April 16.The Pacific Partnership mission in Malaysia will feature medical exchanges, civil engineering projects,...

DARWIN, Australia -- Cruising at altitude, hidden from sight by distance, Air Force bomber crews have the birds-eye view of the battlefield.Whether in the mountains of Afghanistan or desert plains, when operating close to friendly forces on the ground, the teams rely on the help from liaison...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Forty seven Soldiers from the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC), 8th Theater Sustainment Command, redeployed from supporting missions in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. Army Central Command’s area of Operation on April 13, 2018.In what could...

WANAKA, New Zealand -- “We got out of our F-16 Fighting Falcons and the amount of support we received from the Kiwis was awesome,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. “We had a lot of positive interactions with the community; they welcomed us with open...