MISAWA CITY, Japan -- In an effort to promote a safer community, 35th Fighter Wing leadership partnered with the Misawa City Police Station during the End-of-Year Traffic Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign, Dec. 14.The annual event, in which 18 police stations across the Aomori Prefecture also...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Chaplains from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines past and present, were honored at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific during the Chaplains Memorial Dedication on Dec. 13, 2017, Honolulu.Naturally, the dedication began with a prayer.After two years of phone calls...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- With the unique mission as the Army's only underwater engineering asset in the 9,000 mile wide Pacific theater, the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command conducted its change of command...

MANILA, Philippines -- “The strategic complexity facing the Indo-Asia-Pacific region is unprecedented, which is why it is so vital our alliance remains strong and resilient in the face of rapid change,” said Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces Commander, during his visit here Dec...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules has made its debut in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2017.Over the past year, Yokota Air Base has transitioned from the C-130H Hercules to the newer C-130J model. This is the first OCD that will utilize U.S. J-models, learning from...

SINGAPORE -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and ship repair personnel from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific completed a successful voyage repair availability in Singapore, Dec 16.The 10-day long availability provided an opportunity for Chafee to accomplish important...

HIROSAKI, Japan -- On a brisk early morning, Team Misawa members suited up as Santa, Mrs. Clause, elves and reindeer and boarded a bus headed to a Hirosaki orphanage for holiday fun.Members of the 35th Operations Group and their families brought joy to kids in unfortunate circumstances at the...

USAG YONGSAN -- The U.S. Army Central Issue Facility (CIF) first appeared on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War in 1950. After the ceasefire and along with the establishment of U.S. Forces Korea, the CIF eventually located its headquarters at Yongsan and continues to serve U.S. military...

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, on Dec. 15 following a four-month forward-operating period to the Western Pacific. Key West, under the command of Cmdr. J. Grady Hill, is returning from the U.S. 7th Fleet area of...

CAMP NAHA, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. military personnel with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group; 18th Medical Group, 18th Wing Support Squadron and U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, attended a presentation and tour given by Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers with Medical...