OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Exercise Pacific Thunder 17-1 began Jan. 23, marking two weeks of combat search and rescue training across the Korean Peninsula. Pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron use this exercise to practice one of their primary missions: supporting and defending helicopter...

SASEBO, Japan -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its forward-deployed base of Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 25 for a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While on patrol, Green Bay and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will participate in exercises and...

Secretary of Defense James Mattis will embark on his first trip as secretary Feb. 1-4 to meet with his counterparts from two critical allies: Japan and the Republic of Korea. The four-day trip will include stops in Seoul and Tokyo. Departing on Feb. 1, Secretary Mattis will begin his trip in the...

WASHINGTON — In separate calls yesterday, Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke with his counterparts from Australia and New Zealand, according to readouts of the calls provided by Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis. Mattis spoke by phone with Australian Minister for Defense Marise Payne to...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Gen. Robert B. Brown, commander, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), delivered the keynote address and took questions while at the Asia Forecast 2017 forum being held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, January 25, 2017.Brown discussed the U.S...

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis recognized the impact strong alliances make on national security when he stated in his recent message to DOD employees “that no nation is secure without friends.” In the week leading up to Mattis's message, a team of U.S. and...

CHINA LAKE, California -- In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Harvey and his team at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, along with collaborators from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Research Laboratory, were awarded a four-year grant from the Strategic...

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan, Jan. 18.The transfer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni,...

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 deployed to Antarctica in mid-January to support the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), the nation's research program on the southernmost continent, which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF).NCHB 1...

HONOLULU, Hawaii - While we welcome a new Commander in Chief, new Secretary of Defense and pass the important milestones of the first six months of command for the 8th TSC, 130th EN Bde and 8th MP Bde commanders, it is important to look back at all that we have accomplished in sustaining the force...