BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to U.S. bombers. For more than a decade, the U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence in the Pacific, focused on enabling regional security and stability.To sustain that presence, Eighth Air Force,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Does more stripes equate to more influence?For about 20 U.S. and international junior enlisted members, these questions and many more were answered during the first U.S.-led Pacific Rim Junior Enlisted Leadership Forum held here Aug. 8 through 12. During the...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), along with Amphibious Squadron 1 and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, following a four-day port visit, Aug. 13. "We met with the admiral and the region two commanders for a courtesy...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The last frontier…home to hundreds of mountains that seem to scar the land, glacial rivers that wind through valleys and where millions of visitors travel each year to take in the sights. However, for members of the 36th Airlift Squadron this place is known...

RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, South Korea - Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division and its rotational elements highlighted the unit’s capabilities and mission on the peninsula for Gen. Mark A. Milley, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, during his visit to Camp...

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii – Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division loaded cargo and military vehicles on board the 8th Theater Sustainment Command's Logistic Support Vessel-2, the U.S. Army Vessel CW3 Harold A. Clinger, August 10 at Ford Island, Hawaii, in preparation for Pacific...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program isn’t widely known, even within the maintenance community. If an everyday back shop is incapable of fixing an item, that’s where AFREP comes in. Members of the AFREP shop are trained on micro–soldering, allowing them to work on parts...

YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN -- Faison was accompanied by Force Master Chief Terry Prince, director of the Hospital Corps. After discussions with the USNH Yokosuka command directorate, Faison conducted office calls with Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin, and Commander, Naval Forces...

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Aircraft Recovery assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron had an opportunity to train with a mobile version of the Expeditionary Hover Position Indicator at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 9, 2016. Recovery Marines used the...

RAAF BASE DARWIN, Australia -- For the first time, U.S. Air Force F-16C aircraft have deployed to Exercise PITCH BLACK 16 (PB16) in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport. On July 19, a RAAF KC-30A flew non-stop with six F-16Cs from Kadena Air...