JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In northern Wasilla up a dirt road, dusty in the summer and slick with ice in the winter, there are two buildings belonging to the state of Alaska. In the smaller building, a uniformed group sits around a conference table with their laptops and notepads...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan firefighters took part in their first downed aircraft scenario in more than a year Thursday, as part of an effort to ramp up emergency training at Kastner Airfield.A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by two pilots and a crew chief from the U.S. Army...

BANGKOK, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), continues to build upon its ongoing, robust COVID-19 response in Thailand. Coinciding with World Immunization Week, the...

ARABIAN SEA -- The U.S. and Indian navies concluded at sea bi-lateral operations off India's West Coast in the Arabian Sea, April 27.The operations included the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Indian Navy’s guided-missile frigate INS Trishul (F 43), which focused on...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed underway return to flight operations of the Navy’s unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, in the Philippine Sea, April 20.The flights at sea were a conclusion of MQ-8 operational testing to return to...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard is prepared to answer the call of the state and nation, no matter the time, no matter the place.This paradigm might elicit thoughts of gray planes in the sky and boots on the ground. What it might not elicit...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The fledgling partnership between Papua New Guinea and the Wisconsin National Guard has already proven to be rich in opportunities for initiatives in COVID-19 response, medical services and women’s health.Representatives from the Wisconsin National Guard traveled to...

CHENNAI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The U.S. Mission in India (comprising the Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad) has released a star-studded video message to celebrate 75 years of U.S.-India relations, with participation by some of the...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) conducted its first in-class, live-fire missile exercise, April 14, as the crew prepares for their maiden employment.During the live-fire exercises, Zumwalt’s crew engaged live targets with a series of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block...

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend...