YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Over 60 members from the U.S. Armed Forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces gathered for the 2023 Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium on May 9, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, embracing this year's theme of “Innovative Joint Leaders.”During his opening remarks, Chief Master Sgt...

WASHINGTON -- The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration today hosted "Welcome Home! A Nation Honors our Vietnam Veterans and their Families," on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.The first of a three-day event on the Mall marks the 50th anniversary of when the last combat troops left...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Narongpan Jittkaewtae and members of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) general staff will attend the Land Forces of the Pacific (LANPAC) Conference in Oahu, HI from May 15th through 18th. This is GEN Narongpan’s first visit to the United States during his...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE , Alaska -- The 168th Wing and the Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters conducted an earthquake continuity of operations (COOP) exercise, moving the joint operations center from Anchorage to Fairbanks, Alaska, May 1-5, 2023. The exercise scenario required members to...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and the Philippines will continue the fundamental work needed to modernize and strengthen the alliance between the two nations, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. today at the Pentagon.The secretary hosted a...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the Pentagon today following their meeting in Manila earlier this year and on the heels of the...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- 96th Bomb Squadron aircraft maintainers have been supporting the Bomber Task Force mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to ensure a combat ready force is prepared to respond to any threat in the Indo-Pacific.“The B-52 bomber's presence in the Pacific is...

KURE PIER 6, Japan -- The commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan conducted his final visit to Kure Pier 6 and its three ammunition depots in Hiroshima April 24 through 26 ahead of the upcoming end of his tenure.Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson said that when he took command in 2021, it was important for...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A ceremony was held April 26, 2023, at the 15th Wing Headquarter building on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to rededicate two street signs and continue honoring the legacy of the aviators they are named after.A formation of DH-4A aircraft fly in...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- For the airmen of the 36th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) being able to trust each other is an integral part to being able to perform their job successfully and efficiently.As Reserve Citizen Airmen, each unit training assembly (UTA) weekend is jam-packed with training...