YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron responded to a simulated mass casualty scenario as part of a Samurai Readiness Inspection (SRI), Oct. 28, 2021.During SRIs, Mortuary Affairs is augmented with 374th FSS Airmen from multiple career fields. It provides...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. -- Building partnerships with our foreign allies is critical to the success of the U.S. military. That is why Maj. Sameer Puri, the chief information officer for the Washington Army National Guard, took part in the Yudh Abhyas 21 Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the margins of the G20 Summit in Rome to discuss efforts to deepen the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.Secretary Blinken and...

CAMP MUJUK, Gyeongsangnamdo, Republic of Korea -- On the morning of October 19, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 2nd Class Ferdinand Chua and Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Van Iderstine, both with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Marine Logistics Group-Forward, responded to...

SAIPAN -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a weapons handling exercise involving the transfer of a MK-48 inert training shape to a submarine, Oct. 22. This was the first expeditionary reload Frank Cable has conducted outside of Guam since 2012.Working alongside the Los...

U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- Malaysian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Pacific announced today their participation in Exercise Keris Strike 2021, to be held in and around Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia from 1-12 November.Keris Strike is an annual, bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by...

PALAU -- The Republic of Palau is a tropical paradise made up of about 340 coral and volcanic islands. Its sandy beaches and dense jungles are rich in both beauty and history. Unfortunately, part of that history has left areas of this tropical paradise contaminated with unexploded ordnance.The...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military services have all set deadlines for when service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19. The first of those deadlines, for active duty Air Force personnel, arrives tomorrow.Right now, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said about 97% of the total force has...

NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Leadership from the 623rd Air Control Squadron, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the U.S. Marines met in Naha, Japan, Oct. 20, 2021, to discuss ways to operate more efficiently together for the defense of the Indo-Pacific region.The 623rd ACS, Marine Air Control Squadron...

SURABAYA, Indonesia -- Military personnel from the U.S. and Indonesia kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia virtually, in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java Sea, Nov. 1.The 11-day engagement focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and...