Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Different uniforms, different languages, it made no difference as members of the Philippine Air Force and U.S. Air Force learned how to tear down and build up a C-130H Hercules engine during a training course conducted by the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15.Recently,...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, arrived in Yokosuka Aug. 25, after assuming command Aug. 23.Prior to arrival, he participated in the International Maritime Security Symposium hosted by the Indonesian Navy in Bali, Indonesia.A career submariner, Sawyer has...

CLARK AIR BASE, Pampangas, Phillippines -- On August 16, 2017 airmen from Pacific Air Forces reunited with their counterparts from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines as part of an ongoing series of air contingent exchanges between military professionals.This...

MANILA, Philippines -- The Commander of the United States Pacific Command Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. visited the Philippines August 23 to 24 to meet with Philippine military and government leadership.Most notably, Adm. Harris met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Malacañan to discuss U.S...

WASHINGTON -- Top U.S. and South Korean military leaders spoke to reporters yesterday at Osan Air Base near the South Korean capital of Seoul to reinforce the alliance between the two countries and their combined resolve to deter North Korean threats.In attendance were Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks,...

THAILAND -- The Mike Matthews Learning Center offers educational services to local Burmese children. The children are taught how to read and write in English, Burmese and Thai to further their futures.“This education they get at the learning center can change the children’s lives and give them a...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Military exercises bring teams’ strengths and weaknesses to light, providing vital feedback used to ultimately overcome challenges and stretch flexibility while executing the mission.Exercise Northern Viper 17 did just that throughout the month of August, testing Team...

FORT SURASRI, Thailand -- Soldiers of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paired with their Royal Thai Army counterparts during a bilateral staff exercise in support of Hanuman Guardian 2017.The STAFFEX allowed officers and senior noncommissioned officers to work together to...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Focus on the fundamentals, Adm. Scott Swift told senior fleet leaders and commanding officers Aug. 22 as commands across the Pacific Fleet conduct an operational pause this week.As directed by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson in the hours following the collision...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- For Spc. Anousone Leutphova – a chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological specialist with the 95th Chemical Company – maneuvering as part of a fire team undertaking infantry tactics required a lot of memorization.The Rockford, Illinois, native had to...