KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The military lifestyle is all-inclusive of late nights, long shifts, and more often than not, living out of a backpack on weeks-long temporary duty. For the hard-working Airmen of the 13th Fighter Squadron, that reality is all too familiar.Two weeks ago, the...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) and large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ship USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) performed a “skin-to-skin” (S2S) maneuver in the vicinity of Saipan to demonstrate MSC’s unique seabasing...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Nestled within the confines of the old Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airman’s Attic rests the latest tool in the security forces training arsenal – the MILO training system.Through carefully positioned screens and rear facing projectors, the Multiple...

ZHANJIANG, China -- Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) spent time in port Zhanjiang, China, building relationships with their People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) counterparts through both leisure and professional activities.Activities commenced...

ZHANJIANG, China -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Zhanjiang, China, June 12, 2017, for a scheduled port visit.Sterett's visit is the first U.S. Navy visit to Zhanjiang since 2015 and the first U.S. Navy visit to mainland China in 2017."This visit...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Groups of pilots and mission coordinators jostle their eyes between a large screen and a map of the airspace during a mission planning brief with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a fellow Air Force Base out of Anchorage, Alaska, on June 12.After a training scenario...

MANILA, Philippines -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the Republic of the Philippines June 11-14 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy’s strong partnership and ties with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.During his visit to the Philippines, Swift met with Secretary of Foreign...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Soldiers, civilians and family members from U.S. Army Pacific units across Hawaii gathered at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter for a 2-mile Family-Soldier Fun Run/Walk, June 12.The run marks the beginning of a week of events meant to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 242nd...

USS BONHOMME RICHARD, Pacific Ocean -- Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311), currently attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), conducted training with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System for the first time in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region during live-fire...

WAKE ISLAND ATOLL -- Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center and Wake Island’s Detachment 1 leadership paid honor to 45 Chamorros with a rededication ceremony of the Guam Memorial June 8.In 1941, 45 Chamorro men from Guam lived on Wake Island working for Pan American Airlines, said Col. Frank...