DAEGU, Republic of Korea -- Did you know that there is a Korea army academy near Daegu city? The academy is called Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon or KAAY. It is at Yeongcheon city which is about 30 miles northeast away from Daegu city.Col. Ted Stephens, U.S. Army Garrison Daegu commander and...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 took off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 8.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Joint Pacific Alaska...

PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked on those ships conducted a live-fire ship's self defense drill, June 11 and 12 respectively.The exercise was meant...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 35th Fighter Squadron gathered at Kunsan Air Base on June 12, 2017 to observe a historical base fly-over commemorating 100 years of their squadron’s history in the defense of American and now South Korean interests.The 35th FS heritage dates back...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis today launched a full-throated attack on looming across-the-board spending cuts during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, saying "no enemy in the field has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration."The sequestration provision...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) will return to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 13, after a successful five-month deployment.While deployed to the Western Pacific under the U.S. 3rd Fleet Forward construct, Michael Murphy promoted...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines conducted the third annual High Intensity Tactical Training championship preliminaries at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2017.The event brought together the Marine Corps’ toughest male and female athletes to face off in...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 14th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, took to the skies for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, June 8 to 23.“The premise of Red Flag is to provide realistic combat training that is ultimately essential to the success of air and space operations,” said Capt. Ty Perich, a...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11 to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. The United States Pacific Command...

CAM RAHN, Vietnam -- USS Coronado (LCS 4) is conducting an Expeditionary Preventive Maintenance Availability in Cam Ranh, Vietnam June 11-15 as part of a technical visit to the international port.The technical port visit marks the first demonstration of expeditionary maintenance capabilities for the...