JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- If there is one variable that can impact the capabilities and daily operations of U.S. forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, it is weather. Pacific Air Force’s area of responsibility covers 51 percent of the Earth’s surface and is home to 60 percent of the...

ANDAMAN SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are conducting Guardian Sea, an anti-submarine and maritime domain awareness exercise, in the Andaman Sea May 22-28.The bilateral exercise focuses on strengthening U.S. Navy and RTN anti-submarine warfare (ASW) procedures and proficiency through...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Military police officers around the world put their life on the line every day. During National Police Week, Team Osan honored those men and women who perished while safeguarding others.“Events like this ensure we never forget those who have paid the ultimate...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Even while assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea as a temporary duty location, Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing continue to provide worldwide deployable forces to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific and defend Japan with sustained forward presence...

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump's fiscal year 2018 Defense Department budget request proposes a $52.4 billion increase over the 2017 request and seeks to shore up readiness, procure systems for the future and fully fund operations worldwide.The budget request is $574.5 billion,...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- “Your task is, by using the technical orders and working as a team member, access and rig the coordinator and fuel control linkage with no more than two instructor assists,” said Staff Sgt. Angelica Ponce, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15 aerospace propulsion...

KHANH HOA -- Pacific Partnership 2017 kicked off in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, on May 19, for the final stop of Pacific Partnership 2017, with the arrival of the U.S. expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4).This is the eighth time in eleven years that this event has taken place...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit set sail for their second at-sea period, Composite Training Unit Exercise, May 1-17, 2017, where a series of missions both familiar and new were laid out before them, ready to be hurdled. The tasks ahead would be...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron are standing-by at all times with an arsenal of machinery and skills to keep Andersen Air Force Base up and running.Even with eight different flights and a variety of career fields like electricians, plumbing and HVAC...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With a backdrop of blue skies and miles of mountain ranges, Misawa maintainers and pilots walk the flight line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with a crucial mindset and mission in hand--fight tonight.In efforts to prepare 35th Fighter Wing pilots and maintainers...