DA NANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2017 departed Da Nang, Vietnam, May 18, after completing 10 days of disaster response training, medical and engineering subject matter expert exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events.This year marks the fourth consecutive...

CASIGURAN, Philippines – Situated 320 kilometers (199 mi) from the capital of Manila on the lush, eastern coast of the island of Luzon lies Casiguran, a municipality in the province of Aurora, which is home to approximately 24,000 people. It is the most urbanized town among the northern...

Washington, DC -- Pursuant to their shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan held their Fourth Meeting of the Comprehensive...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Misawa Airmen with the 13th Fighter Squadron wrapped up a two-week, biannual joint training exercise on several military installations and training areas in Alaska, May 12.Northern Edge 2017 based much of its scenarios out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for its...

News Release: PR-05-01 | May 17, 2017 | Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr. met with Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on May 16 to discuss the current security environment in the Asia-Pacific...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ceremonially swore in Heather Wilson as the 24th secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon, May 16, 2017."If we wanted to do one thing to Webster's Unbridged Dictionary to define a patriot with no words, we could put up Heather Wilson's picture right next...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing, from Misawa Air Base, Japan, traveled to the 8th FW, at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea, to continue operations while the Misawa AB runway undergoes repairs May 15.During this time armament technicians with the 35th and 8th...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) performed a medical evacuation after a request came from a U.S. Army logistics support vessel (LSV) in the early hours of May 15.After receiving the call, Lake Erie plotted a direct course to the LSV Once in range,...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted an opposed replenishment-at-sea (RAS) training exercise with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine playing the part as an enemy threat, May 11.The America ARG is...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Service members attended the Naval Space Operations Course at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 11-13, 2017.The course was brought to MCAS Iwakuni because it offers aviators a on the installation an opportunity to learn about capabilities in...