KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Day in and day out, leaders in the Air Force are influencing countless Airmen, their education, core values and most importantly, training them to do their mission.The 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 15, provides different training courses to Kadena’s Airmen,...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that few people have likely heard of, Wake Atoll is not only a strategic location for the U.S. Air Force, but also a bird sanctuary, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marine National Monument and the location...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) held a Holocaust remembrance service in the ship's forecastle, April 24.The ceremony, presented by the ship's diversity committee, included the national anthem, an invocation, educational displays and a speech...

DAEGU, South Korea -- Combined operations are nothing new for service members stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK). Units are continually training with their ROK military counterparts and work hand in hand with Korean Augmentations to the United States Army on a daily basis. This year however,...

CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore -- Rear Adm. Richard A. Correll, commander Submarine Group 7, and his staff, met with representatives from the Republic of Singapore submarine force at Changi Naval Base April 10-12, in order to further bolster the already close relationship between the two navies.The...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- People from around the globe travel to Northern Japan for what some consider the best backcountry snowboarding and skiing in the world.Many, unfortunately, underestimate the skill level needed to shred unmarked and off course areas—often getting stuck in tree wells and...

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017 -- North Korea remains the most immediate threat to the security of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told the House Armed Services Committee today.Addressing security challenges...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 2, assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, are conducting combined aviation exercises in the Philippine Sea.The exercise consists of combined air training and information sharing to increase interoperability...

CAMP LAPULAPU, PHILIPPINES -- Communication is vital to any mission, exercise or daily operation. That is especially true for the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force for Exercise Balikatan 2017.Balikatan is a Filipino term meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder” and is an annual exercise...

Washington, DC -- On April 25, U.S. and South Korean officials met in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), for the fifth bilateral dialogue between the United States and the ROK on Counterterrorism.Acting Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Alina Romanowski led the U.S. delegation, which...