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...

OKINAWA, Japan -- For the first time in history, the military freefall jumpmaster course was delivered outside of the continental United States. Hosted by the U.S. Marines Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and administered by a Mobile Training Team, the course qualified 27 Marines, Soldiers and...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Readiness is a quintessential part of the Air Force, allowing for assets and personnel to be mission ready at a moment’s notice.Due to the high-paced and demanding mission set the 35th Fighter Wing operates under, air superiority and readiness are critical because of the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 18th Medical Group participated in the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention April 21, 2017, here.The PAMACON is a series of exercises focusing on potential actions Airmen of the 18th MDG would take to safely select a location for a new deployed...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii --- The Second Lady of the United States, Karen Pence, visited with military and civilian leaders during a tour hosted by U.S. Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks, to talk about how a form of alternative therapy is being used to help military members and their families...

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Mike Pence expressed his gratitude to U.S. Pacific Command yesterday for its resolute leadership and thanked the troops at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu for their service.Pence stopped in Hawaii at the end of a 10-day trip to Asia that included stops in...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Busan, April 25, for a routine visit during a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.During the visit Sailors will experience the culture and history of the Republic of Korea...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Navy ships are conducting simultaneous bilateral maritime exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy and with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force today and tomorrow (Apr. 25-26, local time). The destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and ROKN Wang Geon (DDH 978) are...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- For the first time, Marines with 3d Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 13 - 23, 2017.The MCCRE marks...