PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) provided assistance to 25 mariners in the early hours of March 19, after receiving a distress call from a civilian ship taking on water.Lake Erie deployed a rescue and assistance team aboard its rigid hull...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Military senior officers from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered March 14 and 15, during the first-ever Pacific Air Forces-hosted F-35 Symposium, to discuss the future of F-35 operations in the Pacific."The F-35 is not just a new...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Australian Army Maj. Gen. Gregory C. Bilton, outgoing Deputy Commanding General-North, U.S. Army Pacific, and Australian Army Maj. Gen. Roger Noble, incoming Deputy Commanding General-North, in concert with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Doug Anderson, incoming Deputy Commanding...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team collaborated with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Tohoku EOD school instructors to conduct integrated training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 2 and 3.Headquarters Air Force, Office of the...

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV -- As the Singapore CH-47 Chinook’s twin rotors build speed and spin in unison, a loud but calming hum fills the interior of the helicopter. Seven Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists sit with their gear in front of them, parachutes on their backs.As the...

WASHINGTON -- The reenlistment and extension ineligibility requirement will be removed from the enlisted professional military education program effective March 15, 2017 according to Air Force officials.Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso,...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, March 15.The Carl Vinson Strike Group completed...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) conducted the inaugural aerial-refueling mission with F-35B Lightning IIs from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, over the Pacific Ocean.This is the first time the 909th ARS...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) visited Kadena's Security Forces Squadron (SFS) March 14, to see how U.S. base defense operations are performed.The JASDF security forces members toured the SFS to get a first-hand look at U.S. security operations and...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- A delegation from the Royal Thai Army visited JBLM and the surrounding area to learn more about the Stryker vehicle platform that is frequently used by Soldiers from the installation, March 8."Strykers enable a very rapid transition from movement to maneuver, in...