MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan -- Most of Misawa’s Airmen retire from working once the sun sets, but for some maintainers, nightfall is the beginning of their day.Dedicated crew chiefs with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron play a role in sustaining the 35th Fighter Wing’s investments to...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan -- MV-22 Ospreys with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force will continue flight operations today. "We have conducted a thorough, careful and exhaustive review of MV-22 aviation safety procedures and briefed Ministry of Defense and...

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT, Vietnam (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived in Cam Ranh International Port today for a routine technical stop that highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between Vietnam and the United...

PATTAYA, Thailand -- “... Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.” The sound of a popular 70s song by the group Bee Gees was an unusual but fitting theme to a recent training course that was provided by members of Military Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE) to a Navy-friendly hotel staff here,...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The U.S. Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian mission came to a close Tuesday, Dec. 13 when members of Team Yokota concluded their contribution to the 65th annual Operation Christmas Drop (OCD).In seven days of operation, the 36th Airlift Squadron...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In the midst of a Senior Officers Leadership Course tour, 49 Japanese and Republic of Korea lieutenant colonels and colonels visited Misawa Air Base to better understand the United States' air and naval mission capabilities here Dec. 13.The senior leaders from the Japanese...

DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA -- Soldiers from 84th Ordnance Company and 551st Inland Cargo Transfer Company conducted port operations with Korean Nationals at Pier 8, Busan on December 8.US Soldiers oversaw the downloading operations of equipment from the vessel, Green Lake, which arrived at Pier 8 earlier in...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The bilateral command post exercise Yama Sakura 71 concluded Tuesday in Japan, where U.S. forces and Soldiers with the Japanese Western Army trained together to defeat a near-peer competitor.This year's Yama Sakura -- a yearly exercise -- involved more than just...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted annual helicopter support team and external load lift training Dec. 5-8, 2016, working with pilots from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262...

WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work today welcomed Australian Defense Secretary Dennis Richardson to the Pentagon, where the two leaders discussed global security issues and opportunities to further bilateral defense cooperation, Work’s spokesperson, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, said...