TAGUIG CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Philippine and United States Marines came together for the opening ceremony of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) here, Oct. 4, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities with humanitarian...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and two Australian government ministers met at the Pentagon today and discussed issues of mutual concern, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. Carter held the bilateral meeting with Australia's Defense Minister Marise Payne and Defense Industry...

U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers with the Singapore Armed Forces exchanged techniques and tactics during platoon-level training at Range 410A aboard the Combat Center, Oct. 4-5, 2016, as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2016.“We are out here for the 25th...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. military commitments are global because our interests and partners are global, said Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning during the opening of the 2016 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 3. Since he moved from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 9, 2016) — Soldiers from U.S. Army Medical Activity-Japan conducted joint, tactical combat casualty care training with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members April 28 at Camp Zama’s Dewey Park. Capt. James Primm, deputy chief information officer assigned to MEDDAC-Japan,...

In first-of-its-kind training in the peninsula, special forces Soldiers from South Korea trained with U.S. Soldiers to direct fire from U.S. and NATO aircraft, artillery, and naval vessels from April 18 -28. Soldiers in the course also learned to provide close air support targeting information to...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- As part of U.S. Pacific Command’s first iteration of the Air Contingent in the Philippines, four U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft and two HH-60G Pave Hawks flew a final mission April 28 in international waters west of the Philippines. The...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Eighth Army will send more than 100 personnel to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys near Pyeongtaek this summer to establish a forward headquarters element for its headquarters relocation next year under the Yongsan Relocation Plan and the Land Partnership Plan. The...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAWAII – Governor of Hawaii David Ige and the Military Affairs Council (MAC) recognized seven military members for their sacrifices and achievements as part of Military Appreciation Month here, May 6. The MAC worked with PACOM and service components to select the honorees. Ige...

SHANGHAI -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6, during its 2016 patrol season. Shanghai is one of several port visits during Blue Ridge’s 7th Fleet patrol, which has included India, Singapore, and the Philippines. Capt...