U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, completed long-range mission through the Arctic and Pacific regions June 17-18, 2021.The strategic bombers were operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain, in support of the latest Bomber Task Force...

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Navy units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 are operating in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area and continue to integrate operations with the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.“Operating in Hawaii provides unique opportunities for Vinson to train...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO-Russia relationship, "is at its lowest point since the Cold War, and Moscow’s aggressive actions are a threat to our security."The alliance leader said this at the end of the NATO Summit in Brussels, where leaders charted the course of the most...

WASHINGTON — The Army plans to replicate the long distances it could see in future battles during its 2021 iteration of Project Convergence, the leader of Army Futures Command said Wednesday.The series of exercises, scheduled to begin in November, will strive to augment joint, multi-domain...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard are conducting integrated operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy.U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Chafee (DDG 90), USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii  - Multiple submarines departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in Exercise Agile Dagger 2021 (AD21).AD21 is a training exercise, with one-third of the Pacific Submarine Force getting underway, to assess warfighting readiness and build capacity for the joint...

OKINAWA, Japan --Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Logistics Group and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 are conducting Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations training on islands around Okinawa, Japan, during exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower from June 2-17.Poseidon’s Watchtower serves as an...

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – In his first overseas trip since taking the helm of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. John C. Aquilino traveled to Japan to reaffirm the importance of the U.S. – Japan Alliance and strengthen the bilateral defense relationship.“It was important that I visit Japan as part of my...

EIELSON AIR FORCE, Alaska -- The earth shakes continuously as a thunderous roar passes overhead. It’s source--rapid mobilization of Eielson’s entire fighter fleet.F-35A Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and KC-135 Stratotankers rips through the clouds and as fast as the noise starts, it stops,...

The following is a joint statement of the Chiefs of Defense of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America...