There is a 95-degree temperature difference between Hawaii and Interior Alaska.It was a brisk -25 degrees when Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. ArmyPacific, or USAPAC's, commanding general, stepped off his aircraft in Fairbanks,Alaska, the nation's last frontier, March 10. The reason for the visit is...

Attacks, counter-attacks, bombs, rescues, evacuations and logistics are all elements of conflict.For the participants of Key Resolve 2015 (KR15), these actions and other important elements of combat come through a buzzing hard drive rather than from a physical foe.The South Korean Air Force...

Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Andrew C. Mann visited leaders in the NorthernProvince to explore opportunities for further support and reiterate the UnitedStates’ strong friendship with the people of Sri Lanka and overall commitment toa peaceful and united country.In separate meetings with Chief Minister...

Seventeen members of the Japanese House of Councillors (JHC), equivalent to the U.S. Senate, toured the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Sasebo, Japan, March 2.The delegation included the Honorable Satsuki Katayama, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.The tour was...

Five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew personnel graduated from basic training at Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler Fleet Replacement Squadron, during a ceremony Feb. 27 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island. The graduation marked a milestone in the...

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) participated in the 2015 Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of their Western Pacific deployment Feb. 8-16.ASWEX is an annual event hosted by the JMSDF that included four...

Twenty-three high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, or Humvees, were delivered to the Philippine Armed Forces between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 as part of a foreign military sales case facilitated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command.A ceremony held at the General Headquarters and...

The littoral combat shipUSS Fort Worth (LCS 3) practiced the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea(CUES) with the People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] Jiangkai II frigateHengshui (FFG 572) Feb. 23 enhancing the professional maritime relationshipbetween U.S. 7th Fleet and the PLA(N).Fort Worth and...

LCS Crew 103 Rough Riders and the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) completed at-sea workups Feb. 24 following last week's crew swap, the first of three crew swaps during the ship's maiden 16-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific.Embarked with the surface warfare mission package for the...

The Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command announced the annual Key Resolve exercise will take place March 2 to 13, 2015. Key Resolve is an annual command post exercise that ensures the ROK-U.S. Alliance is prepared to defend the ROK, while training Alliance forces to respond to any...