Team Kadena pulled off their most aggressive exercise to date with ForcefulTiger off the coast of Okinawa April 1.Forceful Tiger was a large forceexercise designed to demonstrate the 18th Wing's combat capabilities to defendOkinawa and had more participation from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron...

April 4th, 2015 marks the two year anniversary for the Terminal High AltitudeArea Defense (THAAD) mission on Guam. This important homeland defense missiontakes incredible dedication from the THAAD Soldiers. However the Task ForceTalon enablers set the stage for the first forward deployed THAAD...

Demographic changes in Asia will make the region more important to the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the State Department recently. As Carter prepared to depart April 6 for his first trip to Asia as defense secretary, he reiterated that the United States is a Pacific power and...

Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines completed a large-scale bilateral exercise here April 1. Approximately 4,500 ROK Marines and sailors worked alongside 2,200 U.S. Marine and 2,000 Navy personnel during Korean Marine Exchange Program ‘15 to improve their combined amphibious capabilities. “It is not...

Under the weight of their gear, five Soldiersclimbed a steep, unforgiving hill. The soil shifted under their feet as theytraveled through the early-morning darkness. Beads of sweat covered their facesas they made their way to their objective. The fire supportnoncommissioned officer, Sgt. Ramon...

Senior leadership and service members assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, as well as community partners, attended the base's 2nd annual joint signing of the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) proclamation on April 2, at Hickam Memorial Theater.The theme for this year's...

The soldiers were training, moving to their next station, and then it happened.Suddenly, they scurried into position, reacting to an ambush. It was time to usethe skills they had learned.The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2ndInfantry Division Soldiers trained and mentored cadets from the Korea...

Thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak here today.As a young Foreign Service officer, I was posted to Tashkent in 1993, just two years after Uzbekistan became an independent country. It was still very much a major outpost of the former Soviet Union – with an emphasis on...

Airmen from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing decided thatthey wanted to do their part in being good neighbors during their stay onOkinawa.By the time they leave, 40 of their members will have logged atleast two hours each with the Midori School-Age Program in nearby...

This is the eighth in a series of articles relating to an overview of the51st Fighter Wing priorities at Osan Air Base. The major role Team Osan plays inthe Republic of Korea and the extent of its mission will be showcased this weekin the way Team Osan's "drives innovative solutions." Next week will...