OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A middle-aged North Korean woman sits in the Osan Community Activity Center with her hands wringing as she speaks to a small group of U.S. Army Soldiers."I was fooled by my country," she said. "When I was a kid, I was educated that the reason the North and South are not...

We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership...

NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 40 Airmen from Kadena Air Base interacted with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during an extensive tour of Naha Air Base Nov. 20, as part of a new wing exchange program.The tour entailed an overall mission briefing at the wing headquarters...

Earlier this year, the University of Washington introduced the first Asia-Pacific Military Fellowship program as part of a partnership between itself, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the U.S. Army War College Fellows. The program is one of a variety of fellowship programs in different universities...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Gen Nakatani, the Japanese minister of defense, visited and toured the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), and spoke with the ship’s commanding officer and personnel about the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile defense systems, Nov. 23.The ship tour was part of...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 24, for a port visit during its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. This was the first port visit for Charlotte's crew during its current deployment.Measuring more than...

YOKOHAMA NORTH DOCK, Japan -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia (AFSBn-NEA) and the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade provided an operational update and tour of the Army watercraft capability at Yokohama North Dock (YND) to Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff, Japanese Ground...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Indo-Asia Pacific Region experiences extreme variations of elevation and the world's most active seismic and volcanic activity, leading to many natural disasters. During these emergencies, U.S. and Japanese military units collaborate to support to those affected; like...

SANTA RITA, Guam – The USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crew recently returned from a 13-day partnership-building patrol of the waters surrounding Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific Ocean, covering 2,358 miles.The crew recovered a National...

WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) Commander, Escort Flotilla 2, Rear Adm. Hidetoshi Iwasaki, assumed the role of Sea Combat Commander (SCC) on board the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Annual Exercise...