USS CHANCELLORSVILLE, At Sea (NNS) -- Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted an air defense exercise (ADEX) Sept. 23 - 24, in the training ranges in the Guam operating area.The objective of ADEX was to protect the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from any...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Seven Soldiers competed in the 2015 Alaska National Guard Best Warrior Competition held during a rainy and fog-filled weekend at a variety of training locations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 25-27.This year’s three-day competition consisted of 15...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Air force members from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered here Sept. 21 through 24 to discuss ways to improve cooperation, leadership and coordination efforts during the 2015 Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium.   Attendees of the event, hosted by the Pacific Air...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Ground forces face difficult and unknown terrain every day. With every step, they risk detonating improvised explosive devices and enemy detection.That is where aviation assault support comes into play. Instead of trudging across treacherous terrain for...

VIENTIANE, Laos PDR – The scenario is a familiar one in South-East Asia, a typhoon is sweeping across the area causing massive flooding, particularly along the Mekong River and its tributaries in Laos. Since the typhoon made landfall and drifted inland, hundreds have been killed and thousands...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida signed a clarification today on environmental stewardship related to U.S. forces in Japan.The agreement is an "important clarification" that strengthens cooperation on environmental stewardship in relation to U.S...

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash.--- In the early morning light, United States Army Stryker vehicles began to line up side by side. Across from them, a line of Japanese tanks mirrored their formation. Both were ready for movement -- ready to engage the enemy. For three weeks, the two units had been...

HONOLULU - "This harbor is the most widely used on the island," said Capt. TroyDavidson, the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment commander. "If the harbor were shutdown, the island wouldn't be able to support the population more than severaldays."Since January 2015 the Judy K, a 77-foot fishing boat, has...

The Lao PDR, in partnership with the United States, hosted the Lower MekongInitiative Disaster Relief Exercise and Exchange (LMI DREE) in Vientiane,starting on September 22.  The LMI DREE is an annual civil-military disasterpreparedness and response initiative between the governments of Lao...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifty infantrymen of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, earned their Expert Infantry Badge, Sept. 14-18.On Aug. 24-28, the brigade participated in a pilot program of the EIB which tested the new standards at Schofield Barracks. At the end of the...