JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy's Pacific Submarine Force successfully tested its operational proficiency in clandestine mine deployment during a Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine Exercise (SLMM-Ex) conducted earlier this month off the coast of Kauai at the Pacific Missile...

TONGATAPU ISLAND, Tonga -- The sun reaches its zenith as U.S. Marines and their partner-nation soldiers go on day-long patrols, wading through chest-high rivers, impassable marshes and dense tropical vegetation. Their objectives lie in distance, promising to be safe havens as long as they...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --  U.S. military and its Pacific allies and partners will discuss international cooperation during the annual Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21 through 24. The theme, “Sharing Airspace, Saving Lives…Multinational Response in HA/DR,”...

68 years ago today, President Truman signed the NationalSecurity Act which created the modern-day U.S. Air Force from the U.S. Army AirCorps.  From heavy-lift aircraftassisting in HA/DR, logistical, and personnel movement missions, to the world'smost technologically advanced fighters and bombers --...

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is a strategy that safeguards U.S. interests and military access, builds partner capabilities and preserves stability in that part of the world, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs told a...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 17.“Ronald Reagan’s forward deployment to 7th Fleet demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region and our allies,” said Rear Adm. John...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- After 45 days of launching and landing at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, the 25th and 36th Fighter Squadrons brought their A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons back home here Sept. 15."It was great to hear the familiar sounds of our jets flying...

Senior officials from the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) metSeptember 15 in Vientiane with senior officials from the Ministry of NationalDefense (MND) for the 10th Lao-United States Bilateral DefenseDialogue.  The meeting was led by Brigadier General Onsy Senesouk, Permanent...

DENPASAR, Indonesia-- A ceremony marked the end of the 9th Pacific Armies ChiefsConference (PACC IX) and the 39th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XXXIX)Sept. 17. The closing ceremony was co-hosted by Lt. Gen. Torry DjoharBanguntoro, Indonesian National Army Bali Regional Commander and Gen...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In 1995, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady was shot down over Bosnia. He survived a week until his rescue with only a 29-pound survival bag of gear, rations and most importantly, a radio.A routine mission or an emergency night flight can have the same...