Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii - Officers attending the Armed Forcesof the Philippines Command and General Staff College (AFP CGSC) were able tolearn about the mission of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command duringa visit to Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Sept. 1.The 94th AAMDC staff met...

TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- Twelve F-15s and more than 150 Kadena Airmen wrapped up two weeks of bilateral training with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force members at Tsuiki Air Base in Japan, Sept. 3.The aviation training relocation program is designed to increase operational readiness and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Military service members, civilians and veterans celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial here, Sept. 2.Seventy years ago, Gen. Douglas MacArthur oversaw the signing of Imperial Japan’s instrument of surrender...

The U.S. government sponsored an August 10-23 regional assessment mission bythe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to help inform the designof the Lao Drug Control Master Plan 2016-2020. The mission was led by Dr.Bounpone Sirivong, Deputy Head of the Lao Commission for Drug Control...

SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (NNS) -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) completed their third phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Sattahip, Thailand on Sept. 2.From July to September, Germantown traveled to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand...

The130th Engineer Brigade hosted an activation and deployment ceremony forthe engineers of Task Force Ready and 95th Engineer Company, Sept. 2, atHamilton Field, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in preparation for the theirnine-month deployment to Korea as part of U.S. Army Pacific's Korean...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka after concluding a three-month patrol Sept. 2.During the summer patrol, Blue Ridge visited five ports in four different countries, strengthening...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-5 Galaxy is the largest aircraft in the U.S. military, big enough to transport boats, helicopters and army tanks. When a C-5 stops by Yokota, on its way to deliver a boat to a Pacific Navy installation, who marshals in the 380,000 pounds aircraft? Who replaces the...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The sixth annual Pacific ResilienceDisaster Response Exercise & Exchange, or DREE, between U.S. Army Pacific,or USARPAC, and the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, or AFD, kicked off inDhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 30.An opening ceremony included remarks fromMaj. Gen. Gregory Bilton,...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral Emergency Management Exercise took place at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, 2015.The EME assessed the U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's ability to respond to an emergency situation. The annual exercise was conducted prior to Misawa AB's...