JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- Patient care is crucial in a country with minimal accessibility to hospitals due to lengthy commutes and no means to travel to these locations.Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 had two health services operation sites to better enable local nationals in remote areas the opportunity to...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen rush from one end of the hangar to the other, strapping down more than 70 pallets full of aircraft equipment as the mechanical whir of forklifts moving equipment can be heard throughout the hangar. The 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron prepared aircraft equipment...

YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA -- More than 300 I Corps soldiers showed up at Yongin, South Korea on Aug. 20, bleary-eyed and jet lagged after making the long journey from Joint-Base Lewis McChord to participate in a two-week training exercise. Two bus rides, two plane flights, several briefings, and clearing...

BRISBANE, Australia -- After two weeks of information sharing modules, equipment checks, and field testing, nearly 250 participants of Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) came together for a closing ceremony at Gallipoli Barracks. The exercise put military experts from 22 Indo-Asia Pacific...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Midday, a loud boom echoed across Misawa’s flight line during a bilateral emergency management exercise led by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, Aug. 31.The exercise was held to prepare USAF and JASDF members in the case of a scenario where a suicide bomber detonates an...

RAAF TINDAL, NT, AUSTRALIA -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 concluded flight operations for Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Sept. 1, 2016. VMFA-122 gained experience and qualifications in close air support, air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Airmen from the 15th Wing, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 535th Airlift Squadron and even the 55th Airlift Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., all teamed up to deliver emergency supplies in preparation for Hurricane Madeline, which is slated to collide into the...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In ancient Sparta, young men were required to attend Agoge, a school which instilled the principles of and taught the skills necessary for being a part of a warrior society. Due to a typical high seasonal turnover rate after the unit's rotation at the Joint...

CAMP ICHIGAYA, Japan – Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan shared best practices with their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component partners at Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. Col. Luis Pomales, director, ARET-J, conducted a formal presentation...

BRISBANE, Australia - 31 Aug 16 – Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) is in full swing after it began Aug 22, and experts from the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Joint Spectrum Center are collaborating with military communicators from 22 different nations in order to focus on...