MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As the largest career field in the Air Force, it is the job of security forces squadrons to protect and defend the base. However, the Airmen don’t do it alone as they rely on their four-legged companions: military working dogs. “The [K-9’s] abilities are incredible,” said...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in the Valiant Shield 2016 exercise sank the decommissioned USS Rentz (FFG 46) about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in waters 30,000 feet deep, 220 nautical miles northeast of Guam.Units from the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Forward-deployed to support security and stability in the vast Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. 7th Fleet is involved in a wide array of activities in this critically important part of the world, a Navy official said.With the U.S. rebalance to the region, the 7th Fleet has a...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in Valiant Shield 2016 sank the decommissioned USS Rentz (FFG 46) in waters 30,000 feet deep and 117 nautical miles northeast of Guam Sept. 13.Valiant Shield units, including USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), aircraft...

AT SEA -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group participated in a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 12, 2016.A RAS is an aerial resupply mission which moves food and essential supplies packaged on pallets from a...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy Seabees volunteered their morning with the Marine Memorial Chapel on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and visited local Japanese children at Ekimae Hoikuen preschool in Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2016.The Seabees spent their time completing...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In a demonstration of the ironclad commitment to the Republic of Korea's defense, two United States Air Force B-1B Lancers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam conducted a low-level flight Sept. 13 over Osan, South Korea, in response to a recent provocative action...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- A contingent of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff embarked aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, Sept. 11. DESRON 7 will serve as the sea combat commander (SCC) for the expeditionary...

WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) was assisted by the Republic of Korean navy (ROKN) in an emergency medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) to help a Sailor in need of medical attention Sept. 11. At approximately 11 a.m., Decatur notified Commander,...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade partnered with Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor to discharge 25th Infantry Division cargo and equipment from the Ocean Glory at Pearl Harbor from Sept. 7-9 in the last operation at Pearl Harbor for Pacific Pathways 16-2. Christopher Hill,...