YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL), visited Yokota Air Base, on June 1, as well as several other bases in the Indo-Pacific region, to get an inside look at their capabilities and crisis response procedures.As the...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- With his face still covered in green and black camouflage, Lt. Col. David Forsha sat back in his chair at his office on a mild May afternoon.Hours earlier on May 17, the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment commander led two squadrons of Soldiers through Tiger Balm, the...

MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- The United States Navy joined 20 navies from around the globe in the return of the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) in and around Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia June 4-8.The exercise allowed for several exchanges that support multilateral cooperation in the...

SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- American Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s only mobile medical laboratory trained with their South Korean Armed Forces counterparts to strengthen alliance interoperability for counter Weapons of Mass Destruction missions on the Korean Peninsula.Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s...

Pacific Ocean -- Marines and Sailors of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16 embarked aboard Wright-class Aviation Logistics Support Ship, SS Curtiss (T-AVB 4) partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard and 30th Naval Construction Regiment to support recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- As part of a week-long camp, Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from three local high schools toured multiple aircraft and Alaska Air National Guard facilities, and flew in an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 176th Wing and 3rd...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Yokota sprung into action and coordinated a delivery of over 36,000 pounds of frozen foods and refrigerated perishable items to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in the ongoing Guam relief effort following Typhoon Mawar, June 3.The storm struck Guam with the force...

WASHINGTON -- Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, said our allies and commercial partners are key to the U.S. maintaining its capability to move troops and supplies around the globe at a moment's notice.From undertaking the historic noncombatant evacuation of...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) -- The National Defense Strategy and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy identify the Indo-Pacific as a priority theater vital to the nation’s security and prosperity.The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) has partnered with the Air Force Special Operations...

SAN DIEGO, California -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, led by commander, Amphibious Squadron 7 and comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), with the embarked 13th Marine...