KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Since its inception years ago, virtual reality has provided ways to relax, have fun, and is a great way to learn or train in a controlled environment.Now, the 18th Maintenance Group has a new VR training matrix and is currently developing and reinforcing job tasks for...

KUNSAN AIR FORCE BASE, Republic of Korea -- Pilots from the 8th Fighter Wing conducted flying operations with the 19th Fighter Wing, from Jungwon Air Base, for Buddy Squadron training event from March 27 to 29.Buddy Squadron, which is held multiple times a year, is training that aims to enhance the...

KUCHING, Malaysia -- Malaysian Armed Forces hosted a medical evacuation exercise with participation by Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) personnel from the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) at the Malaysian Armed Forces 1st Division Headquarters in...

PADANG MAT SIRAT, Malaysia -- The C-17 team lead, is drenched in sweat, his face bright red. The heat index is well over one-hundred degrees and half-moon circles creep through his flight suit, the humidity soaring off the charts. Yet he doesn’t seem to mind, letting it roll right off of him like...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska - The 3301st Mobilization Support Battalion, or WolfPack, mobilized recently, meaning, they went on Active Duty orders, to support the mobilization of the U.S. Army Alaska National Guard 297th Military Police Co.'s deployment preparation as well as supporting...

FORT MYER, Va. -- The U.S.-South Korea alliance is strong, but defense officials will continue to work together to make it stronger yet, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at an awards ceremony here, April 3, 2019.Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford presented the Legion of Merit to South...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 176th Wing, one of the nation’s largest and busiest Air National Guard wings, today kicked off its participation in Polar Force 19, a base-wide exercise designed to test mission readiness.“Deploying a military force is a complex operation — many moving...

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Laem Chabang for a port visit, April. 3.During the visit, 7th Fleet will host counterparts from the Royal Thai Navy for professional exchanges, while the crew will have opportunities to explore the area during tours...

SAN DIEGO - The lead ship of the U.S. Navy's newest class of guided-missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 2."USS Zumwalt possesses stealth, size, power and computing capacity that provide the Navy a multiple-mission ship capable of meeting today's...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Bailout! Bailout! Bailout!” is a fighter pilots last words before pulling the escape lever and putting their life in the hands of an egress Airmen.Each day the 354th Maintenance Squadron egress section maintains and repairs the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft escape...