21 August 2018 As Largest OCONUS Military Base, Camp Humphreys Becomes Major Hub in South Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Once a bustling U.S. Army post in the middle of one of the world's largest cities, much of Yongsan Garrison now resembles a ghost town.While many Yongsan buildings sit abandoned next to blocked roads, the surrounding streets of Seoul outside its security gates pulse...
20 August 2018 U.S. Army, Army National Guard begin Hanuman Guardian 2018 with the Royal Thai Army FORT ADISORN, Thailand -- More than 150 U.S. Army and Army National Guard Soldiers and 300 Royal Thai Army Soldiers participated in Hanuman Guardian 2018’s opening ceremony Aug. 20 at the Royal Thai Army’s Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province.Hanuman Guardian is a bilateral army-to-army...
20 August 2018 USS Essex Concludes CARAT with Port Visit to Malaysia KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for a port visit after participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2018, August 19.The CARAT exercise allowed...
20 August 2018 Pacific Air Forces and Partner Nations Work Towards Safer Skies JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air force representatives and partner nations around the Indo-Pacific met in Honolulu, Hawaii, for this year’s Asia-Pacific Aviation Safety Subject Matter Expert Exchange (APASS), hosted by Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Aug. 14-17.The four-day safety...
20 August 2018 U.S., Indonesia Reach New Levels in Information Sharing during CARAT JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. and Indonesian navies successfully utilized the Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2018 to communicate and share information through secure channels, Aug. 10-17.A global...
20 August 2018 100 Years of ‘Mateship’ on Display during Pacific Air Forces Commander Visit to Australia DARWIN, Australia -- Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, met with U.S. and Australian senior leaders here Aug. 9-13 as part of his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region as the commander.Brown visited Australia to demonstrate the United States’ shared commitment to a...
20 August 2018 Reserve Airmen Train at RED FLAG Alaska EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- All components from the U.S. Air Force, to include active-duty service members, Air National Guard and Reserve, must work together to achieve overall air superiority.The 457th Fighter Squadron is a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st...
17 August 2018 Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Bilateral Training PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG), JS Kirishima, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel from the Commander, Escort Division (CCD) 6 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) started bilateral training Aug. 14.CSG units and JMSDF...
17 August 2018 Indiana National Guard Soldier Joins the Army, Quickly Becomes Part of History PENANJONG GARRISON, Brunei -- When Pvt. 2nd Class Matthew Graham joined the Army from his hometown of Grand View, Ind., population of about 750, in December 2016, he had no idea that just six months after joining his unit he would find himself halfway across the world making history in a country...
17 August 2018 Landing Support Company Executes Paraloft Training Operations on Ie Shima IE SHIMA, Okinawa, Japan – Rain sporadically fell on two tactical vehicles parked in a grassy field next to a weathered air strip on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan.Marines with Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, dismounted from the vehicles and looked to the sky in anticipation...