KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time at Kadena Air Base, joint live-fire training between the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and Japanese Self-Defense Force (JASDF) firefighters from Naha Air Base occurred as part of a new knowledge exchange agreement, August 7, 2018.Previously, the training...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. and Indian Air Force Airmen completed a Security Forces Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) July 23- 28, 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.Security Forces SMEEs are part of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Theater Security Cooperation Program, a multi-national...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Nearly a dozen Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 715th Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater (MIB-T) provided support to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 25th Infantry Division (ID) during its Validation Exercise...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Department of Defense issued a fundamental change July 12, 2018, to its policy on the transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits.Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to transfer those benefits will be limited to service...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team participated in the Farnborough International Air Show, the world’s largest aerospace industry event, held bi-annually in Farnborough, United Kingdom, from July 15-22.During the trip, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and partners responded to several cases through the weekend in the Main Hawaiian Islands.Responders from Maui, Oahu, and Canada ensured the safety of four mariners in three separate cases.Station Maui, Maui County Fire Department and Pride of Maui crews rescued a...

CAMP SENAWANG, Washington -- Exercise Keris Strike 2018 lasted from July 23 through Aug. 3, 2018, and was focused on improving interoperability between the U.S. and Malaysia, which focused on bilateral disaster relief efforts.“Both our organization and [the Malaysian Military] discovered some really...

Guam -- Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 and members of the Australian Army began the biennial unit level training event, Pyrocrab, on U.S. Naval Base Guam August 6, 2018.The training focuses on building closer relationships...

BARBERS POINT AND PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade performed another fast turnaround in missions as they worked both Pearl Harbor and Barbers Point Harbor operations July 19 and 21.The first mission was executed at Pearl Harbor, where U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft were...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement, signed by the United Nations Command, the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, implemented a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War.The conflict resulted in the deaths of more...