More than 18,000 joint force service members from 30 units, including 200 aircraft and 20 ships, came together to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield Sept. 15, in and around, the island of Guam.The week long exercise demonstrates a wide range of capabilities designed to test the inherent...

Capt. Jarrod Dix likens the Marines and the Air Force working together to putting an Alabaman and a Scotsman together in the same room: They may speak the same language, but they have very different ideas of what makes a good football match.Valiant Shield is the largest U.S.-only military exercise...

Soldiers from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Headquarters, Charlie Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery and Task Force Talon, come together for exercise Valiant Shield 2014; which began on Sept. 15 and concludes on Sept. 22.U.S. Forces from around the Pacific Rim take part in this...

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadrons 171 and 172 completed the installation of the M31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear system at West Field, Tinian, in preparation of Valiant Shield 2014, which began Sept. 15. The movable arresting gear is a system of cables and shock absorbers that...

 Distinguished guests from the Guam Legislature, Guam Mayors Council and Guam Chamber of Commerce visited the U.S. Navy's forward deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for an underway embark, Sept. 16.Sen. Rory Respicio, majority leader of the Guam Legislature; Sen. Christopher...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga met with Lt. Gen. John Wissler Sept. 17 during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.In addition to his duties as chief cabinet secretary, Suga also serves as the Minister in Charge of Impact Mitigation on Okinawa. Wissler is the commanding general of III...

Operation Pacific Angel-Nepal officially concluded with a closing ceremony held at the Shree Chaturmukhi Higher Secondary School in Shaktikor, Nepal, Sept. 15.The event celebrated the six-day operation that ran Sept. 8-13. Approximately 65 Combined U.S. military Australian, Bangladeshi, Mongolian...

For most members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, coming to Alaska is a unique and exciting adventure they have never experienced before. It is home to the tallest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley, as well as being the only state within the Arctic Circle, both of which are within a day trip...

 Thousands of members of the local community came together in song and dance to celebrate the closing ceremony for Pacific Unity 14-8 in traditional Papua New Guinea fashion Sept. 12, 2014.Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action Program conducted with host nation civil authorities and...

With any military operation or exercise, logistical planning is required for both troops and equipment to function at full potential.For the Marines with the administrative logistics ordnance command, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, meeting the logistical requirements of the three artillery...