At the base newcomer's brief, residents are shown how four separate Air Force bases from the Pacific can fit inside Kadena thanks to its expansive, 5,900-acre munitions storage area.Although most are aware that the largest conventional munitions storage area in the Air Force is attached to Kadena,...

U.S. and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) Soldiers are preparing for a combined jungle exercise by teaching each other tactics, techniques, and procedures in bi-lateral academic training in a jungle environment.One hundred and twenty five Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd...

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Sept. 9.The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, consists of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) with embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and Destroyer Squadron 1,...

As Pacific Unity 14-8 wraps up this week, additional construction projects have begun at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea. Pacific Unity is a bilateral Engineering Civic Action Program conducted in the Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with host nation civil authorities and military...

Minister Natalegawa, United Nations Resident Representative Douglas Broderick, ladies and gentlemen, Let me add my own warm words of welcome to the Asia Regional Civil Society Experience Summit, which the USG through USAID is very happy to co-sponsor with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UNDP,...

Though the official mission of Pacific Unity 14-8 is to construct two female dormitories for students at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea, Airmen deployed in support of the operation have found additional ways to give back to the community. The team hosted a shoe drive Sept. 6, 2014, to...

 Forces from the U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield (VS), scheduled for Sept. 15-23, on Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex. Participants include two aircraft carriers, 19 surface ships, more than 200 aircraft and an estimated 18,000 personnel...

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U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice is calling for expanded military cooperation to help reduce tensions between the United States and China."The military-to-military ties between the United States and China have grown and strengthened in recent years and it is an area of cooperation that the...

The U.S. and Japan have had a standing relationship for nearly 70 years and it grows stronger every year. Yokota and local Japanese communities often unite to share cultural experiences and build upon an already strong foundation. This year's 2014 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, hosted at...