JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --  Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted the Japanese Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, Nov. 23, as part of Nakatani's tour of U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.  Robinson and Nakatani met to discuss the ongoing...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A middle-aged North Korean woman sits in the Osan Community Activity Center with her hands wringing as she speaks to a small group of U.S. Army Soldiers."I was fooled by my country," she said. "When I was a kid, I was educated that the reason the North and South are not...

We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership...

NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 40 Airmen from Kadena Air Base interacted with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during an extensive tour of Naha Air Base Nov. 20, as part of a new wing exchange program.The tour entailed an overall mission briefing at the wing headquarters...

Earlier this year, the University of Washington introduced the first Asia-Pacific Military Fellowship program as part of a partnership between itself, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the U.S. Army War College Fellows. The program is one of a variety of fellowship programs in different universities...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Gen Nakatani, the Japanese minister of defense, visited and toured the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), and spoke with the ship’s commanding officer and personnel about the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile defense systems, Nov. 23.The ship tour was part of...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 24, for a port visit during its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. This was the first port visit for Charlotte's crew during its current deployment.Measuring more than...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Military representatives from the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China met at Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, Nov. 21-24 for bilateral talks concerning  military air and naval safety.The overall goal of the long-standing bi-annual talks, known as the...

YOKOHAMA NORTH DOCK, Japan -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia (AFSBn-NEA) and the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade provided an operational update and tour of the Army watercraft capability at Yokohama North Dock (YND) to Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff, Japanese Ground...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Indo-Asia Pacific Region experiences extreme variations of elevation and the world's most active seismic and volcanic activity, leading to many natural disasters. During these emergencies, U.S. and Japanese military units collaborate to support to those affected; like...