U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited U.S. military and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 11.As part of her first visit to the Aomori Prefecture, Kennedy stopped at Misawa to understand the role it plays as the only bilateral, joint-service air base...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and its crew of 350 Sailors entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), June 11.Chancellorsville, the first Aegis cruiser to be outfitted with Aegis Baseline 9, will enhance presence in the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR by...

Pacific Angel 15-4 officially ended June 8 after seven days of civic assistance projects that provided medical care for 3,859 patients, refurbished three schools for 3,000 students and helped two local hospitals overhaul their ability to respond to emergencies.The Papua New Guinea Defence Force,...

Five pharmacists, one pharmacy practice resident and 15 pharmacy technicians from the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Canadian Army are deployed aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2015. The staff spent nearly three...

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will host Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping in Washington on June 9 for a U.S.-China Sub-Dialogue on Central Asia, which is one of several regional sub-dialogues under the broader U.S.-China Strategic and...

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), completed an at-sea missile exercise (MISSILEX), June 7.A MISSILEX is conducted annually to meet training and readiness requirements for strike fighter squadrons (VFA)."The ultimate goal of...

Airmen participated in the Pacific Air Forces' 2015 Combat Ammunition Production Exercise here, May 31 to June 5.The annual exercise tested  more than 250 Airmen from Andersen AFB, Guam; Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea; Osan AB, Republic of Korea; Kadena AB, Japan; Dyess AFB, Texas; Minot AFB,...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, successfully completed a combat operational efficiency (COE) evaluation, June 5.The COE certification, often called the "blue-water" certification, allows the ship and air wing team...

Whether its cargo or passengers, Airmen in the air terminal operations and passenger travel section of the 734th Air Mobility Squadron keep things moving.Airmen from the 36th Wing and the 734th AMS work in daily tandem to not only ensure Air Mobility Command's global reach and allow Air Force...

The Thailand Ministry of Defence (MoD) and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) announced today their participation in the Pacific Environmental Security Forum (PESF), which will be conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, June 8-11, 2015.The PESF, which was launched in 2010 by USPACOM, provides a unique...