WASHINGTON, November 3, 2015 — The United States and South Korea have an "iron clad" alliance in the face of the "up close, dangerous" threat of North Korea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in Seoul.In a joint press briefing with Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo, Carter said he and...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  F-16s scream down the runway trailing fire, while A-10s and C-17s slip almost silently onto the airfield. Osan's night sky is filled with the lights and sounds of the myriad aircraft participating in Vigilant Ace 16.As the peninsula-wide readiness exercise kicks...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- About 800 miles southwest of Guam lies a collection of small islands that make up the nation of Palau. With little contact to the outside world, approximately 18,000 residents live a life nearly untouched by time. Most Palauans live without running water and air...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from Kadena and local Okinawa emergency agencies participated in an aircraft egress training event Oct. 29 at Kadena Air Base.The event was held to let both U.S. forces and Okinawan emergency forces work together and know what to do in the event of an aircraft...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea  -- Throughout the readiness exercise Vigilant Ace 16, members are enhancing their training requirements through training and testing.Self-Aid Buddy Care is a training all members must be capable of completing as effectively responding to any potential...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- Medic! Countless wounded Soldiers have yelled out this word over the years and it takes a highly skilled warrior to provide first aid and trauma care on the battlefield.The 25th Infantry Division assessed those battlefield skills with Expert Field Medical Badge testing...

Phase I of exercise Beverly Sunrise 16-01 kicked off during the early morning of Nov. 1 as Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing worked tirelessly to generate F-16 Fighting Falcons for an exercise mission to Osan Air Base, South Korea.As the day unfolded, members from the 35th Logistics Readiness...

WASHINGTON, November 1, 2015 — The United States remains committed to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and continues to call on North Korea to maintain peace and stability in the region, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. Carter spoke to reporters during a visit to the South Korean side of...

1. The 47th Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States (U.S.) Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul on Nov. 2, 2015. ROK Minster of National Defense Han Min-koo and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- The staccato thump of Cobra, Huey, and Super Stallion rotors turns to a roar of white noise as the birds slowly descend. Below, Marines and Sailors in crusted clay covered utility uniforms stand ready, hands welded to the pistol grips of their rifles in anticipation of...