Marines are thrill seekers, known for running toward the sounds of chaos.It’s in their blood to adapt and overcome all obstacles in their way. This is what they are made of. It is who they are. If there’s a river, they’ll cross it. If there’s a mountain, they’ll climb it. If there’s a rigorous five...

The skies over central Thailand are a little quieter now that Exercise CopeTiger 15 has ended.The exercise, which ran from March 9 through 20,focused on multinational interoperability and regionalpartnerships.Aviation and ground units from the United States, theKingdom of Thailand and the Republic...

Sailors from Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMC EAD) Unit Misawa are conducting annual training with 27 Navy Reserve Sailors at Naval Air Facility Misawa March 10-30.The 27 Sailors, who hail from 11 different states, are assigned to Navy Reserve Mobile Mine Assembly Unit (NR MOMAU) 5,...

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today underscored the importance of the U.S.-Japanese alliance as he met here with Japan's senior military and political leaders. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey thanked Japan for its strong partnership with the United States, as well as its contributions to...

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Victoria Harbor, March 24, following four days of cultural exchanges throughout Hong Kong.Seventh Fleet ships have conducted regular goodwill port visits to Hong Kong since the end of World War II, with Blue Ridge making port calls to Hong...

Personnel and ships from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) from Japan led by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 kicked off Multi-Sail 2015, March 22, in Guam. Multi-Sail is an annual DESRON 15 led exercise that is designed to assess combat...

Sailors and aircraft from U.S. Navy 7th Fleet departed Langkawi, March 21, at the conclusion of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2015 with a deeper understanding of regional nations. LIMA, a biennial event held in Malaysia since 1991, has now become a premier...

Airmen participated in an Integrated Base Emergency Response CapabilitiesTraining exercise March 16 through 20 to improve their ability to react tohazardous chemical threats on Kadena Air Base.Bioenvironmentalengineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighterAirmen...

While Icemen from a wide array of career fields specialize in unique jobs aroundthe base, they must all eventually set foot in one building to complete asegment of training required by all service members.Combat Arms Trainingand Maintenance instructors train Airmen to fire live weapons before...

The United States and Vietnam will conduct humanitarian assistance operationsMarch 23 through 28 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 15-3.OperationPACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance operationled by Pacific Air Forces. PACANGEL 15-3 includes general health,...