YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash.--- In the early morning light, United States Army Stryker vehicles began to line up side by side. Across from them, a line of Japanese tanks mirrored their formation. Both were ready for movement -- ready to engage the enemy. For three weeks, the two units had been...

HONOLULU - "This harbor is the most widely used on the island," said Capt. TroyDavidson, the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment commander. "If the harbor were shutdown, the island wouldn't be able to support the population more than severaldays."Since January 2015 the Judy K, a 77-foot fishing boat, has...

The Lao PDR, in partnership with the United States, hosted the Lower MekongInitiative Disaster Relief Exercise and Exchange (LMI DREE) in Vientiane,starting on September 22.  The LMI DREE is an annual civil-military disasterpreparedness and response initiative between the governments of Lao...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifty infantrymen of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, earned their Expert Infantry Badge, Sept. 14-18.On Aug. 24-28, the brigade participated in a pilot program of the EIB which tested the new standards at Schofield Barracks. At the end of the...

The United States is providing people across the Eastern Province with betteraccess to water for drinking and farming, launching three separate projects thisweek in Batticaloa and Ampara through its development arm, the United StatesAgency for International Development (USAID).“Through projects big...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducted an amphibious training operation along the West Coast of Okinawa Sept. 22 - 24 to refresh qualifications and retain proficiency in various special tactics skill sets.The training entailed day and nighttime...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd InfantryRegiment, 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and 6th Battalion of the KumaonRegiment concluded the 11th iteration of exercise Yudh Abhyas at Joint BaseLewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9-23.Yudh Abhyas is an annual, U.S...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – Air Defense Artillery Fire Coordination officers from the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade held a tactical seminar Sept. 23-24 at Camp Carroll and Suwon Air Base to brief Information and Coordination Central/Engagement Control Station/Battery Command Post crews on...

SUWON AIR BASE, South Korea -- More than 600 Soldiers and family members of 6thBattalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, along with 125 Republic of Koreaservice members and distinguished guests celebrated the culmination of theannual Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercise with a victory party in...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the Gunsan City fire department visited the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department here Sept. 16, 2015.The purpose of the visit was to work with Wolf Pack Airmen for interoperability and familiarization."It is always important for us to interact...