MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan:  Face-to-face with an energetic German Shepherd, Senior Airman Alyssa Stamps, 35th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, makes a grab for the ball. Now holding the cherished reward, she chucks it across the yard and the dog stampedes after it. Instead of...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Rockets hit a mountainside like a traincrashing into a wall at full speed on one late September afternoon. The soundwas deafening and the dust clouds could be seen from a mile away. The rocketswere fired from two AH-64 Apache's providing a deep attack to support a...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense’s support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28.This support is provided by Joint Task...

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. (Sept. 23, 2015) -- Waiting. Soldiers scan theexpansive, arid range, ready to fire, waiting for two magic words - "firemission!" Until then, they wait, preparing their equipment and thinking aboutthe task at hand. They stand ready to bombard the range with...

TONGATAPU ISLAND, Tonga - The sun reaches its zenith as U.S. Marines and their partner-nation soldiers go on day-long patrols, wading through impassable marshes and dense tropical vegetation. Their objectives lie in distance, promising to be safe havens as long as they keep a 360-degree security...

FORT BENNING, Ga., -- The 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, is building adaptive Soldiers through the JungleOperations Training Course.The unit had a display set up at the ManeuverWarfighter Conference to inform Soldiers of the relevance of jungle training tobuild smart, fast,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) has been named the Pacific Fleet's recipient of the prestigious Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy. The announcement was made June 16, 2015 by Adm. James F. Caldwell, Jr. in Washington, D.C.Adm...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan  -- Team Kadena conducted a medical emergency management exercise to test readiness in a disease containment scenario here Sept. 21, 2015.The exercise consisted of an incoming KC-135 Stratotanker from an unnamed Middle Eastern country with an aircrew member that had symptoms...

SEMBAWANG, Singapore (NNS) -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is making preparations to get underway from Sembawang after successfully conducting preventive maintenance availability (PMAV) and restricted availability (RAV) maintenance.This availability was particularly unique, as it...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, welcomed the U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 18.During his visit, Verma observed Indian army soldiers from 6th...