CAMP HANSEN, Japan - Marines and airmen gathered for a joint field meet Sept. 12 aboard Camp Hansen. The field meet provided Marines and airmen, enrolled in the sergeants course at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Camp Hansen, and airmen, enrolled in the Erwin Professional Military...

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- The trilateral survival training exercise Kowari 2015, hosted by the Australian Defence Force and involving U.S. Marine Corps and Army, Australian Army and People’s Liberation Army personnel formally concluded at a graduation and closing ceremony Sept. 12 at...

DENPASAR, Indonesia — The 9th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (PACC IX) & 39th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XXXIX) began with opening ceremonies in Denpasar, Indonesia, Sept. 14. Army Chiefs of Staffs, senior land forces commanders from 26 of 38 countries throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII -- Airmen and Soldiers from across the globe recently converged on the island of Oahu to participate in the second-annual Cascade Challenge, held Sept. 9 - 11 at Schofield Barracks.The Cascade Challenge pitted nine teams of two service members in a competition to test...

BAUCAU, Timor-Leste --  A small schoolhouse close to town center and overlooking the coast, with windows letting in a cool ocean breeze during East Timor’s endless summer, sounds like a nice location to learn. For students of the University of Peace public health school classroom and dorm annex...

WASHINGTON - Deputy Secretary of Defense Spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson provided the following: Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work met with Japan Vice Minister of Defense Masanori Nishi in the Pentagon today.  Work thanked Nishi for his continued support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.  The...

IPOH, Malaysia – U.S. and Malaysian soldiers stood together for the opening ceremony of Keris Strike 2015 at the Parade Square in the 2nd Royal Ranger Camp, here, on Sept. 9, 2015.Keris Strike is an annual, bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces...

DA NANG, VIETNAM - The first AsiaPacific Military Health Exchange (APMHE) opened in Da Nang, Vietnam onSeptember 14, 2015.  Over 400participants from 23 countries braved the tropical storms ravaging the countryto learn more about infectious diseases, the role of the medicalnon-commissioned officer,...

INCHEON, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea (CNFK), received a heroes welcome at the beginning of the 65th annual Incheon Amphibious Landing Operations Commemoration Ceremony, Sept. 12.An estimated 200 Republic of Korea nationals including former...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan  -- Airmen with the 623rd Air Control Flight completed training at Fukuoko, Japan's Kasuga Direction Center while taking part in an Aviation Training Relocation exercise at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan.More than 30 Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen supported operations from the...