SINGAPORE - The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed Changi Naval Base in Singapore Aug. 22, beginning a transit across the Pacific Ocean to her homeport in San Diego.In the last month the “Iron Warriors” of LCS Crew 111 successfully completed a damage control material assessment...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Forces, Japan officials are preparing for the largest land return on Okinawa since the 1972 reversion of the island to Japanese control.The return of more than half of the Northern Training Area, nearly 4,000 hectares of single and double-canopy rainforest, will reduce...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Laying down soaring through the sky clouds are visible as far as the eye can see. In the distance appears a speck, which grows larger by the second, finally becoming recognizable as an aircraft. Now the hard part begins. Both aircraft move at hundreds of miles per...

PADANG, Indonesia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Padang, Indonesia, Aug. 18 for the final mission stop of 2016. This year marks the fifth time the mission has visited Indonesia and will include partner nations' military forces from...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 60 U.S. Army Soldiers from the 228th Combat Support Hospital, U.S. Army Reserve unit arrived at Misawa AB Aug. 16, to participate with Airmen from the 35th Medical Group in the joint exercise MEDEX 16. MEDEX 16 will afford Army and Air Force medics the opportunity...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- As the thumping of the blades sliced through the air, U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Case, flight surgeon, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Juan Garcia, hospital corpsman assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, were lowered to the ground with a winch...

KADENA, OKINAWA, Japan -- The morning’s intense, blistering heat did not stop Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron from preparing for training while waves of heat rose from the flightline Aug. 16. Members of the 18th CES power production unit and the fire department conducted training on...

BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia -- As the dust settled after thousands of rounds of ammunition were shot at targets on the foggy morning of August 18, 2016, Marines celebrated the end of the two week long Exercise Koolendong. The exercise took place in the heart of the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan -- Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, visited military treatment facilities throughout Okinawa, Aug. 14-17.“We’re here primarily to meet with the commanders who are running the MTFs in the Pacific area, and particularly, to ensure they know about...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Just as a reliable vehicle sometimes needs parts replaced, an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is no different. Luckily, there are many people who work hard to make this process happen as efficiently as possible. The 354th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight works...