USS BONHOMME RICHARD -- Behind every operation a military unit conducts, there is a group of people that work behind the scenes to make everything happen. That group makes sure there are vehicles for transportation; water and food for the troops; medical treatment if needed; and ammunition for the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - A 64-mile long, ten-mile wide island occupied by 1.4 million souls leaves zero margin for error with Japanese and U.S. aircraft in the event of an inflight emergency requiring immediate landing procedures. Naha Air Base and Kadena Air Base aircrews train together to...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Hawaii native, Maj. Gen. Gary Hara, U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General - National Guard was honored during a Flying "V" retirement ceremony held at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, March 23, 2016. Hara had been with USARPAC since 2013, during which time he...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, arrived at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, 2016.VMFA-122, also known as the “Werewolves,” is in Iwakuni on a six month rotation with the unit deployment program that...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawai'i -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered a keynote speech at the closing of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Mission Planning Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation seminar March 24.The IAMD Mission Planning TANG brings government, military...

Daniel R. RusselAssistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsHertie School of GovernanceBerlin, GermanyGood evening everyone, and thank you very much Marina for the kind introduction. I appreciate all of you turning out this evening.It’s a privilege for me to speak at the Hertie...

SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) unveiled a new air traffic control simulator, the first of its kind installed in a Navy aircraft carrier, in the ship's carrier air traffic control center, March 22.The new simulator program affords Carl Vinson air traffic controllers the capability...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen with the 673rd Security Forces Squadron and Soldiers with the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment participated in joint explosives-detection training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 17. While the training may be performed regularly by the...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- On an average day, buzzing can be heard throughout Yokota Air Base, Japan and the surrounding community. Don’t worry, it’s not a massive bee infestation, rather, the sound of the C-130 Hercules as it takes off to complete a mission. However, unlike bees only needing their...

CAMP STANLEY, Republic of Korea -- On a sunny, windy day, two Soldiers with the 501st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, conducted a CBRNE exploitation evaluation during quarterly training at Black Hawk Village near the...