SOUTH CHINA SEA - – The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is implementing a temperature control initiative with the goal of conserving energy, strengthening operational reach, making programmatic recommendations throughout the fleet and providing support at the depot...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota hosted over 200 people, representing businesses from throughout Japan and the U.S., for the Kanto Plains Engineering Industry Day, April 28, 2016. The event, led by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, 374th Contracting Squadron, United States Forces, Japan, and the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan  -- Wearing flack vests and helmets, adrenaline pulsing through their bodies, security forces Airmen concentrated on one thing: firing multiple rounds directly into the target as quickly and accurately as possible.One day their life, or the life of a fellow Airman, may depend...

WAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni opened its gates to approximately 200,000 guests for the 40th anniversary of the MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day Air Show, May 5, 2016. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has conducted a single-day air show and open house specifically designed to...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 6–12.On May 6, Assistant Secretary Russel will visit Vientiane, Laos, to take part in the U.S.-Lao Comprehensive...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – U.S. Army Pacific held its change of command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 4. Gen. Robert B. Brown took command of USARPAC from Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commanded USARPAC for almost three years, in a public ceremony on Historic Palm Circle, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Brooks...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) conducted a routine patrol May 2 in international waters during a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment."This operation was a great way to show our strike group’s ability to disperse forces for different missions and cover a broad area of water...

YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea - With the sounds of propaganda songs coming from the woods near South Korea's Demilitarized Zone, 168 Soldiers trudged along a steep hill, beginning a journey only 20 would complete. The Soldiers were candidates for the Expert Field Medical Badge, a two-week test of...

Thank you, Victor, for the introduction. I’m delighted to be here at CSIS with so many great Korea hands and old friends. Honored to be the warm-up act for Rich Armitage and Wendy Sherman later in the day! There’s always a lot to discuss when it comes to North Korea, but this conference is...

KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- “There’s always room for improvement, but overall I feel like they did well, and they accomplished the mission, which was to eliminate the threat and provide safety to all the bystanders,” said Tech. Sgt. Joseph White, 18th Security Forces Squadron Wing Inspection Team...