ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Tano Y Chamorro, or “Land of the Chamorro” is written on every license plate on the island of Guam. For Guam natives, the island is not just a home, but a certain island spirit is pervasive to their way of life. With his eyes lit with excitement, Tech. Sgt. Rolando...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 9, 2016) — Soldiers from U.S. Army Medical Activity-Japan conducted joint, tactical combat casualty care training with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members April 28 at Camp Zama’s Dewey Park. Capt. James Primm, deputy chief information officer assigned to MEDDAC-Japan,...

In first-of-its-kind training in the peninsula, special forces Soldiers from South Korea trained with U.S. Soldiers to direct fire from U.S. and NATO aircraft, artillery, and naval vessels from April 18 -28. Soldiers in the course also learned to provide close air support targeting information to...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- As part of U.S. Pacific Command’s first iteration of the Air Contingent in the Philippines, four U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft and two HH-60G Pave Hawks flew a final mission April 28 in international waters west of the Philippines. The...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Eighth Army will send more than 100 personnel to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys near Pyeongtaek this summer to establish a forward headquarters element for its headquarters relocation next year under the Yongsan Relocation Plan and the Land Partnership Plan. The...

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Thousands of Japanese residents strolled through the gate of Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, despite the fog clouds sweeping through the installation, for its annual Friendship Festival May 7. The Fuji Friendship Festival is the largest of many community relations events for CATC Fuji...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAWAII – Governor of Hawaii David Ige and the Military Affairs Council (MAC) recognized seven military members for their sacrifices and achievements as part of Military Appreciation Month here, May 6. The MAC worked with PACOM and service components to select the honorees. Ige...

SHANGHAI -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6, during its 2016 patrol season. Shanghai is one of several port visits during Blue Ridge’s 7th Fleet patrol, which has included India, Singapore, and the Philippines. Capt...

The United States and Lao PDR conducted their seventh annual Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue on May 6 in Vientiane.  Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel led the U.S delegation, which included officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and the United States Agency for...