FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- A team of U.S. Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard Medical Detachment are supporting the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2016 by training both U.S. and international partners in combat medical care.The medical training station is one of...

SASEBO, Japan -- Rear Adm. John B. Nowell, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN, hosted amphibious and mine warfare staff talks, May 23-24, with leaders from Japan Self-Defense Forces and various Navy and Marine Corps leaders in the 7th Fleet area of operations."This is the first blue-green...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- 'CONTACT FRONT'- the sound of metal to metal clanking echoes as the bolt slams forward and the magazine is put into the rifle. The instructor yells 'FIRE' and one last sound of the charging handle ricocheting back into place dissipates before a loud BANG rings throughout...

CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- In the pre-dawn hours, with sweat dripping down their foreheads and a rucksack that seemed to get heavier with each step of the 12-mile march, U.S. and South Korean Soldiers pushed themselves to exhaustion and to a finish line that meant they had just one more...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- C-130 Hercules occasionally pass over Yokota air field to pepper the sky with parachutes. When those chutes carry people, a team of dedicated and alert airlifters will have been working from engine start to cutoff, ensuring that every boot reaches the ground safely. One of...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Paris, France; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Beijing, China, June 2–8.Secretary Kerry will travel to Paris, France, June 2–4. The Secretary will participate in the French-hosted ministerial on Middle East peace, and meet separately with Foreign Minister...