JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington -- Sixteen of the Army’s top medics from across the Pacific region gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington Aug. 21 through 25 for Regional Health Command-Pacific’s Best Medic competition.Soldiers hailing from duty stations in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington,...

U.S. ARMY GARRISON-HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- As U.S. Forces Korea's transformation is now in full swing on the peninsula, members of the National Defense Committee took the occasion to visit the Eighth Army headquarters and learn about the unit's blueprint at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South...

ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors assigned to the Guam-based "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 rescued five hunters stranded on the remote island of Aguijan about 85 miles north of Guam, Aug. 28.The hunters ran out of food and were running low on water following a brief...

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- The commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Lt. Gen. David Berger, toured Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2017.Berger, along with a party of senior leadership of 3rd Marine Regiment and supporting elements, met with various units...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- This is part two in a series highlighting the teams charged with keeping Misawa's airfield mission-ready at all times.An F-16 Fighting Falcon quickly approaches Misawa’s runway in the middle of a dense, rainy storm, at 9 p.m., with a 200 ft. ceiling and ½ mile of...

MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived for a port visit in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 28, 2017.The Melbourne port visit, the first for a U.S. Navy vessel since 2008 according to the U.S. Department of...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Defeating a hybrid threat is considered the greatest challenge for the Army of the future. Throughout the month of August, Soldiers from the 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command executed a field training exercise modeled after...

GOA, India (NNS) -- The Whidbey Island-class (cargo variant) amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed Goa, India, after a scheduled port visit and subject matter expert exchange, Aug. 27.Pearl Harbor, part of the America...

FORT SURASRI, Thailand -- Imagine the following scenario: You are perilously stranded in an area where there is a 300-foot cliff to your left, a jungle-covered hill behind you, in an area inaccessible for ground vehicles, and you or a friend is badly injured. You did, however, think to bring a radio...

GORKHA, Nepal -- Pacific Angel 17-4 concluded Aug. 20 with a closing ceremony in Gorkha, Nepal after partnered care and infrastructure enhancements improved the lives of thousands in the community.Beginning Aug. 13, the U.S. partnered with several nations to provide general health, pediatrics,...