DILI, EAST TIMOR -- U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, Timor-Leste National Police, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste will work together during the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise with the arrival of U.S. Navy Task Group 75.5 in Dili, Timor-Leste, July 31, 2017.CARAT Timor-Leste...

CORAL SEA -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Brisbane, Australia, Aug. 1, following a scheduled four-day port visit.During the visit, Bonhomme Richard Sailors and Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) hosted shipboard tours, participated in community...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Drenched in sweat from the hot, humid Vietnam weather; our shovels breached the earth’s surface excavating the ground and placing it into buckets to be screened as we searched for one of our own.Most people are familiar with Arlington National Cemetery and its impressive...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Approximately, 200 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 176th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard are set to deploy to Kunsan Air Base, Korea for a 4-month rotation. The aircraft and personnel are scheduled to arrive at Kunsan in...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. -- Nearly 30 partner nations will participate alongside the U.S. during Air Mobility Command's Mobility Guardian, which is scheduled to kick off across Washington state July 31, 2017, and conclude August 12, 2017.The exercise aims to enhance the U.S. military's global...

SOLOMON SEA (NNS) -- Thirty-six aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conducted navigation training in the Solomon Islands, July 31, flying near historic naval aviation sites.The flights, organized as overland navigation training, provided a unique opportunity for the crews of CVW-5 to learn about...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA -- Khaan Quest 2017, a multinational peacekeeping exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) and co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), kicked off with the opening ceremony at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia on July 23, 2017.This year’s Khaan...

LAUTOKA, Fiji -- Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-3 concluded July 24 in the Republic of Fiji after positive patient care and civil engineering programs made a difference in the lives of nearly 4,000 Fijian patients and seven partner nation participants across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.“The U.S.-Fiji...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted a week-long Battalion Field Training Exercise at Kunsan Air Base on July 23. Members of A/2-1 trained on operation, manning, sustainment, and employment of the Patriot Weapons...

FORT BLISS, Texas -- The equipment testing and evaluating chief of the Republic of Korea army caught a glimpse of how U.S. Army operational testing adds up to increased readiness through modernization.Brig. Gen. In Hwang became acquainted with Network Evaluation Integration 17.2, the Soldier-led...