JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of delights to the children. In its 61st year, some things have changed over time, but the joyfulness and...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, completed its participation in the regularly-scheduled, joint-force training exercise, VIGILANT ACE 18, on Dec. 8, 2017, with members from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.VIGILANT ACE was a week-long training...

GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea -- Over the last week, U.S. and Republic of Korean Forces across South Korea participated in an annual bilateral exercise, Vigilant Ace-18. The exercise focuses on interoperability within the alliance between the United States Air Force and ROK Air Force.Although this...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against the Axis powers.More than 3,400 military personnel and civilians were killed and wounded that day, with...

SINGAPORE -- Flag and general officers from eight navies across South and Southeast Asia gathered in Singapore Dec 6-7 for a leadership summit aimed at deepening their security partnerships with the U.S. Navy.The summit was hosted by Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, Commander, Logistics Group Western...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Medical Department Activity -- Alaska campuses officially became tobacco-free Dec. 1 with the signing of the tobacco-free policy by MEDDAC-AK commander, Col. Christopher Jarvis.Campuses at Ft. Wainwright include Bassett Army Community Hospital, Preventive Medicine,...

HUE, Vietnam -- The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) kicked off the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange (LMI DREE) during an opening ceremony in Hue, Vietnam, Dec. 5, 2017.The four-day LMI DREE is an annual U.S...

South Korea -- Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as Vipers, play host to the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, at the historic 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The...

CAMP SENDAI, Japan -- The opening ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura, or YS 73, was held at the south training area on Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 5.The ceremony marked the beginning of the 35th anniversary of the annual bilateral training exercise between service members from the U.S. military and the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers conducted a continuous bomber presence (CBP) mission on return to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, Australia, Dec. 3.The bombers and approximately 70 U.S. Air Force Airmen...