HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Regional Health Command-Pacific, also known as RHC-P, conducted a bilateral, senior leader engagement with military medical leads from the United Kingdom, Jan. 25, 2017.RHC-P Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Bertram Providence, along with other RHC-P and United States Army Pacific...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, from Camp Pendleton, California, are deployed to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, and trained with 17th Special Operations Squadron members by loading a high mobility artillery rocket system Jan. 23.The HIMAR system is a...

HARAMURA, Japan -- Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 arrived at Japan Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, to conduct exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1, Jan. 22, 2017.The exercise is part of a biannual, unit-level training primarily focusing on establishing a forward operating...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - With snow on the ground, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Soldiers battled the elements learning the procedures of joint air load operations from Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan...

MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER BRIDGEPORT, California - In mountain warfare, adversaries come in two forms, the enemy force and the unforgiving elements. In many respects, an alpine terrain can be the more formidable opponent, for unlike our enemies, we cannot oblige Mother Nature to...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - With the new C-130J Super Hercules coming to Yokota Air Base, the 374th Operations Support Squadrons Aircrew Flight Equipment Flight has been preparing for their arrival. The AFE flight is responsible for all the flight crews and passengers’ survival and life support...

LEMOORE, California – Four of the Navy’s newest F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Jan. 25. The jets’ arrivals mark the first time the new strike-fighter variant has been deployed to a West-coast based squadron, the recently reactivated...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Exercise Pacific Thunder 17-1 began Jan. 23, marking two weeks of combat search and rescue training across the Korean Peninsula. Pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron use this exercise to practice one of their primary missions: supporting and defending helicopter...

SASEBO, Japan -- Amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its forward-deployed base of Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 25 for a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While on patrol, Green Bay and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will participate in exercises and...

Secretary of Defense James Mattis will embark on his first trip as secretary Feb. 1-4 to meet with his counterparts from two critical allies: Japan and the Republic of Korea. The four-day trip will include stops in Seoul and Tokyo. Departing on Feb. 1, Secretary Mattis will begin his trip in the...