EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing's (FW) mission is to prepare, deploy, and enable Airmen. To help them prepare for contingencies, Eielson conducts various exercises to ensure Airmen are ready.Beginning on April 2, the 354th FW conducted exercise Arctic Gold (AG) 17-5 to...

Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Over 400 Airmen gathered on the flightline for the 374th Maintenance Group Wrenchbender Rodeo March 31, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The Rodeo consisted of four teams of 42 Airmen from the 374 MXG, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Maintenance Squadron and the...

SINGAPORE -- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Arleigh Burke -class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and Ticonderoga -class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Singapore for a scheduled port visit, April...

KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- U.S., Thai and Singaporean service members commemorated the conclusion of another successful Pacific Air Forces sponsored, multilateral aerial exercise with a ceremony here March 31.Officiating the closing ceremony were Royal Thai air force Air Chief...

PORT KLANG, Malaysia (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit March 4.While in Malaysia, Michael Murphy Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Robert A. Heely Jr., met with First Admiral Hanafiah, the director...

YONGSAN GARRISON, SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- Combined Forces Command and Republic of Korea forces will conduct Exercise Operation Pacific Reach from April 10 through April 21, 2017 at the Pohang Dogu Beach. This exercise is a training event focused on integrating ROK and U.S. Alliance logistics...

PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- Multinational instructors are promoting the role of women in peacekeeping operations and the inclusion of gender perspective into United Nations (U.N.) missions during Field Training Events (FTEs) at exercise Shanti Prayas III.Shanti Prayas III is a Global Peace Operations...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Army's only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Pacific theater is supporting an Initial Operational Test here before heading off to a combat training center rotation.When the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division saw the...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. mine countermeasures, surface and expeditionary assets and counterparts from the Republic of Korea navy wrapped up the mine countermeasures portion of the bilateral exercise Foal Eagle March 29.Foal Eagle is a series of joint and combined field training...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Senior enlisted leaders from components of United States Pacific Command (PACOM) gathered at PACOM headquarters in Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii for a two-day senior enlisted leader’s symposium, March 30-31.The joint-service group from throughout the PACOM area of responsibility...