EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- After competing at the wing-level and being nominated all the way through to the Pacific Command, Master Sgt. Lallchan Seunarine was handpicked to attend the Singapore Enlisted Officer Training Course, which is their military’s version of the Noncommissioned Officer...

CAMP HENRY, Republic of Korea -- Emergency Essential and Mission Essential Civilian Training took place at Camp Henry on Apr. 24."It is training for a contingency to get people familiar and aware of things that might seen during a war," said Sam Deboard, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) got underway from Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for routine operations and training May 8.During the underway, Crew 203 is slated to conduct mission-package workups, including Initial Ship Aviation Team Training (ISATT), small-boat...

DALANZADGAD, Mongolia -- His colleagues call him the Spider-Man. Bayartogtokh Jamsran, a first responder with the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Special Rescue Unit, donned a mask and an orange suit before he rushed into a wrecked building.Though only a rescue simulation as...

CORREGIDOR, Philippines -- Seventy-five years after the battle and fall of Corregidor, current day members of 4th Marine Regiment, the unit that fought valiantly during that World War II battle, returned to the island for a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary, May 6, 2017.The island of Corregidor...

SINGAPORE -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the Republic of Singapore May 6-8 to reaffirm the U.S. Navy's strong partnership and ties with the Singapore Armed Forces.The visit followed leadership engagements in Indonesia, India and participation in the 75th Battle of...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard's 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team tested its ability to react to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats in Anchorage May 1-3 in conjunction with four other civil support teams from...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines -- Government officials and senior military leaders of the U.S. and the Republic of Philippines announced the opening of Balikatan 33-2017, May 8.Balikatan 2017 is the 33rd iteration of the annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise taking place May 8-19. It is...

DA NANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) began a mission in Da Nang, Vietnam, May 8 with the arrival of the U.S. expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4).The Da Nang mission stop marks the fourth consecutive year and the eighth time in 11 years that Pacific...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 7.Ronald Reagan’s crew shifted colors at 11:54 a.m. and made way to conduct sea trials in the final phase of the ship’s selective restricted availability (SRA)...