Earlier today, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam, along with U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea.  This is the farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) any U.S. fighter or bomber aircraft have...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Top airmen from around the Indo-Asia-Pacific will gather here Sept. 25 to 28 for the 2017 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium.The event will open under the theme “Challenges to Regional Security: Promoting Combined Operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.” This year’s...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy published the final entry, End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia, in its nine-book series titled The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War, officials announced Sept. 21.Interested readers can download a free digital copy from the Naval History...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron performed post-attack reconnaissance sweeps during phase II of Beverly Sunrise 17-07 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20.PAR sweeps assess any damage caused by opposing forces, allowing leadership to determine the best...

ATSUGI, Japan (NNS) -- The "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 departed Naval Air Facility Atsugi for the final time on Sunday, September 10.The squadron's F/A-18E Super Hornets launched from Atsugi to begin a regularly scheduled patrol aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in support of...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hosted Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne for a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon yesterday, Sept. 20, 2017, to discuss the defense relationship between their nations and the regional security challenges they continue to face, chief Pentagon...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- For many military members stationed in Korea, the day-to-day operations are much more intensive than that of their stateside counterparts. Between daily tasks and sustaining the warfighter mission this is especially true during base-wide exercises.Team Osan’s...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Maintenance Squadron (MXS)armament flight maintains launching and releasing devices while ensuring explosive equipment is correctly delivered onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon, ultimately providing direct support to the “Wild Weasel” mission.In addition to performing...

INCHEON, Republic of Korea -- Sailors assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea (CNFK), participated in the 67th Annual Incheon Amphibious Landing Operations Commemoration Ceremony Sept. 15-17.The landing, codenamed Operation Chromite, occurred Sept. 15, 1950, when General Douglas MacArthur,...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -– Gunshots rang out throughout the hallways of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command’s headquarters Thursday, September 14 as the command conducted an active-shooter exercise.The training scenario involved a disgruntled employee moving throughout the building in search of his...