OKINAWA, Japan -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, Japan, to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Japan, Sept. 19, capping a multi-month deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The Bonhomme Richard...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Honorable Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, visited Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, September 16, 2017, to show support for the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing...

U.S. Pacific Command spokeswoman Ms. Elisia Lukasik provided the following readout: On Monday Sep. 18, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris met with Australian Minister of Defence Marise Payne, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.  Adm. Harris welcomed the Minister’s first visit to PACOM...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – United States Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft in a sequenced bilateral show of force over the Korean Peninsula September 17, in response to North Korea’s launch of an intermediate range...

LUMUT, Malaysia -- The U.S. and Royal Malaysian Navy kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia at Lumut Naval Base, Sept. 18.Nearly 300 U.S. and Malaysian Sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir (F26) and Lekiu-class frigate KD Lekiu...

DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- As Soldiers move across the battlefield, under the cover of night, the enemy may be capturing their physical location. Compromised information could end their mission and endanger their lives. Are they safe? Who can commanders rely on to prevent enemy technology from...

SRI LANKA AIR FORCE BASE KATUNAYAKE, Sri Lanka --The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief.To prepare for such events in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S...

NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) pushed back out to sea after unit-level training in Guam as part of a regularly-scheduled deployment across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.While the Sailors aboard the Ashland conducted routine...

CASIGURAN, AURORA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB) alongside their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on the renovation of several schools and a day care center in Casiguran, Sept. 16, 2017...

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- The United States Army Material Support Command, Korean Service Corps (KSC) Battalion and 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command conducted their annual mobilization and Wartime Host Nation Support (WHNS) exercises at Pyeongil elementary school in Pyeongtaek City Aug...