YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Medical personnel from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Ft. Dietrick, Maryland came to Yokota Air Base, Japan to host the Offsite Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties (MCBC) Short Course Aug. 6-8, 2018.This course was open...

CAMP GONSALVES , OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines are known for always being ready for any obstacle that may come their way. Historically, Marines have fought up mountains, through jungles, and across deserts. Nowadays combat is few and far between; however, Marines continue to train in austere terrain to...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan -- After visiting Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni earlier this week, Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) leadership made visits to the forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi in support of the Boots on the...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Full of fear and anxiety, a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy sailed across the South China Sea for 10 days, in 1986, with the expectation that a better life awaited him across the ocean.In his mind, the only way he could live a full and prosperous life was by coming to the United...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- The U.S. and Royal Malaysian Navy commenced the 24th iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, August 10.The CARAT exercise focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and is designed to strengthen the close...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Military members around Guam took part in the Chaguian massacre memorial August 8, 2018, in Yigo.The ceremony is observed annually to honor the memory of 45 Chamorro men who lost their lives at the site in 1944, where defeated occupational forces from Japan bound and...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with the Indonesian Navy commenced the 24th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia exercise with the arrival of the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) with elements from 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Jakarta, Aug...

MANILA, Philippines -- Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. John C. Aquilino visited the Philippines August 7 to 9 to meet with Philippine military and political leaders and to underscore U.S. commitment to the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific region.Adm. Aquilino assumed command of the Pacific...

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A delegation from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), led by Air Vice Marshall Pongsawat Jantasarn and Pacific Air Forces senior leaders, visited Goodfellow Air Force Base to learn more about the base’s growing international intelligence training program Aug. 2.The...

TOKYO, Japan -- Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, met with U.S. and Japanese senior leaders here Aug. 6 and 7 as part of his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region as the commander. Brown visited Japan to affirm the strength of the alliance and shared commitment to...