JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The United States and Sri Lanka will conduct humanitarian assistance engagements during Pacific Angel 2018 (PAC ANGEL) , Aug. 13-18, 2018.PAC ANGEL is an annual joint and combined humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) engagement that includes...

NAVAL BASE GUAM -- Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 and members of the Australian Army began the biennial unit level training event, Pyrocrab, on U.S. Naval Base Guam August 6.The training focuses on building closer relationships...

WASHINGTON -- The current international order has been a boon for the nations of Southeast Asia, and the United States is working to ensure the nations of the region and world continue to enjoy the benefits of that order, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs said...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David H. Berger relinquished his duties as commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, or MARFORPAC, to Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta at a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug. 8, 2018.While at MARFORPAC, Berger served...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time at Kadena Air Base, joint live-fire training between the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and Japanese Self-Defense Force (JASDF) firefighters from Naha Air Base occurred as part of a new knowledge exchange agreement, August 7, 2018.Previously, the training...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. and Indian Air Force Airmen completed a Security Forces Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) July 23- 28, 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.Security Forces SMEEs are part of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Theater Security Cooperation Program, a multi-national...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Nearly a dozen Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 715th Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater (MIB-T) provided support to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 25th Infantry Division (ID) during its Validation Exercise...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Department of Defense issued a fundamental change July 12, 2018, to its policy on the transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits.Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to transfer those benefits will be limited to service...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team participated in the Farnborough International Air Show, the world’s largest aerospace industry event, held bi-annually in Farnborough, United Kingdom, from July 15-22.During the trip, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and partners responded to several cases through the weekend in the Main Hawaiian Islands.Responders from Maui, Oahu, and Canada ensured the safety of four mariners in three separate cases.Station Maui, Maui County Fire Department and Pride of Maui crews rescued a...