KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force officers from four different units spent the week at Kadena Air Base, Japan, with nine of their Japan Self-Defense Force (JASDF) counterparts exchanging their best practices and reinforcing lessons learned from previous exchanges.The main focus of the event...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- On a frigid Osan afternoon, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) firefighters and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel converged on the flightline to get lifesaving helicopter extraction and familiarity training.U.S. Army Maj. Laura Fryar and Capt. Rebecca...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- By plowing hundreds of inches of snow, keeping Misawa's buildings in top shape and ensuring emergency management programs ran smoothly, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) won the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit (Large Unit) for the Year...

WASHINGTON -- Building alliances and partners are at the crux of Defense Secretary James N. Mattis’ trip to the Indo-Pacific region.Mattis spoke to reporters on his way to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he will meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.“We probably...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Sailors and Marines of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 22 and 23, for the final port call of the ARG/MEU's deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Horn of Africa,...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Sherman (WHEC 720) returned home Tuesday after a 76-day patrol in the Bering Sea.This homecoming was the last time Sherman will return from deployment as the crew prepares to decommission the ship in March, after nearly 50 years of meritorious...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met, Jan 24, 2018 with Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu in Jakarta, their third meeting since Mattis was sworn in a year ago, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Dana W. White, said in a statement.“Mattis noted the importance of the...

BETHEL, Alaska -- The Soldiers of B Company arrived at the Bethel Armory on Jan. 18, greeted by blistering winds and sub-zero temperatures. They began cold weather training by setting up three arctic 10-man tents, which they would sleep in later that evening.Soldiers practiced digging stakes into...

SASEBO, Japan -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 23, to conduct its second day of a Ready for Sea Assessment following the completion of a four-month in port maintenance period.The assessment, which requires a day of at-sea operations, takes...

Press Gaggle by Secretary Mattis En Route to Indonesia...