MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cheers fill the ballroom as Senior Master Sgt. Paul Riley, the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight chief, walks across the stage. He greets the Japanese leaders and presenters with a bow, instead of the typical handshake. Riley flashes a smile as he receives the...

YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- Two medical staff officers from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and a medical assistant petty officer from the British Army helped a Yapese patient who experienced a medical emergency during Pacific Partnership 2018 in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia,...

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of India and the United States of America on the occasion of the 15th Meeting of the India-U.S. Working Group on Counterterrorism: Begin Text: The 15th meeting of the India-U.S. Counterterrorism Joint Working Group was held in New...

HONG KONG -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit March 27 after a stretch of operations as part of a deployment in the Indo-Pacific.The visit is meant to allow the crew to experience the culture of Hong Kong, engage with the local community, and...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis welcomed Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to the Pentagon today, March 26, 2018, for a meeting to discuss areas of mutual interest to their nations.“I believe our two nations have an opportunity -- perhaps even a once-in-a-generation...

INDIAN OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG), led by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of its regularly scheduled deployment.At the direction of U.S. 7th Fleet, TRCSG will conduct a variety of operations, including...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Ten Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen from the 2nd Fighter Wing at Chitose Air Base, Japan, took part in the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 21.Stemming back to 1995, the semi-annual exchange program strengthens bilateral ties by...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and the U.S. Coast Guard began joint maritime security patrols designed to reduce and eliminate illegal fishing in the Western Pacific, March 26.The guided-missile destroyer and embarked Coast Guard personnel began a mission called the Oceania Maritime...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, chief master sergeant, is an elite tier of enlisted professionals that provide a unique and vital service to the force.To help new chief master sergeants in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) prepare for their new...

YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- The Pacific Partnership 2018 medical team from the U.S., United Kingdom and Japan began the first of more than a dozen health engagements in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia at Nimgil Clinic and Yap Memorial Hospital, March 22-23.More than 35 sailors,...