YIGO, Guam -- Aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, in partnership with the Guam Fire Department, rescued five hikers who were stranded atop a cliff while hiking up a stream to the Cetti Bay waterfall in Guam, April 15.The hikers called 911 on the evening of April 14 when severe...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise Golden Raven 18-01 was a unique opportunity for the 354th Fighter Wing to integrate with the 168th Wing (WG) and conduct a training exercise that supported the Tanker Task Force mission, as well as to deploy personnel and cargo in support of contingency...

PORT KELANG, Malaysia -- U.S. and partner nation personnel participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Port Kelang, April 16.The Pacific Partnership mission in Malaysia will feature medical exchanges, civil engineering projects,...

DARWIN, Australia -- Cruising at altitude, hidden from sight by distance, Air Force bomber crews have the birds-eye view of the battlefield.Whether in the mountains of Afghanistan or desert plains, when operating close to friendly forces on the ground, the teams rely on the help from liaison...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Forty seven Soldiers from the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC), 8th Theater Sustainment Command, redeployed from supporting missions in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. Army Central Command’s area of Operation on April 13, 2018.In what could...

WANAKA, New Zealand -- “We got out of our F-16 Fighting Falcons and the amount of support we received from the Kiwis was awesome,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. “We had a lot of positive interactions with the community; they welcomed us with open...

KOROR, Palau -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission, concluded aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) in the Republic of Palau, April 14.More than 134 military personnel from the...

PELELIU, Palau -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and Japanese Self-Defense Force held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Peleliu Peace Memorial Park to remember the service members who lost their lives at the Battle of Peleliu, April 12.Considered the bitterest battle of World War II for U.S. Marines,...

CHANGI, Singapore – Service members and partner nation personnel participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), arrived in Changi, Singapore on April 13 for a port call.During the visit, the crew will conduct routine maintenance,...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena honored fallen American and Filipino servicemen killed during the Bataan Death March with the 5th annual Bataan Memorial Death March, held April 7, 2018, at Kadena Air Base.The memorial march is held to give participants an idea what servicemembers dealt with...