14 August 2018 Warrior Leaders Meet with Dongducheon City Mayor DONGDUCHEON, Republic of Korea -- The mayor of Dongducheon City, which is home to Camp Casey, and 2ID/RUCD commanding general met for the first time to discuss ways to enhance partnership between local citizens and U.S. Soldiers.Both leaders expressed their mutual goal of maintaining a strong...
13 August 2018 RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3 Commences EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment begins Aug. 9 and continues through Aug. 24, 2018.Flight operations will be located over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex...
13 August 2018 Secretary of the Air Force Visits Eielson Airmen, Flies with Aggressors EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited with Airmen from 354th Fighter Wing Aug. 10 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Wilson spoke to Airmen, civilians and families during a town hall about the new National Defense Strategy and the importance of being...
13 August 2018 374th MDG Hosts Joint Bilateral Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Training 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...
13 August 2018 Welcome to the Jungle Warfare Training Center 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...
13 August 2018 Naval Aviation Enterprise Boots on the Ground Complete Visit to FDNF in Japan 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...
13 August 2018 Face of Defense: Vietnam Native Finds Success in U.S. Army 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...
10 August 2018 US, Malaysia Commence 24th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise 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...
10 August 2018 U.S. Service Members, Japanese Dignitaries, Chamorros Observe Chaguian Massacre Memorial in Yigo 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...
10 August 2018 USS Rushmore Arrives in Jakarta, Kicks off 24th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia Exercise 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...