21 September 2018 Osan Remembers POW/MIA Service Members OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Team Osan hosted a 24-hour vigil run and remembrance ceremony to commemorate prisoner of war and missing in action military members, Sept. 20-21, 2018.National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed every third Friday in September. According to the Defense POW/MIA...
21 September 2018 JGSDF Members Work with U.S. Soldiers, Gain Personal Development Skills through CO-OP Program CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Nine members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force concluded a 10-week cooperative work program Sept. 14 alongside U.S. Army Japan Soldiers here, allowing both sides to gain career and personal development skills, the program's lead noncommissioned officer said."The CO-OP...
21 September 2018 Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group Thailand Celebrates 65 Anniversary; Commemorates POW/MIA Day U.S. Embassy Consulate in Thailand -- The Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group Thailand (JUSMAGTHAI) held its 65th Anniversary celebration today, along with a commemoration honoring the U.S. National Prisoner of War / Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Day.U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies and General Ponpipaat...
20 September 2018 Bilateral Exercise Enhances Readiness Through Fundamentals CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade practiced climbing techniques and fired each nation’s weapon systems, Sept. 19, 2018, at Chaubattia Military Station, India, as part of Exercise Yudh...
20 September 2018 Joint Task Force Introduces New Shallow-water Mine Capability during Valiant Shield ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Valiant Shield kicked off its seventh field training exercise, Sept. 17, and returned with the third demonstration of a joint-force series, coined “Quickstrike,” but this time with updated capability postured to improve precision and warfighter welfare across...
20 September 2018 Iwakuni City Local Leadership Walk to Show Unity IWAKUNI City, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCAS) and Iwakuni City leadership participated in the ninth Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 19, 2018.The purpose of the event was to display and strengthen the existing relationship between the air station and Iwakuni...
20 September 2018 Criminal Investigator Marines Polish Their Skills in Forensic Gathering, Analyzing CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Tactical site exploitation (TSE) is an investigative task in which Marines go into a possible enemy location, search for, and gather as much forensic material as possible in a constrained amount of time. The limited time is because it is usually conducted in hostile...
20 September 2018 They'll be Coming Down the Building When They Come KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Something about heights makes many people a little nervous. For some, the fear of the fall causes the butterflies to flutter; for others, the thought of the sudden stop at the end creates a fair amount of anxiety. For firefighters, though, how far away the ground is doesn’t...
19 September 2018 U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Weapons Knowledge during Exercise Yudh Abhyas CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, held a weapons demonstration at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 18, 2018.During the demonstration, soldiers learned the specifications and firing...
19 September 2018 USAF Surgeon General in China: ‘We Have Empowered Our Youngest Airmen to Solve Problems’ Xi’an, China – The U.S. Air Force Surgeon General addressed a multinational audience of medical professionals here Sept. 18, 2018 as part of the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 18.Lieutenant General Dorothy Hogg’s presentation, ‘Leveraging Change Management to Steer the Air Force Medical...