JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted their final annual training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter air assault unit earlier this month ahead of their pending transition to becoming part of a larger general...

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- The 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand concluded during a ceremony aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile destroyer USS Antietam (CG 54) at Sattahip Naval Base June 8.The exercise, designed to address shared maritime security...

TINIAN, Guam -- Members of the Tinian Government and local community met with Air Force officials at the Tinian Elementary School, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, during a public hearing for the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Survey for the Tinian Divert fuel pipeline plan,...

PHUKET, Thailand -- The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Phuket, June 8, for a scheduled port visit.The port visit is a chance for Sailors and Marines to relax and enjoy Thailand's culture, cuisine and tropical beaches while...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Dressed in an olive drab flight suit, Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Fitzpatrick, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with 144th Airlift Squadron, stood out like an eagle among lions.Her garb starkly contrasted with the MultiCam and...

SANTA RITA, Guam — Good Samaritans from a merchant vessel, with Coast Guard coordination, rescued three men from an overturned vessel over 70 miles off Yap, Saturday.The crew of the vessel, Frio Mogami, participating in the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System program, recovered the...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, a large-scale field training exercise headquartered at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, began June 6 and is scheduled to continue through June 21.The world-class exercise is held several times each year and is designed to provide participants...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing its latest deployment June 6, 2019.The crew was greeted on the historic submarine piers of Pearl Harbor by a bustling crowd of well-wishers and...

ANDAMAN SEA -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and French navy aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91), and its escort ships conducted drills while sailing through the Bay of Bengal, June 7.Joining Boxer and Charles de Gaulle were French anti-submarine destroyer FS Latouche Treville...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing are no strangers to working around the clock to conduct flying operations. This remains to be true even when they are on temporary duty and participating in back-to-back exercises.Kunsan’s 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" participated...