EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing tested a new arctic survival kit for the F-35A Lightning II in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 5.A team of Airmen from the 356th Fighter Squadron, F-35 Program Integration Office, 354th Operation Support Squadron...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- More than 40 senior enlisted leaders and civilians from across the Eleventh Air Force attended a two-day workshop centered around group discussions of best practices and strategies focused on resiliency at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6 and 7,...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the pacific. The process is a coordinated...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 13, for a port visit.Boxer ARG and the 11th MEU are on the return leg of a Western Pacific deployment after leaving San Diego...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military capabilities allotted to the region illustrate that the Indo-Pacific is the focus of the U.S. military's main effort, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Tokyo.Army Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke today to Japanese and American reporters at the conclusion of a...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) completed ordnance handling training with USS Asheville (SSN 758) while the submarine was moored alongside, Nov. 11.Land’s crew demonstrated their ability to transfer ordnance and provide hotel services to a submarine...

KADENA, Japan -- The U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) kicked off their largest bilateral exercise, ANNUALEX, in the Sea of Japan Nov. 11.ANNUALEX is a bilateral training exercise between the Navy and JMSDF conducted to practice and evaluate interoperability elements...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena hosted an annual U.S. Forces Japan Joint Bilateral Senior Enlisted Symposium for American and Japanese military leaders from all branches of service of both nations.More than 50 members gathered for a two-day discussion forum on the growing adversarial...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a memorial run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii on November 12 to honor Marines and sailors from the battalion who died during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.According to 1st Lt. Daniel...

PERTH, Australia -- Mine countermeasure and explosive ordnance disposal professionals from five countries met at an opening ceremony for the 19th iteration of Exercise Dugong, Nov 11.Dugong 2019 brings mine warfare and dive teams from United States of America, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom,...