MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., traveled to the Philippines May 15 to 17 to meet with senior officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF).“Our relationship with the Philippines is one of our most...

CORDOVA, Alaska -- Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, visited Cordova, Alaska, May 19-22 to meet with local civil authorities and the Native Village of Eyak as part of an outreach engagement in Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge.“Alaska is a strategic location. Navy...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- The California Air National Guard’s 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Fresno, California, teamed up with the several units from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to conduct bilateral training during Exercise Diamond Storm May 6-26,...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- As diplomacy efforts work to denuclearize North Korea, military exercises in the south are continuing on a smaller scale to maintain readiness.So far this year, U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted over 100 exercises, said Gen. Robert Abrams, who oversees all American...

ASAN, Guam -- In observance of National Maritime Day, local and military officials, along with members of the maritime community, gathered to honor the nation’s merchant mariners and seafarers in Guam May 22.The day’s events began with a proclamation signing by Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero at the...

APRA HARBOR, Guam -- In a first of its kind event, maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States arrived in Guam, May 22, to conduct cooperative maritime training in exercise Pacific Vanguard.Pacific Vanguard brings together more than 3,000 Sailors from four...

CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- U.S. Navy and Army servicemembers, assigned to Pacific Partnership 2019, along with their partner nation counterparts from the Royal Thai Armed Forces conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new library at the Ban Surasak School, May...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While the Indo-Pacific region is mostly ocean, land forces are crucial to ensure it remains free and open so nations can prosper, the region's top U.S. Army officer said Tuesday.For 70-plus years, the region has flourished under an international rules-based order that allows...

SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Thai military and civilian personnel joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief knowledge exchange during PP19’s final stop in Sattahip, May 20.During the seminar, medical professionals from partner nations focused on different...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army Futures Command is developing new mission command concepts that will enable Soldiers and robots to operate as effective teams in the future.Mission command is the Army's philosophy of command and a warfighting function that promotes freedom and speed of action...