ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard Cutters Stratton and Waesche set sail Wednesday for months-long deployments to opposite ends of the Pacific. With their departure, all four of the national security cutters homeported in Alameda are currently on patrol.The crew aboard the Waesche departed for a...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accomplished a rare maintenance achievement, June 7, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 374th AMXS, received a black-letter status after receiving zero discrepancies.This is a feat...

CAIRNS, Australia -- Humanitarian public health and disaster response professionals located throughout the Oceania region gathered at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, for the Health and Humanitarian Action in Emergencies (HHAE) course, June 3-14.HHAE is a two-week course developed by the...

IE SHIMA, Okinawa, Japan -- As the wind swept through the tall green grass in an open field on the Ie Shima coast line, a group of Marines stood in anticipation as they watched a bundle soar across the bright sky. Guided by the Joint Precision Air Drop System, the package piloted itself onto the...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- As part of a furthering of the relationship between the U.S. Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), a sailor assigned to Commander Task Force 70 was invited to, and attended, the Lead Leaders Leadership Course at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand.“The idea for...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 19-2, a training exercise hosted at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, began June 6 and is scheduled to continue through June 21.RF-A is held several times each year and typically involves allied nation's air forces in collaboration and...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Canadian Army Warrant Officer Kyle Ho is a combat engineer with Canadian Maneuver Training Center and is participating in Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from June 14-28. Ho is a native of Wainwright, Alberta, Canada but was originally...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in a cooperative deployment with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Izumo (DH-183), JS Murasame (DD-101) and JS Akebono (DD-108) June 10-12.Reagan, Akebono, Izumo and...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- The Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command have announced their participation in Exercise Khaan Quest 2019, scheduled to be held at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia from June 14 through June 28, 2019.Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise...

WASHINGTON -- The Army is adding a year to overseas tours for some Soldiers heading to Europe and Japan, as part of an effort to boost readiness and reduce moves.Under the new policy, which applies to permanent change-of-station orders published after June 14, tours for Soldiers who have no...