JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen earned the title of Best Warrior in the state-level 2020 Best Warrior competition here Sept. 4-7 and will be continuing on to the regional competition.The winners of this year’s competition are Spc. Delany Pletsch, 1st...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy will establish a new Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, beginning in academic year 2021-2022.This partnership between the Navy and University of Hawaii at Manoa marks the first time the NROTC program is available to college...

CAMP KENGUN, Japan -- 17th Field Artillery Brigade participated in the opening ceremony of Orient Shield 2019 as the U.S. Army's Multi-Domain Task Force here, Sept. 5, 2019.Soldiers, assigned to the MDTF, stood in formation next to the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's newly...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet recently organized a team of joint warfighters during a wargame held at the Naval War College.Led by Adm. J.C. Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Global 11 was a continuation of the Navy's ongoing Global wargaming series designed to assess...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army's 99th Mountain Brigade officially began exercise Yudh Abhyas 19 with an opening ceremony at Watkins Field here, Sept. 5, 2019.The joint training opportunity partners the two allied armies as...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted an Assault Amphibious Vehicle subject matter expert exchange with the Philippine Marine Corps and Navy in order to further develop a shared understanding of amphibious operations. The...

SAN DIEGO -- Rear Adm. Wendy Malcolm, Head Maritime Systems within the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), visited Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC), August 28.Malcolm, who was appointed Head Maritime Systems in December 2018, scheduled this trip to...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- "Fire mission!" resonates throughout the small encampment of U.S. Soldiers. The quick-reacting crewmembers at the mortar position respond in unison, "Fire mission!" A small team of three scramble like a well-orchestrated NASCAR pit crew.Yet for some, this is their first time firing...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted service members from the Sri Lanka air force for Airman-to-Airman talks here, Aug. 19-22.The multi-day event marked the third A2A talks between the United States and Sri Lanka.A2A talks are jointly held discussions between United...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Wind sways heavy brush in the dry fields of the Yakima Training Center, while Guardsmen from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Brigade watch over Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting a live fire exercise during Rising Thunder, Sept. 1.Rising Thunder is an annual exercise...