HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Japan and U.S. armed forces will conduct training exercise Northern Viper at Hokudaien and Yausubetsu Training Areas in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan from Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 2020.The forces will conduct a bilateral, combined arms exercise and live-fire training in conjunction...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While there are many career paths in the United States Army that are often found in the spot light, there are also many career paths that remain in the shadows, but are of equal importance. Some paths require 24-hour operations, sacrifice in lieu of holidays and extreme attention...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are leaving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii after participating in Sentry Aloha 20-1 Jan. 8-22, 2020.Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of exercises hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) enabling tailored, cost...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, hosted the 2020 Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award (CINC IEA) selection board for a site inspection Jan. 12 through 15, 2020.According to the CINC IEA fact sheet, then-President Ronald Reagan...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Soldiers and airmen here honored Martin Luther King Jr. by completing an overnight 54-mile march--the same distance of the protest march King led from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama, in 1965.More than 120 participants, divided among 10 teams, began the march on the evening of Jan...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The older deicing trucks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, weren’t engineered with anchor points on top for mechanics to tether themselves with a fall-protection harness in case they slip. Thanks to a civilian Airman with a passion for Air Force...

KURE, Japan -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Kure, Jan. 22, for a port visit.This is Land’s first visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure. The ship last visited Japan in May 2018.“It’s great to be back in Japan,” said Capt. Michael Luckett, Land’s...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- For eight days, life was a grueling blur for a special group of new students. Although these elite ‘scholars’ had triumphed many tests previously, they were put to the ultimate challenge here: passing the 51st Security Forces Squadron’s Combat Readiness Course at...

7th FLEET, Japan -- Aviators assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed carrier qualifications aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Jan. 21.America regularly conducts flight operations with VMM-265(REIN) to...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and its maritime partners kicked off operations for the multilateral exercise Sea Dragon 2020, Jan 20.Maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Commander Task Force (CTF) 72 will train with units from the U.S., Royal Australian Air Force...