WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper welcomed South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, reaffirming the strength of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, during an enhanced honor cordon and bilateral meeting at the Pentagon today.The robust partnership between the two nations underpins security...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of Team Misawa attended the annual Range Day event hosted by the 35th Operations Group at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 9, 2020.Range Day is a bilateral demonstration featuring both ground and air operations between U.S. and Japan Air...

WASHINGTON -- For the U.S. territory of Guam, situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the isolation can be challenging when help is needed. The U.S. Naval Hospital there is part of the emergency response network and accepts emergent cases on a regular basis if it is the closest hospital. But...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- More than 100 First Corps Soldiers returned Oct. 1 from the Indo-Pacific Theater of operations 100% COVID-free after a four-week series of Joint Force exercises.Ultimately, close coordination with host nations, prudent medical advice, and discipline across the...

OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing showcased expeditionary advanced basing capabilities Oct. 7 to 8, 2020 as part of Exercise Noble Fury 21, from Okinawa to Ie Shima and across surrounding waters.Demonstrating the ability to dominate a...

SAN DIEGO - The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) crew had extra cause to celebrate the Navy’s birthday this year, as the ship returned to San Diego, Oct. 13, from a successful nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Paul Hamilton departed Naval Base...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is integrated into training on Okinawa, and it is already changing the way the Marines envision motor transportation.The JLTV will cut down thousands of hours of annual maintenance and allow Marines to drive to remote locations with minimal...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials announced yesterday the awarding of $600 million in contracts to 15 prime contractors to perform testing and evaluation of 5G technologies at five military installations across the United States, said the acting undersecretary of defense for research and...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 2 during integrated operations in the South China Sea beginning Oct. 12.U.S. Naval forces routinely operate alongside regional allies and...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Maintenance Group awarded the title of Dedicated Crew Chief to 29 maintainers in a ceremony Oct. 9, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.354th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronIn the aircraft maintenance world the Dedicated Crew Chief, or DCC, is a title...