PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The growing security environment in the Pacific demands now more than ever that like-minded nations join forces to build trust and collective strength to ensure a continuing free and open Pacific for all nations. It is my honor to be standing side-by-side with capable,...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group entered the South China Sea, Aug. 14, and conducted maritime air defense operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.The strike group – USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Mustin (DDG 89),...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, concluded Aug. 14, 2020.Flying participants completed roughly 560 sorties and racked up approximately 1,500 flying hours which contributed to the pilots gaining the confidence needed to execute combat...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan share common goals in the Indo-Pacific region such as freedom of navigation, economic prosperity within the rules of international law, and deterrence of aggression from nations such as China, Russia and North Korea, as well as from terrorist...

WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Indonesian people as you celebrate your 75th year of independence on August 17.The 75th anniversary is a momentous occasion and a time to recognize the immense strides the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Across the globe, COVID-19 is challenging Airmen to maintain mission effectiveness in new and unique ways. With operations still going at a record pace, support service elements are meeting this challenge with just as much tenacity.Members of the 18th Logistics Readiness...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Dressed in his usual uniform but adding kevlar body armor and a combat helmet, Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Carlos Polidura, a military police Soldier with the Military Police Ground Based Interceptor Security Company at Fort Greely, stood out.His stern...

WASHINGTON -- Conditions-based reopenings have worked well for the Defense Department to date, and the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness anticipates the same stringent requirements will remain in place.Matthew Donovan, whose Pentagon office is the epicenter of DOD's anti-COVID-19...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- After a 1,500-feet leap of faith to the ground, a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman is responsible for directing airstrikes at the right time and place.The three-day flight event was the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron's (ASOS) mid-year progress...

MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the Philippines Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) project that will support the sustainable management of the country’s natural...