OKINAWA, Japan -- The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama Sakura 81, an annual command post exercise, Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2021 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa and Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki, Japan. The 3D MEB’s and...

WASHINGTON -- Advancing U.S. security through partnerships and alliances with other nations was the topic discussed by two combatant command leaders at Saturday's Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.Navy Adm. John Aquilino, commander of...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted their 3rd annual luncheon at Osan Air Base, Nov. 24, 2021. This education conference was established in 2018 to help educate junior service members on the importance of the Republic of Korea (ROK)-US alliance...

SAN DIEGO -- This week, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet is hosting the mid-planning conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma.Participants from all countries scheduled for RIMPAC 2022 are in attendance at the weeklong conference that affords attendees the...

WASHINGTON -- "China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California today, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."China is a challenge to the United States and all democracies, but America and its allies will rise to...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for a dynamic force employment deployment, December 3, 2021.During the deployment the U.S. Air Force will...

DAVAO CITY, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines --The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Defense (DOD), delivered close to Php26.4 million ($528,000) worth of medical supplies and resources to bolster Davao City’s COVID-19...

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JAPAN -- The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11) is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps during Resolute Dragon 21 in Japan, Dec. 4 - 16.“The crew of USNS Puerto Rico is proud to work with the Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force on our maiden deployment and our first port...

WASHINGTON -- In a complex and changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific, one constant is the ironclad alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today in Seoul.The secretary and Minister of National Defense Suh Wook spoke...