CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 (CLR-37) rehearsed distributed command and control and Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations throughout Okinawa during exercise Iron Dragon 22-1, January 23-28, 2022.For CLR-37, the exercise focused on providing...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As he walked alongside his wife down familiar Yomitan streets to buy groceries, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Bodie, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron support NCO in charge, noticed something was wrong.Bodie had noticed sparks beginning to catch fire in the undercarriage of a...

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the 12 U.S. military officers selected to serve as Armed Forces ambassadors in support of the 60th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held virtually March 6-9, 2022. This educational experience for...

CAMP HENRY, Republic of Korea -- The Army needs more than just the latest weaponry to compete on a global basis. The latest in technology plays a key role as well.With that in mind, the Army Field Support Battalion – Northeast Asia, recently completed a major logistics automation system migration to...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Airmen with the 673d Communications Squadron (CS) were critical to the install of a 120-foot-tall High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) antenna tower at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), with the finishing touches slated to be...

PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Rapid ʻōhiʻa death is a new fungal disease caused by two distinct species, Ceratocystis lukuohia and C. huliohia, that attack and kill ʻōhi‘a (Metrosideros polymorpha), the most abundant native tree and important keystone species in the state of Hawai‘i.Pōhakuloa...

CAMP GONZALVES, Japan -- Thick vegetation, nearly vertical slopes and a constant battle with the unknown are just some of the many obstacles faced by students going through the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s (JWTC) reconnaissance and surveillance course.U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Non-destructive inspections (NDI) flight is responsible for diagnosing aircraft structures and maintenance equipment to ensure they are operationally safe and ready for continuous use.“We’re here to verify the structural integrity of the aircraft,” said...

On January 29, 2022 U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Army Gen. Paul LaCamera, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea, spoke with their counterparts in Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), respectively, immediately following the latest ballistic missile launch...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2.The Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measuring (SHAREM)...