EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- As RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 approaches its halfway mark, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) continues to be the center of all the action.The 77,000 square mile airspace is the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Proving that music transcends language barriers, musicians from the U.S. and Japanese navies practiced in Hawaii this week to prepare to perform for audiences in Vietnam and Palau this summer during the annual Pacific Partnership, a multinational...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Solhjem, U.S. Army chief of chaplains, and Sgt. Maj. Ralph Martinez, U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental sergeant major, visited U.S. Army Pacific Soldiers April 29 – May 3, Honolulu, Hawaii.The Spiritual Readiness Initiative was introduced while...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From April 4 to 29, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) instructors teamed up with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) to conduct vessel boarding operations training with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to enhance its maritime law enforcement...

We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand -- Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) aircraft and personnel will combine to participate in day and nighttime flying exercises in New Zealand later this month.While in New Zealand, MC-130J aircraft and USAF personnel will train...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a phone call today with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Suh Wook to discuss the security environment on the Korean peninsula.The two leaders strongly condemned yesterday’s ballistic missile launch by the Democratic...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- In April 2022, Rear. Adm. Michael Donnelly, Commander, Task Force 70, congratulated Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) on the ship’s selection as the winner of the 2021 Battle Effectiveness Award from Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet for Carrier Strike Group...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) recently donated five intensive care unit (ICU) beds to the provincial government of Batanes to support local COVID-19 and disaster response efforts throughout the province.The ICU beds, which are valued at more...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- For almost two years, National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from all across the United States supported COVID-19 response efforts, and the Hawaii National Guard (HING) was no exception.The HING tapped Citizen Soldier Col. Mark Young to lead Joint Task Force Medical when it stood up...