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U.S. Army's Top Pacific Commander Visits Chile
April 17, 2015 — Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, or USARPAC,conducted an official visit with the Chilean army at the invitation of theChilean army commander, Gen. Humberto Oviedo,... MORE

Asia-Pacific Shift Creates Opportunities, Security Needs
April 16, 2015 — The Defense Department’s ongoing rebalance to the thriving Asia-Pacific region comes with many opportunities and a few pressing requirements: to upgrade security relationships, maintain specific... MORE

18th Wing Conducted Large Scale Fuel Response Exercise
April 16, 2015 — The 18th Mission Support Group along with the 18th Civil Engineer Group and 18thMedical Group conducted a triennial fuel spill response exercise here April15.The exercise not only met the Defense... MORE

Asymmetric Threat Division Trains 18th Security Forces Squadron on High Risk Response
April 16, 2015 — Instructors from the Asymmetric Threat Division of Analytic Services providedthe 18th Security Forces Squadron with a five-day Pacific Air Forces High RiskResponse Training here April 6 through 10.The... MORE

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Returns to Singapore
April 15, 2015 — The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) returned to Singapore April 15 after a two-month stint operating in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Singapore is the maintenance and logistics hub... MORE

Eielson Air Force Base Retains Aggressor Mission
April 15, 2015 — Air Force officials announced April 14 that Eielson Air Force Base will retainthe 18th Aggressor Squadron and its assigned 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon aggressoraircraft.The aggressors are currently based... MORE

Submarine Group 7 Participates in Simulated Submarine Casualty Exercise
April 15, 2015 — Sailors attached to Submarine Group 7 and the Indonesian navy (TNI-AL) participated in training for Simulated Submarine Casualty Exercise (SMASHEX) in Surabaya, Indonesia, April 13.SMASHEX is a table... MORE

Marines Arrive Down Under to Train with Australian Counterparts
April 15, 2015 — Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 12 at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin Australia. The... MORE

Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital Trains for Simulated Ebola Case
April 15, 2015 — Medical personnel from the Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital (BAACH)along with the Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP) recentlyparticipated in a Highly Infectious Disease Full... MORE

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Rescues Distressed Mariners off Guam
April 14, 2015 — Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 conducted a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation and retrieved five distressed mariners west of Apra Harbor on U.S. Naval Base Guam April 11.HSC-25... MORE

Combined Philippine-US Force Continues Humanitarian Efforts in Panay
April 14, 2015 — The Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, located on the island of Panay, completed a three-day cooperative health engagement with a train-the-trainer first responder medical course as... MORE

Kadena Air Base Conducts Joint Non-combatant Evacuation Operation Exercise with U.S. Navy and Army
April 14, 2015 — Members from the Air Force, Navy and Army processed 150 families whileparticipating in a joint Non-combatant Evacuation Operation exercise here April8.In an Okinawa-wide NEO, evacuees may have to go... MORE

ROK Army Surgeon General Visits 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion
April 13, 2015 — A UH-60 Black Hawk hovered above a placid lake at LZ Elbow, a field site, in South Korea. Strong wind from the propellers stirred the gentle lake violently. From the aircraft, a hoist was lowered down... MORE

Foreign Officer Shares Rewards of Academy Exchange
April 13, 2015 — In 2001, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Kazuto Ueda, then a cadet at Japan's National Defense Academy (NDA), visited the U.S. Air Force Academy for a week.Never in his wildest dreams did he think... MORE

Vital Platoon Exercise Evaluation
April 13, 2015 — The smoke is still rising. You lay awkwardly where you thought you were when it happened. It’s dark with just a little bit starlight for you to see your hands. All you know is that everything hurts,... MORE

Future Is in Asia-Pacific Region, Carter Says
April 13, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanked U.S. troops at Osan Air Base, South Korea, for their service and spoke to them about the importance of the Asia-Pacific region.Traveling on his first official... MORE

War Hero Revisits Road to Healing
April 13, 2015 — It's been 20 years since Col. Cirilito Sobejana, the Armed Forces of thePhilippines (AFP) Philippine Army G3, visited Tripler Army Medical Center(TAMC).During his first visit, a then Capt. Sobejana,... MORE

ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Response Workshop in Malaysia APR 9-10
April 10, 2015 — Humanitarian assistance and Disaster response was the focusas Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) members metin Kuala Lumpur April 9-10. The workshopdiscussed how to... MORE

Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) and the Singapore-U.S. Strategic Partnership
April 10, 2015 — Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, was an extraordinary strategic thinker whose counsel on foreign policy was sought by leaders around the world. Central to his strategic view was his... MORE

Carter, South Korea President Reaffirm Alliance
April 10, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with South Korea President Park Geun-hye in Seoul and reaffirmed the strength and importance of the enduring alliance between the United States and South Korea,... MORE