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Navy Reserves Celebrate Centennial in Korea during Exercise Key Resolve
March 4, 2015 — Navy Reserve personnel assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the Navy Reserve while forward deployed for the annual Foal Eagle... MORE

Frank Cable Holds Tour for Japan House of Councillors Members
March 4, 2015 — Seventeen members of the Japanese House of Councillors (JHC), equivalent to the U.S. Senate, toured the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Sasebo, Japan, March 2.The delegation included the... MORE

SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 2, 2015) - Capt. Mark Benjamin, right, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), explains his ship's history, capabilities, and functions to members of the Japanese House of Councilors (JHC). The members of the JHC came aboard to acquire knowledge about the role and function of the ships and facilities of Sasebo to aid in discussing issues related to the Japan-US alliance. Frank Cable, deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Royal Australian Air Force Aircrew Complete Basic Training in Growler
March 4, 2015 — Five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew personnel graduated from basic training at Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler Fleet Replacement Squadron, during a... MORE

USS Hawaii Participates in Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
March 4, 2015 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) participated in the 2015 Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of their... MORE

Marines Join Kadena Airmen for Contingency Exercise
March 4, 2015 — Civil engineer Airmen and combat engineer Marines participated in a jointairfield damage and repair contingency exercise held at Kadena Air Base on Feb.26, 2015.Joint forces from the 172nd and 171st... MORE

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Feb. 26, 2015) - 18th Civil Engineer Group Airmen and 172nd and 171st Engineering Company Marines unfold a fiber glass mat during a joint airfield damage and repair contingency exercise. The Airmen and Marines worked together in order to repair a 50 foot crater on a mock runway.

Frank Cable Sailors Visit Sakuraga Oka
March 4, 2015 — Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) attended a community service event at the Sakuraga Oka Challenge Home (SOCH), March 3.The SOCH is a resident home... MORE

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Practices English Skills with Misawa Sailors
March 4, 2015 — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers practiced English with Sailors at Naval Air Facility Misawa Feb. 26.The soldiers participated in physical training and other activities while being verbally... MORE

US, Australian, Indonesian Navies Commemorate WWII Battle of Sunda Strait Aboard USS Sampson
March 3, 2015 — Senior officials from the United States, Australia and Indonesia paid their respects to the crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) during a wreath laying ceremony March 1, commemorating... MORE

In this file photo, the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), operates in the Java Sea while supporting the Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501.

3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Practices Non-combatant Evacuation
March 3, 2015 — Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade picked up close to 60 refugees from a muddy field by Dillingham Airfield on the North Shore... MORE

Korean, U.S. Soldiers Brave Cold, Test Medical Skills
March 3, 2015 — On a small military airfield about 20 miles south of the border that separates North and South Korea, Soldiers from South Korea's and America's armies have gathered in windy and cool conditions to... MORE

YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Feb. 26, 2015) - South Korean medical soldiers carry a simulated American casualty during a training exercise with Soldiers from 65th Medical Brigade and other elements of the U.S. Eighth Army near Yangju. The purpose of the combined Korea-U.S. military exercise was to synchronize medical operations in the event of a mass casualty situation caused by chemical or biological munitions.

US Marines Demonstrate Capabilities to Malaysian Armed Forces
March 3, 2015 — Members of the Malaysian armed forces, alongside Malaysian and U.S. government officials, observed a theater security cooperation event with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit here Feb. 27.The... MORE

Working Together to Forge a Stronger Bond
March 3, 2015 — Twenty-four U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members met for the first timeat Yokota's Enlisted Club for the start of the 2015 noncommissioned officerexchange program Feb. 17, 2015.The 10-day... MORE

Fil-Am Soldier sees historical 70th Anniversary of Corregidor thru Today's Partnership
March 2, 2015 — "Freedom isn't free," U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class ArvinLayugan told Mike Enriquez of Philippine radio station DZBB 594KHZ during a Feb.27, interview broadcast to millions of listeners while speaking... MORE

File photo on 70th Commemoration Retaking Island by Allies.

Japanese Leaders Visit 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command
March 2, 2015 — Leaders from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) paid a visit to the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) here Feb. 27.Brig. Gen. JB Burton, the... MORE

In this file photo, Brig. Gen. JB Burton, the commanding general of the 20th CBRNE Command, welcomes leaders from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force to his headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Malaysian Armed Forces and Delegates Visit USS Bonhomme Richard
March 2, 2015 — Malaysian Armed Forces and delegates from the State of Sabah, Malaysia, visited the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary... MORE

Remarks on Northeast Asia
March 2, 2015 — Well, good morning to you all. And thanks especially to Bill Burns for that really lovely introduction. It’s nice to see that there really is life after the State Department. (Laughter.) For your... MORE

Spartans Fly High with Northern Neighbors
March 2, 2015 — Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and paratroopers with the Canadian army celebrated a recent partnership jump with a wing exchange ceremony... MORE

Bonhomme Richard Sailors and Marines Partner with Community for Community Relations Project
March 2, 2015 — More than 40 Sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) teamed up with city council workers and local volunteers to help beautify Likas Bay Public Park, Feb. 24... MORE

Navy Aviation Electronic Attack Squadron Participates in Cope North
February 27, 2015 — Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 is participating in the two-week Cope North 2015 Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16-27.Cope North is a multilateral training exercise conducted... MORE

Exercise Spartan Pegasus Demonstrates Joint Military Partnership
February 27, 2015 — Paratroopers, with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, performed the largest U.S. airborne mission north of the Arctic Circle in more than a decade... MORE

DEADHORSE, Alaska (Feb. 26, 2015) - A paratrooper, with U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, leaps from the tailgate of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Spartan Pegasus