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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

In this file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off for a sortie from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

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

TAPAZ, Philippines (Apr. 9, 2015) - Armed Forces of the Philippines engineers, from the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, and U.S. Marine engineers, from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, are 'shoulder-to-shoulder' as they pass buckets filled with concrete for placement at Don Joaquin Elementary School during Balikatan 2015. The engineers, part of the Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force located on the island of Panay, are constructing two classrooms at the school. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

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

In this file photo, a Soldier from the Company C, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Ahn, a ROKA surgeon general, April 8, at the Super Hangar on Camp Humphreys in South Korea. Ahn was their to view the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion's medevac capabilities.

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

In this file photo, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Kazuto Ueda teaches military strategy and operations during a Japanese language class at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. Every year, the Academy and Japan's National Defense Academy exchange an officer to teach military and strategic studies for two years. Ueda, the Academy's 17th Japanese exchange officer, arrived in 2013.

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

In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter speaks to a crowd of service members April 9, 2015, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Carter briefly spoke about the importance of the United States' role in Asia before taking questions from the crowd.

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

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shares a laugh with Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during a meeting in Singapore, June 2, 2007. Gates was in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

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

In this photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2015. Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the future force and the rebalance to the Pacific.

US, Republic of Korea Navies Enhance MCM Capabilities during Foal Eagle
April 10, 2015 — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies conducted a successful mine countermeasures exercise March 30 - April 11 as part of Foal Eagle 2015.The bilateral training is designed to increase readiness... MORE

WATERS SOUTH OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, (April 8, 2015) - Sailors from the mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) lower a mine neutralization vehicle into position on the ship's fantail, after mine sweeping training in waters south of the Korean peninsula. Chief is participating in Exercise Foal Eagle 2015, a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Hawaii Snipers Train in High Angle Shooting
April 10, 2015 — Scout sniper platoon with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted high angle live fire training April 8-9, 2015, on top of Ulupau Crater at Range 10 aboard Marine Corps Base... MORE

MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii (Apr. 8, 2015) - Marine scout snipers with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct high angle shooting on Range 10 aboard. The training was different from their typical flat level or slight elevation ranges. The high angle is considered anything 30 degrees or greater.

Leaders Discuss U.S.-South Korea Relations
April 10, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with South Korea’s National Security Advisor Director Kim Kwan-jin in Seoul to reaffirm the U.S.-South Korea alliance, according to a Defense Department statement... MORE