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Airman Teaches Self-aid and Buddy Care to Students during Pacific Unity 14-8
September 16, 2014 — Maj. Nathaniel Duff is deployed to Papua New Guinea in support of Pacific Unity 14-8, but recently took time out from his duties as the team medic to host a self-aid and buddy care clinic for students... MORE

Japan Self-Defense Forces Join Disaster Preparedness Training
September 16, 2014 — Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Government hosted a series of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drills with the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines on and around Miyako Island... MORE

Exercise Valiant Shield Officially begins on Tinian
September 16, 2014 — U.S. service members spent the past two weeks on Tinian preparing the site for participants in Valiant Shield 2014, which commenced Sept. 15 at various locations on land and in the sea, in and around... MORE

USS Warrior Joins ROK Navy to Commemorate 64th Anniversary of Incheon Landing
September 15, 2014 — Sailors from USS Warrior (MCM 10) joined Republic of Korea navy ships in a naval demonstration and reenactment Sept. 15 to pay tribute to Korean War veterans who fought side-by-side during the Incheon... MORE

Valiant Shield Exercise Kicks Off in Pacific
September 15, 2014 — Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 kicked off with more than 18,000 joint force service members from 30 units, including 200 aircraft and 20 ships in, and around, the island of Guam beginning Sept. 15.The... MORE

Hawaii Army National Guard Conclude Garuda Shield CPX in Indonesia
September 15, 2014 — An annual bilateral command post exercise between the Indonesian Armed Forces or Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) and Hawaii Army National Guard, came to an end with a closing ceremony at Dodiklatpur... MORE

PACANGEL Engineers Build Deeper Bonds, Brighter Futures
September 15, 2014 — Children crowded up against windows and peeked around doors, watching, wide-eyed, as their school nestled in the rural, mountainous outskirts of Nepal was transformed. The lives of more than 2,000... MORE

36 Years Creating Partnerships in the Indo-Asia Pacific
September 15, 2014 — Leaders of 25 armies across the Pacific theater gathered in Dhaka, Bangladesh today for the opening ceremonies of the 38th Pacific Armies Management Seminar. The theme for this year’s event is: “A new... MORE

US Joint Forces Sink Former USS Fresno
September 15, 2014 — Ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned former USS Fresno (LST 1182) at 3:15 p.m. in waters 18,000 feet deep, 215 nautical miles northeast of Guam as part of the exercise Valiant Shield 2014, Sept... MORE

USAF, Indian Air Force Complete Historic Joint Training
September 12, 2014 — Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the Indian Air Force achieved a historic milestone after completing a joint air transportability training sortie Tuesday.Three Indian Air Force Airmen... MORE

Washington Based Frigate Honors Ship's Namesake While Forward Deployed
September 12, 2014 — The crew of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) held a ceremony Sept. 8 to pay tribute to the ship's namesake on the 47th anniversary of his passing.Sgt... MORE

Pediatricians Care for Young Patients of Operation PACANGEL-Nepal
September 12, 2014 — More than an hour's drive along uneven, dirt roads outside a major city is the rural village of Manahari, Nepal, which is where the Shree Rastriya Rotary Secondary School can be found. Hundreds of... MORE

8th Logistics Readiness Squadron Keeps the Pack Moving
September 12, 2014 — Airmen from the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron expeditiously loaded cargo onto 28 long-bed trucks Sept. 7 to 10 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to transport to Osan Air Base in support of 8th... MORE

Hagel: Nation Will Never Forget Lives Lost on 9/11
September 11, 2014 — The men and women of the Defense Department will never forget the lives of 184 Americans lost, their families and the survivors of the act of terror when a hijacked airliner struck the Pentagon on... MORE

I Corps partners with Japan Ground Self Defense Force for Rising Thunder 14
September 11, 2014 — Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops trained alongside Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, here, Wednesday through Saturday, during the 2014 Rising Thunder Exercise, which is... MORE

Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Negotiators Move Closer to Agreement
September 11, 2014 — Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) chief negotiators completed 10 days of intensive meetings September 10, making progress across a range of issues as they continued their drive toward a comprehensive,... MORE

Lancer Soldiers March to Survive the Jungle
September 11, 2014 — Lancer Brigade Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. are half-way around the world marching side-by-side with counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angatan-Darat (TNI-AD) in order... MORE

18th Munitions Squadron Keeps PACAF Armed, Ready
September 11, 2014 — At the base newcomer's brief, residents are shown how four separate Air Force bases from the Pacific can fit inside Kadena thanks to its expansive, 5,900-acre munitions storage area.Although most are... MORE

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldiers Learn Valuable Jungle Techniques
September 11, 2014 — U.S. and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) Soldiers are preparing for a combined jungle exercise by teaching each other tactics, techniques, and procedures in bi-lateral academic training in a jungle... MORE

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 7th Fleet AOR
September 10, 2014 — The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Sept. 9.The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, consists of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) with... MORE